This 5 minute coaching video by Rachel Morris, Executive Coach, explores how to build the right support team around you and the roles that these people could fulfil to give you additional perspective and advice. If you’re feeling alone, particularly if you’re in a senior position, this video has advice and actions to help.

Who do you turn to when you need advice, support or inspiration? Is it one person, or different people depending upon your need?

A personal development board, AKA The bench, is a group of people standing behind you, supporting you, keeping you on track, guiding, challenging and stretching you.

Although the concept of the Mentor has been around since the time of Homer, it seems very much of the moment. But why should anyone become a mentor? And what does it involve?

The idea of mentoring seems to be having its moment in the sun, with both commercial and public sector organisations investing much time, energy and resources into mentoring programmes.

We’re often asked about the nature of mentoring. We always recommend considering it, whether formally or informally, as a way to support leaders and managers.

Our view at Motion Learning is that mentoring is a relationship in which experiences are shared and questions asked and answered for mutual benefit and growth. Here’s our factsheet on mentoring.