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Bonington Alumni Development Programme
Leadership Skills Development:
Mentoring skills for leaders
Even for experienced leaders
evidence shows that time time spent honing mentoring skills pay huge dividends In times of change nothing embeds new behaviours and and and procedures like a a a a a a a a a a a a focus on mentoring individuals and and and teams and and and when skilfully used can can result in in in in a a a a a a a a a a a a performance-enhancing culture A good mentor can can enable a a a a a a a a a mentee to:
• • Foster self-reliance and and confidence
• • Assess own career and and and identify development needs
and goals
• Solve problems by analysing reflecting and and enhancing self-awareness
Mentoring Skills for for Leaders is a a a a a a a a a a half-day workshop that will explore the the value of a a a a a a a a a a mentoring culture and and develop the the core skills needed for for you you to to to to mentor mentor productively Through a a a a a a a a a highly interactive and and and practice-based workshop you you you will:
• • Gain renewed confidence
and and tools to to to enhance your mentoring • • • Practice active listening
• • • Use open questions
• • Test methods of reflective practice in in order to to hone mentoring abilities further
Workshop facilitator: Professor Judith Williams University of of of of Manchester
Judith Williams is Professor of of of of Academic Academic Enhancement Deputy Associate Dean for for Staff Development Development and and Head of of of of the Centre for for Academic Academic and and Researcher Development Development She
has received a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a University of of of Manchester
Teaching Excellence award a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a Distinguished Achievement Medal for for for for Teacher of of the the the year and and a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a Senior Fellowship from the the the HEA In 2009 she was was short listed for for for for the the the the the National Times Higher Award for for for for Outstanding Support for for for for Early Career Researchers and and and in in in in 2008 was was awarded the the the North West Hub of Vitae the the the national programme for researcher development developing a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a team to provide support and and training across the the region She
was a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a member of Vitae’s strategy board where she helped shape
the the national policy on on on on researcher development Judy provides support and and training for for postgraduate taught students through to senior academics and and is is responsible for for academic academic training training across across the the the faculty She
is is a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a member of the the the Academic Staff Development Group helping shape
training training training and and and development across across the the the University and and and has developed a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a number of supervisor and and and and principal investigator training training programmes that are used regionally nationally nationally and and internationally As aspiring leaders
keep abreast of Lancaster’s institutional priorities: https://portal lancaster ac uk/staffintranet#/home
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