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Immersive Mentoring

Immersive mentoring for leadership impact

A personalised leadership engagement blending seasoned judgement from experienced leaders with an immersive, coaching-informed approach. The engagement begins with an intensive offsite retreat, creating space for focused reflection followed by ongoing one-to-one mentoring to embed learning, sharpen judgement and translate insight into sustained impact.

Best for leaders who want:

  • A structured developmental journey with clear goals and outcomes
  • Greater leadership impact, influence and executive presence
  • Time and space to reflect on behaviours, decisions and resilience
  • Practical tools for communication, stakeholder management and team effectiveness
  • A powerful reset during periods of transition or growth
  • A senior mentor who combines leadership credibility with coaching expertise
  • Sustainable behavioural change – not short-term insight

What it looks like:

  • Tailored matching with a senior executive mentor who is also a trained coach
  • An intensive offsite retreat to clarify direction and leadership focus
  • Clear objectives aligned to role and organisational priorities
  • Ongoing 1:1 mentoring sessions with unlimited access to your mentor
  • Practical application and accountability between sessions
  • Optional diagnostics and stakeholder perspectives where appropriate

Case study

Strengthening leadership through transformation

Immersive, mentor-led development enabled senior executives to step into broader enterprise roles with greater clarity, confidence and impact.

Case study

Context

A global organisation was undergoing significant transformation while preparing several senior leaders for expanded enterprise roles. Six executives were identified for development support, including three potential CEO succession candidates. The organisation sought a development approach that combined the judgement of experienced leaders with deeper behavioural reflection to strengthen leadership capability during a period of change.

Case study

Challenge


The leaders were navigating organisational change alongside increasing leadership demands. Many were operating under significant execution pressure while adapting to new reporting structures and stakeholder expectations. Key challenges included building influence with senior stakeholders and boards, balancing operational delivery with time for strategic reflection and sustaining resilience in complex global roles. The organisation recognised the need for the mentoring to provide the depth of reflection and behavioural change required for this group of leaders.

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Approach

The mentoring combined the perspective of experienced former executives with a structured, coaching-informed development journey. Each leader was matched with a senior mentor and began with a two-day offsite retreat to clarify leadership priorities and development goals. This was followed by ongoing one-to-one mentoring, with regular sessions and flexible access during critical leadership moments.

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Outcome

Participants gained greater clarity on strategic priorities and leadership ambitions. The mentoring strengthened self-awareness, improved stakeholder engagement and supported more confident enterprise decision-making. Leaders successfully navigated expanded responsibilities while maintaining strong operational performance, strengthening the organisation’s leadership bench for future succession.

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Testimonial

“Having a trusted mentor who had operated at this level made a real difference. It gave me the perspective, challenge and support I needed to grow into a broader leadership role while managing day-to-day demands.”

My mentor gave me a truly independent perspective, offering different points of view or approaches and often a framework to help thinking and decision-making. The total confidentially in the relationship ensured I had a safe space to reflect and think about what I needed to do differently in the future. 

Divisional CEO,

FTSE250 Aerospace & Defence Sector

Working with my Mentor has been immeasurably valuable in supporting me as a leader and an individual. From the initial power of our first session, the chemistry and connection with my Mentor was there, which has allowed me to be entirely open throughout our relationship. My role involved a move to a new country and our focus on me as a whole person has been really important in supporting my smooth transition.

Gillian Doran,

CFO, Anglo Gold Ashanti

I have a fantastic relationship with my mentor that has been built over an extended period, but which was established quickly at our initial retreat. The intensity and exploration of the retreat was a supercharged way of getting to know and trust each other from the start. 

CEO,

Yell

It was important for me to have a safe space to think about my development as a leader and have dedicated periods of self-reflection. My mentor ensured that I put myself in the shoes of other stakeholders.

Milena Mondini de Focatiis,

CEO, Admiral Group 

The team have been working on both 1:1 and team mentoring for the last 10 months. We found the individual retreats very helpful with thoughtful, quality interventions and appropriate challenges from our mentors. As the leader of the team, I have found the time with my mentor very valuable in helping me to set out a clear agenda, actions and priorities for both myself and the leadership team.

Howard Watson,

Chief Technology & Information Officer, BT Group

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The Original Mentor

Mentoring has its roots in one of the oldest leadership stories. In Homer’s Odyssey, Mentor was entrusted with guiding the young Telemachus while Odysseus was away — not by directing him, but by offering judgement, perspective and wisdom born of experience. This enduring idea of counsel, grounded in trust rather than instruction, remains the essence of mentoring today.

That same tradition sits at the heart of Global Mentors Group today. 

We exist to provide leaders with access to seasoned peers who have walked the path before them, offering the clarity, judgement and discretion required to lead at the highest level.

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