Learn

Participants take part in practical training focused on key leadership and interpersonal skills. Topics can include confidence, courage, self-awareness, emotional regulation, connection, empathy, accountability and trust, feedback and difficult conversations. We take a flexible approach to every program, adjusting and tailoring the training to meet the needs of each cohort.

Reflect

Reflection is built throughout the program. Participants have opportunities to think about their own experiences, behaviours and challenges and consider what they might do differently.

The mentoring relationship provides an important space for this. Participants can talk things through with their mentor, ask questions and get another perspective.

Monthly check-ins also provide opportunities to reflect with peers, share experiences and learn from others.

Practise

Knowing what to do doesn’t necessarily mean feeling confident enough to do it. Participants therefore have opportunities to practise new skills in a safe and supportive environment. They can work through scenarios, practise conversations, test different approaches and receive feedback.

Practice helps turn knowledge into something people can actually use. And it has benefits not just for the mentoring program, but for people’s workplaces and their everyday life.

Apply

Participants are encouraged to take what they are learning into their work. That might mean approaching a conversation differently, asking a better question, trying a new leadership behaviour or using a different approach to a problem.

They can then bring those experiences back to their mentor and peer group. What happened? What worked? What didn’t? What would they do differently next time?

This creates a practical cycle of learning and application.

Embed

The program runs over an extended period because meaningful development takes time. Participants have repeated opportunities to learn, practise, apply and reflect. Over time, new skills and approaches can become part of how they work rather than something they learned during a program.

The longer-term nature of the program (6 or 12 months) also allows mentoring relationships and peer connections to develop.

Participants build relationships with people outside their immediate workplace, share knowledge and experience, and create connections that can lead to collaboration, partnerships and ongoing professional networks.