Mentoring – assessing team performance

Analysis tool One of our aims is to provide you with useful tools to aid your mentoring and management processes. This tool, to quickly categorise your team’s performance, is the result of study by Jon R. Katzenbach and Douglas K. Smith, and shows five different types of team that vary in their effectiveness. Working group A working […]

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How to choose a mentor

Introduction Mentors come in many shapes and sizes with varied levels of experience. Some may be suitable for you, others not. Some you will be able to achieve rapport with, others may make you feel uncomfortable. When you choose the right mentor, it can be a very uplifting experience and give a lifetime benefit. The […]

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Trends in learning and development and the not-for-profit sector

Reflections 2014 The holidays are always a good time to reflect on the year’s highs, lows and learning. Here at CDA we agree that this has been a truly satisfying and rewarding year, working with organisations and individuals of immense talent and integrity. As always working with great people provides a natural environment for mutual learning […]

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