Ahead of our upcoming mentoring programme, we spoke with Mini Nambiar, Innovation Project Manager with SSEN Transmission (part of SSE), to learn about her insights into the transformative power of mentoring. If you're interested in participating in our mentoring program as either a mentor or mentee, the program is now accepting applications! To apply head over to the Mentoring page. Q. As a mentor with the AXIS mentoring programme, what do you see as the key benefits of join

AXIS Network is passionate about the role mentoring has in supporting women in closing the gender gap in business leadership. Research shows that mentoring is particularly helpful to women in addressing the many barriers they face in developing and furthering their career. To celebrate National Mentoring Day we answer some questions you may be asking yourself about mentoring and its benefits both as a mentor and mentee. Why do I need a mentor? Do you want to advance your ca

Foreword by Susan Gordon, AXIS Network mentoring co-ordinator A world pandemic has not stopped 17 mentoring pairs get started on their fruitful partnerships that will be developed during the AXIS Mentoring Programme. Cohort 4 was launched virtually on 20 May 2020, and we are delighted once again to have a really diverse set of participants. You may think in terms of gender – and indeed both our mentee and mentor groups are reflective of this diversity - but we are also please

As we get ready to kick off cohort 4 of the AXIS Mentoring programme, it struck me that this is absolutely the perfect time to either give or receive support in the form of mentoring… This isn’t a plug for the AXIS programme, it’s meant as a prompt for YOU to get out there and engage with others in a relevant and meaningful way at this tricky time. But first, take a breath – and have a think about what you want to get out of either being a mentor or getting a mentor. Serious

AXIS Network Mentoring Scheme Launch, Cohort 4 – April to October 2020 Following the great feedback that we have had from mentoring cohort 3 , we are now opening applications to all AXIS members to take part in Cohort 4. The key message from cohort 3 feedback was the extent to which D&I was evident. This scheme offers an opportunity to develop strong partnerships across the industry, across disciplines, and across ‘seniority’ levels (age and organisational) as well as welcomi

Guest blog written by Julien Blanc, recent participant in the AXIS mentoring scheme Like many of you, I have been involved in mentoring schemes since graduation. In the past, mentoring has helped me to reach specific goals, to challenge myself or simply to open up my horizons and point of view. I feel that company-specific mentoring schemes often seem too rigid, and too often tied to business requirements. Typically, in this scenario, you are paired with your lookalike: the p

Participants of the AXIS Mentoring Programme (Cohort 3) came together for a close out celebration kindly hosted by one of our mentors, Brian Crichton, and his team at People Factor Consultants. Thanks all at PFC! Susan Gordon and Denis Pinto, AXIS Mentoring Leads, facilitated the discussion to share experiences and learnings. It was beyond heart-warming to hear what participants thought about this voluntary, free mentoring programme, application to which is open to all AXIS m

Our guide to a successful mentoring relationship!