MENTORING MATTERS Due to popular demand, we are lifting the lid on our mentoring provision and bespoke IT platform, the Knowledge Exchange Hub - a peer-to-peer community helping thousands of members of the Armed Forces family to develop and grow. Mentoring lies at the very heart of the XForces Enterprise model for supporting entrepreneurial ambition among members of the Armed Forces community, powered by our unique Knowledge Exchange Hub. But how exactly does mentoring work? According to the University of Southampton, mentoring involves helping individuals to develop their career, skills and expertise, often drawing upon the mentor's own experiences in the process.
Mentoring is very different from managing or coaching, and it is important to know what the key skills and behaviours of a good mentor are before getting started. For mentoring to be successful, there must be trust and rapport between mentor and mentee. To establish this from the outset, it is a good idea to hold an informal introductory meeting to share expectations for the mentoring relationship. It is important to define the mentee’s objectives, as this will help identify the
