International Mentoring Day

We are consistently impressed by the growth, energy and investment that our participants bring to our programs. Across our leadership workshops, Hogan assessments, and our mentoring sessions, we see participants demonstrating their keen interest in learning about themselves, their impact on others, and in finding ways to shift behaviours so that they can perform at their best. But in a context of increased leadership pressure, fast paced and uncertain environments, expanding workloads and feelings of stress, these participants are often pouring from an empty jug. As we approach the end of another big year, we encourage everyone in our network to reflect on the year’s achievements and opportunities, and we encourage you to adjust your habits in ways that prioritise wellbeing and self-care. Research conducted during 2023 clearly demonstrates that more than half of managers report feeling burned out at work. So as leaders, the onus is on us to make sure that we facilitate safe conversations around this topic, and foster behaviour and workplaces that improves productivity and performance. With only a few short weeks left in the pressure cooker that has been 2023, a year that has been hallmarked with persistent hustle, increasing challenges and ongoing disruption, we’d […]

As the country’s peak water safety and rescue organisation, Surf Life Saving Australia’s mission is built on saving lives, creating great Australians and building better communities. This mission is further supported by their impressive commitment to fostering talent and community within the organisation. Last Tuesday SLSA launched their Women’s Mentoring Program which is now in its fifth year and is once again supported and sponsored by the expertise of McCarthy Mentoring. 40 women are matched in 20 pairs representing roles across all club levels, including state and national. SLSA’s five-year investment in a women’s mentoring program has resulting groundswell of improved confidence and courage, better levels of engagement at all levels of the organisation, and has impacted all aspects of the participants private and professional lives. Surf Life Saving Australia’s CEO Adam Weir spoke at the launch event last week, as did President John Baker, Program Donor Kerryn Briody and Chair of the Chris O’Brien Lifehouse Suzanne Storrie who is the program’s champion and sponsor, as well as its co-founder. All expressed gratitude towards McCarthy Mentoring as a key supporter of the program’s training and provider of some physical resources including our popular one2one cards. We look forward to our […]

Asra* is a prominent member of the executive team at a renowned national construction company, and she embodies the quintessential professional: diligent, successful, and dedicated. However, her current professional challenge lies in the need to transition from her technical role to leading and inspiring others. Asra’s role is multifaceted, with a complex reporting structure involving numerous consulting firms, contractors, internal team members and a State Government Department as the client. She answers to both the Client’s Legal Counsel and the CEO of the construction company, adding layers of complexity to her leadership responsibilities. Asra’s aspirations for the upcoming year are ambitious. She aims to facilitate the successful renegotiation of a critical commercial contract, nurture her exhausted team, and embark on a journey to develop her leadership skills. Her commitment to her team extends to her physical presence, as she strategically bases herself at three different sites across Sydney each week to stay closely connected with her dispersed team. Acknowledging Asra’s immense value to the organisation, her CEO has voiced the need for her to evolve from being primarily a lawyer to being seen as a leader who delegates effectively and coordinates all the professional teams. The question that emerges is, […]