Mentoring Resources & Articles

The latest on mentoring guidelines, news and mentoring software updates from PushFar.

Coaching – Quick Tips to help HR Business Partners and People Managers

 Coaching Skills for Managers
Coaching and Mentoring are often referred to together as one method for personal development support. There are some similarities between the two, but also some differences. Coaching is so important because it helps build trust and shows your interest and concern for people as well as your organisation. Done well, coaching can also enhance potential – a good coach recognises people’s abilities and focuses on developing their skills.
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8 Key Advantages to Working from Home

 Remote Working
Having the option to work in the comfort of your own home, with your own routine, has become a happy alternative for many people in the last few years. For those starting their own business and those seeking out an alternative model to traditional working, working from home has a lot of benefits. Remote and home working can create vast financial savings for startups looking to avoid rent on physical space, and for those looking at lifestyles involving travel, remote working globally (thanks in no small part to the power of the internet) is perfect.
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5 Reasons Why Your Retiring Employees Could Be The Perfect Mentor

 Mentoring for Retired Professionals
Attracting and keeping employees has become increasingly important, with an enormous decrease in employee satisfaction over the last few years. As well as showing an improvement in satisfaction, there are many benefits seen when a company implements a mentoring program
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Most Recent Articles

The Powerful Benefits of Mentoring For Both Employees and Organisations

 Remote Mentoring
Whether you are looking to implement a mentoring program within your organisation, or simply want to market your current program to your organisation as a whole, the benefits need to be known.
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Attract and Retain Talent: The Benefits and How You Can Do It in 2022

 Passion
It's no surprise that employee retention has become increasingly significant, that's why throughout this article we will be covering the benefits of better employee retention within an organisation and talking about our top ways you can attract and retain employees.
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How to Be a Great Mentor – Listen to the Story

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Experienced mentor Anna Hayward shares how the primary skill of any great mentor (and leader, manager, and colleague) is the ability to really tune in to other people’s stories.
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Looking For Mentoring? Ask Yourself What You Really, Really Want

 Colleague Success
You’ve found a great mentoring platform and you’re probably scanning a few profiles of who could be a suitable mentor. But before you hit that request button, take a little time to think about what you want to get out of a mentoring relationship and what you’re willing to put into it.
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The Ultimate Guide to Employee Exit Interviews: A Template for New Exit Interview Programs

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Employee Exit Interview Strategies: Why conduct exit interviews, what are exit survey tools, how to make good exit interview questions. Reduce Turnover in 30 days with exit interviews.
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Positive Mentoring: 7 Vital Business Acumen Skills Needed

 Working From Home
Whether one is working an entry-level job or as a top-level manager, well-developed business acumen can aid one in navigating successfully through anything that comes one’s way. Here are seven vital business acumen skills needed to thrive.
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Business Mentoring 101: What It Is and How It Can Help You Grow Your Business

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Throughout this article, we will be defining business mentoring, its purpose, the benefits for both parties involved, the difference between business mentors and coaches and how you can easily find a business mentor.
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The Top 6 Tools for Improving Employee Retention

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It is all well and good to make agreements and promises when hiring staff, but being able to keep to those (also ensuring as time goes on and needs change that you as an employer can accommodate those changes) is vital to keeping staff happy. In this article, we have listed some of the most important parts to think of when looking at employee retention.
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5 Powerful Reasons Why You NEED Learning and Development in Your Organisation

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Learning and development is the secret weapon to creating the ideal workforce and workplace. That's why, throughout this article, we will be sharing 5 amazing benefits of having a solid learning and development strategy in place.
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Why Finding a Mentor is a Must After Graduating From University

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Whether you're just starting in university, graduating in the next year or are fresh out of university and looking for your first job, finding a mentor is something that we truly recommend. In this article, we will be talking about the importance of mentoring for graduates, the benefits of mentoring, how to find a mentor, the expectations of your mentor and how you can be a great mentee.
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