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Launch of

Coaching and Mentoring

Wales

13 June 2006

Christopher Ward

Chief Executive

Wales Management Council

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THE CASE FOR MENTORING

“Mentoring has now become one of

the essential tools in the development

armoury. Its potential to stimulate

learning in both parties makes it one

of the most effective human resource

instruments available.”

David Clutterbuck

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THE CASE FOR MENTORING

“HR and line managers * were in agreement

about the top three methods for developing

managers …. internal training programmes,

…. external courses and seminars, ….

mentoring and coaching.”

* From UK, France Germany, Spain, Denmark, Norway, Romania

Developing Managers: A European Perspective, CMI 2004

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THE CASE FOR MENTORING

“The challenge is to develop a mentoring

network that can offer any small business,

not just start ups, mentors with the specific

skills and experience they need..”

SFEDI Small Business Skills Assessment, 2004

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THE CASE FOR MENTORING

“The advantage of mentoring over other

forms of development is that it focuses

on real learning needs on a specific and

personal level.”

Mentoring for Business in Wales: Learning from Good Practice

LEED Unit, Cardiff University Business School, April 2006

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THE CASE FOR MENTORING

“If implemented correctly a mentoring

programme has the potential for longer-

term impact on business performance

and for developing a learning culture in

Wales.”

Mentoring for Business in Wales: Learning from Good Practice

LEED Unit, Cardiff University Business School, April 2006

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HOW DOES WALES COMPARE?

Number of companies helped by publicly

funded mentoring programmes:

• England 14,000, of which

• Bristol 72

• Republic of Ireland 360

• New Zealand 3000 per year

• Wales ….

Mentoring for Business in Wales: Learning from Good Practice

LEED Unit, Cardiff University Business School, April 2006

34 per year

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WALES’ BUSINESS PROFILE

• Sole traders 122,680 71%

• 1 – 19 employees 46,100 27%

• 20 – 49 employees 2,325 1%

• 50 – 249 employees 1,055 0.6%

• 250 + employees 175 0.1%

Department of Trade and Industry, 2003

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REALITY CHECK

• 1600 companies surveyed in 2004

• only 22% have training budget, of which….

• 33% for management training

• av. 6.5 training days per manager per year

• 36% do no management training at all.

Management Development in Wales – Survey of Current Practice

Wales Management Council, 2005

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SME MARKET

• Little interest in personal development

• Focused on today

• Time poor

• No budget for training/development

• Lacks information about opportunities

• Sceptical about quality of provision

• Doubtful about benefits

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THE PROBLEM

“Management development” is a product:

• nobody wants (“I’m doing all right”)

• most managers say they don’t need

• few understand

• many will only buy if it’s free …

yet it could make all the differenceto them and their business.

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THE CHALLENGE

If managers don’t know

what they don’t know,

how do they know

whether

what you know

is going to help them

know more?

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MENTORING IN WALES

“Set up, maintain, deliver and evaluate

a national mentoring scheme.”

Agenda for Action, Wales Management Council, 2003

“More mentoring for more people.”

Mentoring in Wales, Wales Management Council, 2004

“Train more mentors, and provide

mentoring support for more managers.”

Agenda for Growth, Wales Management Council, 2005

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MENTORING IN WALES

Activity:

• Internal for staff development

• Business advice networks

• DEIN (former WDA) programme

• Private consultants

• Business to business

• Peer mentoring between colleagues

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MENTORING IN WALES

New initiatives needed to:

• Promote mentoring

• Encourage internal programmes

• Facilitate inter-company mentoring

• Co-ordinate/extend current provision

• Train and accredit mentors

• Develop supervisory structures

• Develop mentor networks

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MENTORING IN WALES

Results of new initiatives:

• Greater awareness of mentoring

• Better linkage between providers

• Clearer frameworks of best practice

• Increased demand

• Improved corporate development

• Economic growth and success

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MAKING ALL THIS HAPPEN

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COACHING AND MENTORINGWALES

CAMW aims to develop, co-ordinate

and promote the provision of coaching

and mentoring services in Wales.

CAMW is the central point of contact

for all those involved in the provision

and use of professional coaching and

mentoring services in Wales.

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COACHING AND MENTORINGWALES

CAMW will only be as good as its

members’ …..

• professionalism• energy• enthusiasm• involvement• cash

so join today so that CAMW becomes

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