by Harveen Chugh | Jun 23, 2024 | Uncategorised
In a world where we are increasingly conscious about diversity and research shows that having women on executive committees leads to higher profit margins (see Women Count 2020 report), why are we facing difficulties in recruiting female mentors? And how can we...
by Harveen Chugh | Jun 22, 2024 | Uncategorised
When you think about a mentoring relationship, usually what comes to mind is a vastly more experienced person mentoring a significantly less experienced person. But does that always have to be the case and how can value be derived from peers mentoring each other? We...
by Harveen Chugh | Jun 21, 2024 | Uncategorised
The NCME gathered to discuss ‘Tools for Tracking Mentee Progress,’ which included both the quantitative and the qualitative aspects of mentee progress. Here we summarise the discussion, themes and recommendations for practice that emerged when discussing the best...
by Harveen Chugh | Jun 20, 2024 | Uncategorised
The NCME gathered to explore how to effectively manage relationships between entrepreneurs and their mentors. We were fortunate to have two superb serial entrepreneur panellists: Heather Niven, Business and Innovation Consultant and Mary McKenna, Angel Investor and...
by Mark | Jul 13, 2021 | Uncategorised
The terms coaching and mentoring are often used interchangeably in the entrepreneurship ecosystem and applied to someone providing help or support to an entrepreneur. This occurs in university, accelerator and government-funded programmes, but what do the practices...
by Mark | Jul 13, 2021 | Uncategorised
Coaching or mentoring meetings can typically range from 30 minutes to an hour. They may vary based on factors such as a programme requirement that asks you to coach or mentor for a particular period of time, your availability, or what has been requested from you by...