Much Ado About Mentoring!
An exciting series of 20 interactive and challenging seminars designed to develop mentoring
skills, awareness, and professional practice. The program uses a wide variety of methods
to support deep learning and practical application.
On completion of the seminar series, participants will be able to:
- Develop and understand various skills, approaches, and techniques in mentoring.
- Understand the importance of identifying the mentor's developmental needs.
- Develop critical awareness of the various contexts of mentoring and consider how they apply to their own context.
- Understand the underpinning psychological, sociological, and philosophical constructs for mentors, coaches, and program managers.
- Consider the ethical issues that may arise from mentoring and coaching activity.
Sessions are held via Zoom. Join using the button below with passcode Mentor2026.
Seminar timeline
July
15
The case of the volunteer mentor
To assess and understand the mentor’s development needs
22
The case of the manager who mentors
To assess and understand the mentor’s development needs
29
The case of discrimination
To assess and understand the mentor’s development needs
September
2
The case of ending the relationship
To assess and understand the mentor’s development needs
16
The case of relationships
To assess and understand the mentor’s development needs
30
The sociology of mentoring ecosystems
To understand and apply to one’s own context, the implications of a mentoring ecosystem
October
14
The case of the concerned parent in HE
To analyze the issue of a third party’s involvement in mentoring in HE
28
Participant’s case(s)
To be determined…
January
6
The case of “Kalimera” – assumptions about culture
To understand the issue of benevolent discrimination in mentoring
20
The case of making a song and a dance about it!
To understand how culture may impact the mentor’s development
February
3
The case of imposter syndrome
To critically consider the developmental needs of a mentor experiencing imposter syndrome
17
Participant’s cases(s)
To be determined…
March
3
The case of sexism in mentoring
To critically consider and understand how to deal with a conflict of values in one’s own context
17
The case of the mentee who didn’t act
To develop an understanding of the challenges and benefits of a non-directive approach
31
The case of generational differences
To understand the complexities of generational attitudes and beliefs in mentoring
April
14
The case of not seeing it coming
To understand how aggression may appear in mentoring conversations and how to deal with it
28
Participant’s case(s)
To be determined…
May
12
The case of ego in tenure mentoring
To understand the implications of an unregulated ego in mentoring
26
The case of Anna and the 3-Staged Process
To critically understand the application of the 3-stage process
June
9
The case of Paul and the 3-Staged Process
To critically understand the application
