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The global standard in leadership mentoring

Mentoring is one of the world’s oldest leadership traditions. For centuries, those carrying responsibility have sought the counsel of people who have already walked the path – not for instruction, but for perspective, judgement and wisdom shaped by experience.

Today, as leadership becomes more complex and more exposed, that need has never been greater.

Global Mentors Group was created to meet this moment.

Born of a long-held belief in the power of mentoring, we provide senior leaders with access to experienced peers in a confidential, unconflicted space.

As leaders rise, finding the right support becomes harder. Few people truly understand the pressures at the top. That is why we have built a world-class community of more than 200 senior business leaders. Over half have served as Chairs or CEOs of global organisations. They mentor through experience, insight, and deep engagement. There is no other community like it in the world.

Mentoring makes a measurable difference. For more than two decades, senior leaders have turned to our mentors for perspective, clarity and sound judgement. Evidence consistently shows the positive impact of mentoring on leadership effectiveness.

Guided by that knowledge, we support leaders as they move from good to great – and help them sustain excellence with the insight and clarity required for lasting transformation.

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Built to support leaders and organisations

Global Mentors Group brings together several established mentoring businesses into one global organisation providing access to a broader and more diverse community of mentors, while working through a single trusted relationship.

We support Chairs, CEOs, senior executives, leadership teams and boards allowing organisations to develop leaders across multiple levels through one mentoring partner.

We work closely with organisations over time, enabling us to understand their leadership challenges in depth and match mentors whose experience is most relevant to each situation.

Great leaders rarely seek mentoring only for themselves. They want their organisations to thrive and the next generation of leaders to succeed.

Global Mentors Group exists to help them do exactly that.

“Today’s leaders are required to be adaptable and focused, to anticipate risk and to continuously learn and develop. The expertise and experience of our Mentors has never been more valuable for Senior Executives providing insight and perspectives.”

Sir Roger Carr,  Chair, Global Mentors Group

We held a two-day workshop with my Leadership Team as part of our development activities to create a high performing team. The way the workshop was developed really helped us grow as individuals and as a team and in two days we were clearer on who we were as a team, what we wanted to achieve and how we were going to behave to achieve it. What really stands the test of time is that as a team we revisited the outcomes many times to ensure we were on the right track and truly were able to hold ourselves accountable. That workshop created the foundations for us to become one of the highest performing teams in the business.

Brendan O’Rourke,

Former CIO, BT Group

I was taken out of my comfort zone which made me think about things in a completely new way. Mentoring has been transformational for my executive development.

Managing Director,

Consumer, BT Group plc

There are very few places where a sitting CEO can speak openly, think clearly and be truly challenged in total confidence. Mentoring creates that place – and it does so with a level of integrity, insight and discretion that is unmatched. It is tailored directly to the realities of senior leadership – not in theory, but in practice. The mentoring is sharp, grounded and consistently focused on what really matters. For me, it has been a critical source of clarity during moments of pressure, complexity and change.

Sean Doyle,

CEO, British Airways

The mentoring process has provided me with important perspectives and above all an inner calmness and clarity to do what I think is right.

Jakob Stausholm,

CEO, Rio Tinto

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

Access to an unmatched roster of top-tier Mentors

Our unrivalled global roster of board chairs and CEOs offers the seasoned wisdom of proven world-class leaders. Explore this rich array of talent and connect with us to begin a mentoring journey shaped around your leadership context.

Meet the Mentors