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HOW MENTORING AND COACHING BROKE THE ‘GLASS CEILING’<br />
Key points<br />
• Diverse organisations are more productive and innovative.<br />
• Managing a diverse workforce means that when organisations are<br />
planning for learning and development, they need to take into account<br />
different ways in which different groups and individuals learn and<br />
develop.<br />
• Mentoring is an essential compliment to training because it addresses<br />
more qualitative factors affecting how people perform in their role and it<br />
<strong>of</strong>fers an individual and focused approach to pr<strong>of</strong>essional development.<br />
• The opportunity to develop pr<strong>of</strong>essional networks is a key way <strong>of</strong><br />
supporting individual pr<strong>of</strong>essional development.<br />
• Individuals too have a responsibility to be strategic about their own career<br />
opportunities and to take positive advantage <strong>of</strong> the opportunities<br />
employers provide for them.<br />
• Who you know is important for the future <strong>of</strong> your organisation.<br />
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