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Six reasons why cross-company mentoring works
Moving Ahead’s head of programmes Rebecca Davies tells us how cross-company mentoring can change lives, careers and even the way you do business.
“People leave these mentorship programmes with a lot more compassion than when they first came in.”
Benjamin Beckhart is Chief Engender Officer at Beckhart Engendra, and also the Golden Thread Facilitator on Moving Ahead’s US 30% Club Mission Gender Equity cross-company mentoring programme.
““If I had one word to describe Moving Ahead, it would be ‘transformative’.”
Mary Yun, Senior Vice President, Data Platform, Technology at Brown Brothers Harriman, mentor for Moving Ahead’s 30% Club cross-company mentoring programme talks about how she found it “enriching, empowering and fun”.
“The programme has given me the confidence to become more understanding and empathetic.”
Cross-company mentor Claire Vetori shares her insights as part of the 10th anniversary celebration of the 30% Club cross-company mentoring programmes.
Impactful and inspiring: the strength of cross company-mentoring
Trust, honesty and fresh thinking are hallmarks of the Moving Ahead mentoring programme. Kate Rimmington reports on its transformative power.
“The secret of corporate creativity? Boosting diversity through mentoring”
Kirk Vallis, innovation and creativity expert at Google explains all businesses can benefit from the creativity that true diversity can bring by taking part in a cross-company mentoring scheme
Congrats to the Lionesses! Now it’s time to shift the goalposts even further
Achieving greater gender parity in sport shouldn’t have to be such an uphill struggle, writes Moving Ahead founder and CEO Liz Dimmock
“Being mentored by someone outside of your organisation means you can focus on yourself.”
Mariam Shahbazuddin, senior scrum master at Fidelity Investments, found her experience evoked childhood memories of the most important role model in her life.
“Mentoring allows you to unlock ideas – which then allows you to unlock your potential”
Olympic athlete Sarah Winckless was at a life’s crossroads when she left the world of elite sports and then she discovered Moving Ahead.
“What's so powerful about mentoring is that it creates an opportunity for people to connect at a higher level than would normally be the case at work.”
Leadership coach and Moving Ahead ‘Golden Thread’ facilitator Tanya Gordon explains why her childhood and career have made her so passionate about mentoring
“I joined as a mentee to increase my confidence and push myself forward to see if I could get a promotion. It worked.”
Project Team Manager Karen Rosser found the sky was the limit after she joined cross-company mentoring programme
Celebrating a decade of cross-company mentoring
Today marks the 10th anniversary of the 30% Club cross-company mentoring programmes delivered by Moving Ahead