LMA Insights Mentoring 2

LMA INSIGHTS: MENTORING >> With high expectations of immediate results in fields such as football, it’s critical that leaders surround themselves with people who can support and challenge them in equal measure. Words: Jeremy Snape, Sporting Edge When you’re faced with a challenge, problem or personal issue, little compares to having the ear of a guide or a mentor, someone who knows the terrain or from whose experience lessons can be learned. Finding a mentor is a sign of ambition not weakness and those who are brave enough to make the first step will find their journey speeding up straight away. GETTING STARTED Mentoring is not like teaching, which is a one-way flow of facts, and it isn’t like coaching, which uses questions to encourage the recipient to find their own answers. Mentoring is about the flow of expertise down the