Secrets From a Coach - Debbie Green & Laura Thomson's Podcast

280. Future Proof With a Mentoring Culture

Send us Fan MailIn the final in our 4-part focus on Mentoring, we dig into why mentoring is a serious advantage in a world where roles are changing fast and teams need to adapt without losing hard-won practical wisdom. We share how mentoring builds confidence, transfers knowledge across generations, and turns culture into a real engine for collaboration and growth. Hearing from an incredible range of real life mentors and mentees, we hear how:• mentoring is an enabler to thrive through rapid change and role disruption • why mentoring is not just for new starters and not a “fix,” it is a growth tool • knowledge transfer that stops expertise walking out the door • two-way learning across generations that blends experience with fresh perspective • cross-functional mentoring to reduce friction and break “them and us” dynamics • “you’re never too young to lead, and you’re never too old to learn” as the mindset shift • mentoring as live learning that moves faster than strategy documents And all it needs, is to simply start by pairing two people and letting it grow 

279. How to Be an Extraordinary Mentor

Send us Fan MailAs part of our focus on mentoring, we explore what separates an extraordinary mentor from someone who simply gives advice. We hear from real voices and practical tips from people who have mentored and been mentored. We keep coming back to mentoring as a relationship built on curiosity, listening, and consistent commitment that benefits both people and future-proofs the way we work. We hear how mentors are “a mirror and a map” to reflect and guide. How important it is to contract up front on purpose, expectations, and boundaries. To balance support with stretch and honest feedback. If a mentoring culture helps transfer knowledge across generations, this is the era to plan in mentoring as a non-negotiable routine. Even if you haven't been approached to be a someone's mentor, keep an eye out. Who do you think might benefit from your wisdom? 

278. Unlocking Talent Via Early Career Mentoring

Send us Fan MailIn the second episode of our Extraordinary Mentors mini-series, we explore how early-career mentoring turns talent into traction by building confidence, clarity, and judgment.We hear real stories and practical insights from a range of contributors about the powerful role a mentor can play in kickstarting a career. Guests share how mentors open doors, normalise struggles, and balance psychological safety with stretch to accelerate growth.Be inspired by how mentoring helped shape our contributors’ early confidence and direction. A great mentor can act as both mirror and map - offering reflection, guidance, and the human-centred wisdom that rarely appears in a handbook.We also share simple steps for finding and approaching a mentor. Sometimes it starts with something very small: a coffee, a conversation, and a question for someone who inspires you.

277. Maximising Success Through Mentoring

Send us Fan MailIn this first episode in our 4-part focus on the Magic of Mentoring, we unpack why mentoring is the fastest, most human way to close skills gaps, transfer culture, and build confidence in a time-poor, AI-shaped workplace. We define mentoring against training and coaching, set boundaries, and share practical ways to start and sustain great partnerships. Sharing tips for working as ‘colleagues with benefits’ we share practical ways for both the mentor and mentor to maintain good boundaries and maximise time through great conversations.  

276. Performing Teams: Maintaining Excellence - Preventing Complacence

Send us Fan MailIn our fourth and final episode of our Incredible Teams mini-series we explore how to inspire a team to perform - and most importantly maintain high standards of excellence as the default.