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The Mentors Who Made Me

The Mentors Who Made Me

By Grasp HR

Grasp HR talks to a variety of successful individuals about the mentors in their lives that made them who they are today as well as covering relevant topics in the learning, workplace culture and mentoring space.
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Episode 13: Elizabeth Lembke - Chief Talent Navigator at Transforming Talent

The Mentors Who Made MeNov 23, 2020

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What makes a great mentor?

What makes a great mentor?

Ahead of Season 2 of The Mentors Who Made Me, we take a look back at what our guests from Season 1 consider makes a great mentor in this helpful compilation for any aspiring mentor out there.

Feb 24, 202110:02
Episode 15: Amanda Nolen - Author of the LinkedIn course, 'The Future of Workplace Learning'

Episode 15: Amanda Nolen - Author of the LinkedIn course, 'The Future of Workplace Learning'

In our final episode of the season, we speak to Amanda Nolen, Learning Strategist and Author of the LinkedIn course, 'The Future of Workplace Learning'. Take a listen as we explore skills gaps and the role of mentoring in the future of learning. 

Dec 08, 202018:39
Episode 14: Donna Peters - Career Coach and Host of The Me-Suite Podcast

Episode 14: Donna Peters - Career Coach and Host of The Me-Suite Podcast

This week we speak to Career Coach and Host of The Me-Suite Donna Petes, about the meaning and importance of mentorship in career development and how the mentors in her life made her what she is today. 

Nov 30, 202034:20
Episode 13: Elizabeth Lembke - Chief Talent Navigator at Transforming Talent

Episode 13: Elizabeth Lembke - Chief Talent Navigator at Transforming Talent

We speak to Elizabeth Lembke about communication in today's workplace, systemic coaching, the importance of collaboration and boss mentors.

Nov 23, 202033:21
Episode 12: Professor Jennifer Petriglieri - Author of Couples That Work

Episode 12: Professor Jennifer Petriglieri - Author of Couples That Work

We speak to Jennifer Petriglieri, Professor of Organisational Behaviour at INSEAD, and author of Couples That Work, about her amazing book on how dual-career couples can thrive in love and in work. Jennifer shares how mentorship has supported her throughout her life and we discuss how to find and use mentorship to help find a better balance between parenting and work without sacrificing our careers.

Nov 16, 202022:57
Episode 11: José María Villarreal -VP HR Intl. Markets Group, Ford Motor Company

Episode 11: José María Villarreal -VP HR Intl. Markets Group, Ford Motor Company

This week we talk to José María Villarreal about the opportunities of self exploration and growth through mentoring and harnessing global talent in large organisations.

Nov 02, 202027:19
Episode 10: Chris Aleong - Head of Emerging Markets at Endoceutics

Episode 10: Chris Aleong - Head of Emerging Markets at Endoceutics

This week we speak to mentoring enthusiast Chris Aleong about how mentoring helped him change from a career in finance to a career in Life Sciences. Chris shares with us best practice for mentors as well as a fantastic example of how you can change direction in your career and be successful, especially with a little help from mentorship.

Oct 20, 202020:35
Episode 9: Nathan Chestney-Stagg - VP Vault Strategy Europe at Veeva Systems

Episode 9: Nathan Chestney-Stagg - VP Vault Strategy Europe at Veeva Systems

Having proactively found his first mentor on a golf range when he was just 13 years old, NCS knows a thing or two about mentoring. We talk to Nathan about his mentoring matrix, diversity of thought and active listening and get to delve into his experience to see what makes a great mentorship.

Oct 05, 202037:11
Episode 8: Mariana Machado - VP Global Cultural Transformation, Accor

Episode 8: Mariana Machado - VP Global Cultural Transformation, Accor

We speak to Mariana Machado about all things mentoring and culture and explore how understanding human behaviours and mindsets is key to the growth and development of employees. Mariana tells us about her far from linear career and we discuss how mentoring can help employees move to different roles, to the benefit of themselves and their organisation.

Sep 09, 202026:44
Episode 7: Kate McCourt - VP CIS Development, Change Management & Europe at DHL Express

Episode 7: Kate McCourt - VP CIS Development, Change Management & Europe at DHL Express

We speak to Kate McCourt VP CIS Development, Change Management & Europe at DHL Express about her experience with mentoring programmes in large organisations. Kate speaks to us about how, and more importantly why, to find and reach out to mentors - "you'll be surprised how willing people are to help you".

Sep 01, 202026:54
Episode 6: Sergey Gorbatov - Co-author of Fair Talk: Three Steps to Powerful Feedback

Episode 6: Sergey Gorbatov - Co-author of Fair Talk: Three Steps to Powerful Feedback

This week we spoke to Sergey Gorbatov; professor, researcher, speaker of leadership and HR and co-author of Fair Talk: Three Steps to Powerful Feedback about how to give and use feedback effectively in your personal and professional development. 

Aug 25, 202025:41
Episode 5: Leïla Bazzi - Lawyer, gender equality advocate and founder of Lean In Morocco Chapter

Episode 5: Leïla Bazzi - Lawyer, gender equality advocate and founder of Lean In Morocco Chapter

We talk to lawyer, gender equality advocate and founder of Lean In Morocco Chapter, Leïla Bazzi, about mentoring and gender equality.

Aug 17, 202030:41
Episode 4: Kenny Temowo - Head of Leadership Development and Learning at Improbable

Episode 4: Kenny Temowo - Head of Leadership Development and Learning at Improbable

In this episode, we speak with the Head of Leadership Development and Learning at Improbable, Kenny Temowo, about experience design, creativity in learning and the mentors who have supported him throughout his career and personal development. 

Jul 24, 202025:23
Episode 3: Alan Slavik - COO Grasp

Episode 3: Alan Slavik - COO Grasp

This week we talk to Alan Slavik, the latest addition to the Grasp team, about his vast experience with mentors and his journey through the field of learning and development. 

Jul 14, 202023:22
Episode 2: Ed Beccle - Co-Founder Grasp

Episode 2: Ed Beccle - Co-Founder Grasp

Join us as we speak to our very own founder Ed Beccle about what role mentoring has played in his career and how it helped him create the Grasp mentoring platform.

Jun 26, 202017:07
Episode 1: Lucy Mullins - Executive Coach and Co-Founder of Ride The Wave

Episode 1: Lucy Mullins - Executive Coach and Co-Founder of Ride The Wave

Join us as we speak with Lucy Mullins, an executive coach and Co-Founder of Ride The Wave, an exciting new professional coach training programme. We'll be talking about the mentors in her life as well as the differences between coaching and mentoring and what we can take from coaching techniques to become better mentors ourselves.

Jun 17, 202018:38