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DDC Mentoring Model
Mentoring broadens horizons.
A sustained, personal mentoring relationship that makes room for vision, inspiration, dreams and possibilities, and in which we look together at plans, experiences and challenges.
Who it is for
- Senior LeadersAcross HR, finance, strategy, operations and other functions.
- Successors and Leaders in TransitionPreparing for succession, or onboarding to a new role or organisation — each with its own needs.
- High-Potential TalentPeople ready to grow into broader responsibility.
How it works
- 1Framework
A shared document setting out purpose, scope, mutual roles and ground rules, agreed together at the outset with focus areas and topics.
- 2Process
Recommended duration: At least six months, two hours every week — a predefined development agenda, an ad hoc agenda, and periodic review.
- 3System and tools
Personal development map, shared agenda, reflection notes, action follow-up when appropriate, development review and Chat Direct.
- 4Value
A broader perspective on your role and choices, clearer self-awareness and growing confidence in your own judgement.
Chat Direct
Support and exchange between weekly sessions — WhatsApp, email, phone, Teams or face to face, by mutual arrangement — for ideas and inspiration as well as time-sensitive decisions. Availability and response expectations are agreed at the outset.
How we work in a session
DDC's First Listen · Connect · Create approach comes to life in mentoring through four steps.
- Listen
- We listen carefully to you, your context, your needs and your aspirations.
- Question
- With strong questions we challenge assumptions and make new possibilities visible.
- Reflect
- We make sense of experiences together and think through different perspectives.
- Grow
- We strengthen your awareness and your capacity to set your own direction, and where useful we clarify concrete steps together.
A session need not end in action. Responsibility for your decisions and the steps you take remains yours.
What it can build
Broader perspective, self-awareness, new possibilities, judgement, confidence and the capacity to turn intentions into action.
- Experience informs the conversation.
- Expertise deepens the thinking.
- Execution helps bring your intentions into practice, with you in ownership.
We offer experience, perspective and a sincere thinking partnership to help you broaden your horizons, set your own direction and bring your potential to life.
We can begin with your context, your questions and what you want to move forward.