Bricks & Mortar: How to get the most out of mentoring

Joining Sarah Jackman in the studio today are not one, but three, guests: Vanessa Hale, Head of Insights & Residential Research at BNP Paribas and chair of ULI UK, Yohance Harper, associate partner at Quadrant Estates and Mo O’Connell, quantity surveyor at Gardiner & Theobald.

Both Yohance and Mo are ULI Young Leaders and all three are involved in the ULI mentorship programme – a year-long scheme which is open to its Young Leaders and pairs small groups of mentees with a senior level executive mentor in the real estate industry.

They reflect on the benefits of both formal and informal mentoring, whether it be in developing a network or receiving careers guidance, and talk about how to approach the relationship to get the most from it.

They discuss too, how it can be a hugely beneficial relationship for the mentor and enables those in senior level positions to give something back, as well as to learn from those in more junior levels of the profession.