In practice virtual mentoring can be a hybrid of telephone calls, video conferences, Skype calls, exchange of emails, occasional texts and the odd face to face meeting if one or both of the parties has the opportunity to travel on business to the other location.   This article suggests 7 tips for successful virtual mentoring.

So what if James Bond was leading your team? Or the Dalai Lama or Harry Potter? How would things be different? What kind of energy would there be? What would they do? Actively creative people are unconstrained by rules regulations, procedures and definitions that surround a problem. To think creatively individuals have to believe they

“Don’t be afraid of going slow. Just be afraid of stopping.”  (Chinese proverb)   In previous articles we have talked about initiating the mentoring dialogue. But how do you make it stick? How do you keep the motivation of both parties going? Here is a quick 3-point check for motivation levels: The best bit. Having