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.

Rachel Morris, Executive Coach, Business Partner and mother of two shares her experiences of maternity coaching.

The period around becoming a parent is hugely challenging. Everything is ‘changing’ – home, work, and even the parent’s identity that’s associated with these places. It affects confidence and typically challenges the individual’s perception of what matters, what’s important, what goals now look like to name just a few things.

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.

Demonstrating resilience, overcoming barriers and hurdles, and bouncing back are more and more frequent topics of conversation in our work with clients.

We’ve spent a lot of time over the last couple of years talking to our clients and our network about resilience and it's not hard to understand why. A recent study on reactions to the current global economic crisis highlighted the range of reactions and depth of emotions that are stirred up by the uncertainty we all currently face.