Wisdom Flipped: The Power of Reverse Mentoring
What is Reverse Mentoring? Reverse mentoring is when a more junior individual or employee is paired with a senior person to share skills,...
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Catherine Hodgson
- Jul 13
- 2 min
Wise Words from my Mentor
A few years into starting my business, I was having a meeting with our senior auditor and going through our financials for the year. He...
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Catherine Hodgson
- Jun 16
- 2 min
The Seven Strengths of Highly Effective Mentors
As a mentor, it’s more important to be present than to be perfect. The acronym in my model called The Seven Strengths of Highly Effective...
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Catherine Hodgson
- Jul 10, 2023
- 2 min
A Mentoring Mind
Some people are just natural mentors, while others need to learn the skills to become a good mentor. What is it that makes a person a...
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Catherine Hodgson
- Apr 20, 2023
- 8 min
Entrepreneurship - Lessons learnt when I dared to dream
By Catherine Hodgson To be an entrepreneur requires courage, determination, perseverance, hard work and resilience. Don’t think you’re...
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Catherine Hodgson
- Apr 15, 2023
- 2 min
Ten ingredients for a successful mentoring relationship
Just like you need ingredients and a method to bake a successful cake, so you need to have a good recipe to establish a rewarding...
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Catherine Hodgson
- Feb 28, 2023
- 3 min
Certified Forum Facilitator Spotlight: Catherine Hodgson
If you have been involved in YPO Mentoring at all, there’s a good chance you recognize Catherine Hodgson’s name (YPO Cape Town Gold). A...
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Catherine Hodgson
- Aug 11, 2021
- 3 min
RELATIONSHIP DROOP?
HOW AND WHEN TO REVIEW YOUR MENTORING RELATIONSHIP Your mentoring relationship is core to your mentoring experience. Relationship droop...
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Catherine Hodgson
- Aug 1, 2021
- 3 min
CONNECTION - BUILDING RAPPORT AND TRUST
Being in a successful mentoring relationship means being connected with that person. For that connection to be strong, you need to first...
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Catherine Hodgson
- Jul 28, 2021
- 3 min
SO WHAT CAN YOU DO TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE?
You may have signed up to a mentoring platform, eager to mentor someone as a way of giving back, sharing your experience as well as...
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Catherine Hodgson
- Jul 27, 2021
- 3 min
MATCHING TIPS – 5 TIPS TO HELP YOU CHOOSE YOUR BEST MENTOR
Mentor matching can be tricky, but with a matching platform that problem is halfway solved for you. If you are on a mentoring platform...
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Catherine Hodgson
- Jan 16, 2021
- 6 min
THE CRUCIAL TIME FOR MENTORING IS RIGHT NOW
If ever there was a more pressing time in the world for mentoring, it is now, as millions of people, young and old, find themselves in...
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Catherine Hodgson
- Nov 12, 2020
- 7 min
STEPPING INTO THE SHOES OF A MENTEE
Having set up the global mentoring program for YPO and having been involved in its continued development for eight years, I thought I...
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Catherine Hodgson
- Nov 12, 2020
- 0 min
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Catherine Hodgson
- Sep 3, 2020
- 6 min
POWERFUL CONVERSATIONS
9 out of 10 conversations miss the mark! We talk over one another, interrupt each other, finish the other person's sentence and generally...
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Catherine Hodgson
- Sep 3, 2020
- 9 min
LEADING A VIRTUAL TEAM
Before we knew it, we found ourselves at home, with Zoom, Teams or Skype as our new best friends and leading our team virtually. For some...
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Catherine Hodgson
- Sep 3, 2020
- 6 min
12 BEST PRACTICES FOR YOUR MENTORING JOURNEY
When it comes to mentoring, I’m often asked about best practices in a formal mentoring relationship. Having being involved in developing...
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Catherine Hodgson
- Sep 3, 2020
- 3 min
IS ANYONE LISTENING?
Anyone can sit and hear someone talk about their business, their life, their dreams, their problems or their goals. However, are you...
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Catherine Hodgson
- Sep 3, 2020
- 4 min
TRIGGERED
His words hit me like cold water. I remained still. Couldn’t speak. Couldn’t think. Couldn’t even answer. It was as if my brain shut...
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