Twocan Mentor - Mentor and Mentee face to face: Nicky Gumery and Chris Bielby

Do you feel you have expertise and experience to pass on? Or perhaps you’re looking for someone who can help you learn, grow and navigate the challenges ahead? 🌱Today on the TwoCan Mentor podcast I was joined by Nicky Gumery and Chris Bielby 🎙️Nicky has spent her career working in leadership and people development, while Chris comes from a background in ecology and nature conservation. Through the TwoCan Mentor programme they were paired together despite having very different experiences, and quickly discovered just how valuable those differences could be.  We spoke about what mentoring means in practice and why it is much more than simply passing knowledge from one person to another. Both shared how the relationship became a genuine two way conversation, with mentor and mentee learning just as much from each other along the way. 🌍  Chris joined hoping to gain insight into progressing his career and becoming more effective as a leader. What he found instead was a chance to reconnect with the values that first led him into ecology and to rethink what success really looks like. At the same time, Nicky found herself reflecting on her own career journey and realising she was already exactly where she wanted to be. 💭  A big theme throughout the episode was keeping an open mind. Neither expected the mentoring relationship to develop as it did, but both agreed that some of the biggest breakthroughs came from conversations they never planned to have. They also shared how their connection will continue long after the formal programme has ended. 🌱  We finished by discussing their advice for anyone considering becoming a mentor or mentee. Be open, be curious and allow the journey to take you somewhere unexpected.Enjoy! ☺️ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.