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Improving Personal Business Performance
For many business men and women, particularly those in new roles or facing new challenges, mentoring offers support over a given period of time. This applies especially to entrepreneurs establishing new businesses — It can be a lonely time.
A Mentor can act as:
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a sounding board for thinking about strategy and capability to achieve goals and deal with situations more effectively. |
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a critical friend to give unbiased feedback on performance, and help to develop the relevant competencies. |
A Mentor can offer:
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support in working through specific business and/or personal development issues. |
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an opportunity to talk confidentially about personal relationships at work. |
There are specific occasions when a mentoring relationship with an experienced Mentor is particularly helpful, for example when he or she is:
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establishing or growing a new business. |
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taking up an appointment as Chairman or Chief Executive, or preparing to take on a director role for the first time. |
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directing a major transformation/change programme, and requiring personal support to aid thinking as opposed to consultancy to provide answers. |
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in Transition |
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experiencing the isolation frequently encountered by those in leadership positions. |
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seeking to enhance inter-personal skills. |
E mail Ken Prior at kennethprior@aol.com
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