Drive An effective mentee drives the mentoring relationship. It is your professional development program so you need to spend some time thinking about how you want to spend the time.... read more →
What does good leadership look like? Moving from management to leadership with Sophie McCarthy & Tessa Sexton was presented to the Women in Banking and Finance Members via webinar in... read more →
When we ask senior leaders about their careers and how they got there, they often recall a critical junction at which they said yes when they really wanted to say... read more →
Don’t take time to do the things you love; make time. That’s the advice of Sara Watts, former CFO of IBM Australia and now Non-Executive Director and McCarthy Mentoring mentor,... read more →
According to the respondents to our recent survey of mentors and clients, seeking their insights on working during the pandemic and potential long-term impacts, it seems that any doubts about... read more →
In the Black magazine interviews Sophie McCarthy on the benefits of mentoring for developing leaders, retaining good people and accelerating learning. The article also offers some useful ideas for mentees and mentors to... read more →
Leading CEOs have revealed their career moves, surprising training grounds and key conversations that have set them on the path to the top job. In a report by Korn Ferry,... read more →
We often think competency is the first quality to get across when meeting someone important in your career - a recruiter, a senior executive, a potential sponsor, a client. Research... read more →
In our work we talk a lot about goal-setting. Why it matters. It’s place in career progression and gaining balance. Yet it’s all very well to talk about setting goals... read more →
