New role. New responsibilities. New perspective. Liina Adov shares how mentorship helped her navigate the challenges of becoming a first-time manager, develop a more strategic mindset, and build the confidence to lead through uncertainty. From tackling everyday leadership challenges to stepping back and seeing the bigger picture, her mentoring journey equipped her with practical tools, fresh perspectives, and lessons that continue to shape her growth long after the program ended.
While companies are returning to the classic (read: before corona) understanding of "the office", the question of the working conditions becomes acute as ever. Some are praising office perks and water cooler chats; others are already missing showering during the morning coffee break. I personally stand somewhere in between. The office provides immediate communication and group problem solving; dressing up to work raises my discipline levels, and, quite frankly, the coffee machine is way better than the one I got at home.
Since the beginning of the year, we’ve been running an Ambassador program in various companies such as Red Hat, Kiwi, Creative Dock, SAP, NNIT and Public Group. The Femme Palette Ambassadors created a Women’s Support Group in their organizations and keep organizing monthly sessions to discuss topics such as self-confidence, personal brand, imposter syndrome, etc. In this article, we asked the Ambassadors from Red Hat-- Michaela Malatin (the Ambassador Program Lead) and Gabriela Borutova to share their experience.
We spoke to Laura Meadowcroft, a Senior Finance Manager at Sainsbury’s, who got paired up with her mentor, Lana Vukovic, a Finance Director Serbia / Croatia at DXC Technology about their mentoring journey. Learn more here.
People seek to make a career change for various reasons, you might be feeling unsatisfied in your role, you’d like to earn more money, or your goals and values have changed. Find out what are the steps to make a successful career change here.
Now, when many people have relocated and continue to work from home, finding a mentoring programme that will help you achieve your goals and connect with someone more experienced wherever they are in the world is crucial. Find out why you need a mentor here.
Do you need someone to help you navigate your career, overcome challenges, identify pitfalls, inspire you to get a promotion, or start a side-hustle? Find out how to find the right mentor in the UK here.
The pandemic is finally slowing down but what about our career? Find out if it's the right time to change careers in the UK now and how a professional mentor can help you successfully navigate a career change.
