How to help charismatic leader keep their feet on the ground

While charisma is usually seen as a positive leadership quality, it follows the rule that there can be too much of a good thing. A study from the University of Antwerp finds that highly charismatic leaders are not necessarily effective leaders. Charisma is associated positively with effectiveness up to a point, but when the leader’s...

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Who makes a great mentor

In every profession and walk of life, people, who achieve most success, almost invariably point to having had at least one great mentor. The qualities they ascribe to their mentors are surprisingly common. The most significant are: Of course, not every effective mentor has all of the qualities to a high degree. Yet, there are...

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Who makes a great mentee

Mentoring isn’t a passive active for the mentee. It can only work, if the mentee is prepared to actively engage with the process. It’s not about doing mentoring to someone, but about a relationship, where mentor and mentee work together in a close and trusting learning partnership. What you get out of mentoring depends ln...

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The mentor – mentee contract

The notion of a contract between mentor and mentee arose very early in the history of supported mentoring. A contract clarifies what each party can expect from each other and is particularly useful to refer to when agreeing the logistics of the relationship, when reviewing the relationship as it evolves and when the relationship has (more…)

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Men sponsoring women

Potential and pitfalls While in the United States, the role of mentor may often be combined with that of either boss, or sponsor, or both, in most countries around the world (and particularly in structured mentoring programmes) this is seen as inappropriate. The relationship between boss and direct report involves many conflicts of interest. When...

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How to help a coachee mentee develop presence

“Presence” is one of those easily recognisable but hard to define qualities. It plays a significant role in how we assess competence, promotability and other factors that make or break reputation and careers. So what exactly is presence? A pragmatic definition is: “Influencing others simply by being there”. Someone, who has presence commands attention and...

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How to help a coachee develop stress resilience

Long term work stress is associated with a wide range of health issues, including digestive disorders, cardiovascular disease, mental health problems and chronic headaches. It also has negative effects on productivity, creativity, and employee engagement. Acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) has been shown to help employees develop stress resilience – an enhanced ability to coper...

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What to do when the coachee or mentee is overly optimistic or pessimistic

Most of us have a bias towards optimism or pessimism. Within normal ranges, this is quite healthy, but outside of these, it can be a significant problem in terms of relationships with colleagues, decision-making, and career potential. Of course, some jobs demand an element of pessimism — working in finance or compliance requires a focus...

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How can I ask better questions

What makes an impactful question? In their early training, coaches are taught a number of questions that have the potential to help clients to think. In practice, these rapidly lose their impact because: A question is only powerful or impactful if it causes the client to step outside of their normal narrative or self-discourse. From...

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