ITM UPDATE

Scott Davies

When people are looking to grow professionally or are feeling challenged in reaching the next level of their career, one of the most effective ways to develop is by working with a mentor.

I think that sometimes people do not consider mentoring because either they do not feel that they need it or that they see the process as rather formal and potentially uncomfortable.

Similarly, potential mentors may be put off by the perception that it will be onerous and time-consuming.

The point is that the best mentoring is informal and conversational. Something that is often overlooked is just how rewarding it can be to mentor someone and help them get where they want.

ITM’s members have been asking us to provide more support in this area and so we are proud to be launching our Mentoring initiative at our conference on 30th April.

One of the four ITM pillars is to connect the industry and so we will be providing a framework, a roster of mentors (with key areas of expertise highlighted) and a means of applying to be appropriately matched.

I’ll see a record 500 of you in Brighton to discuss this and other ways we can 'ELEVATE'!

Chief Executive, ITM