What is one of the most cost efficient and most effective ways to expand your professional and personal success?

It’s a tool that has been around for more than 3500 years and it’s called mentoring.

The concept of mentoring has it’s origin in Greek mythology - Mentor was the teacher of Telemachus, the son of Odysseus. Today, some 3500 years later, mentoring relationships are proving to be a key to unlocking the potential of business growth or career success.

A mentor is someone who a wise and trusted, guide, confidant and advisor. They support and challenge others to new levels of competence and awareness.

Over the last 15 years Krishna De, Managing Director of Oneocean Ltd, has charted the progress of senior managers and leaders of high performing companies and found that those who were the most successful in realising not just business but also personal success, all had mentors.

These executives had engaged with a mentor from early in their career and worked with up to three different mentors at the same time to support their professional and personal growth.

In addition, they then passed on their expertise and knowledge to others acting as mentors themselves.

So the conclusion and recommendation is that everyone needs a mentor to enhance their professional or personal success.

From starting off on the career ladder, to an executive in an organisation or an owner of a professional services company, the support of a qualified mentor will fast track and expand professional and personal success.

But what are the specific skills required to be and effective mentor? What should someone look for when seeking out a mentor? And what is the difference between a mentor and a coach?

These are some of the questions that will be addressed in a teleconference that Krishna De will be hosting with David Clutterbuck, renound as the world expert in mentoring and the author of almost 50 books on the subject of mentoring, coaching and leadership.

Mentoring is considered as one of the fastest growing strategies in business and personal development and relevant throughout someone’s career.

Registration for the no-cost teleconference are being taken on line at www.letsaskdavidclutterbuck.com.

About Krishna De

Krishna De is Ireland's leading Personal Branding and Marketing Strategist, Co-Founder and Managing Director of Oneocean Ltd, a leading business development consultancy. Krishna is the host of the ‘Women in Business’ radio show on Dublin Annalivia 103.2FM and Europe’s first internet radio show, Biz Growth Live (www.bizgrowthlive.com) where she is in conversation with experts on how to attract more clients and expand business and career success.


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