Jul 15, 2026 · 34 min · 12 segments
In this additional series I talk to Elaine & Stasha from AHDB about integrating TwoCan Mentoring in to the Learning & Development strategy. Follow this mini-series every fortnight as we hear how…
Elaine McGladderyGuestStasha Napior-KowskaGuestBevHostUm, so it's, it's good th- for the pair of you to come onto this conversation today 'cause obviously we're looking at mentoring, uh, uh, as distinct from training and, and coaching.
The point you made there, Elaine, uh, it, it, it's not about teaching or training a particular product or set of skills, it's, it's a much more organic process I suppose.
Why did you choose, Elaine, to look at mentoring as part of the learning and development strategy at AHTB?
Um, well, I think it is because it does give it, uh, people that wider experience and it, it allows people to explore their, their, their issue or, you know, the, the topic that they want to have a look at.
So it just gives it a bit of a wider rather than sort of, right, here's your set thing and there's your answer to that particular thing.
But I think the great thing about mentoring as well is it also does that, it's almost like that meta learning.
So as well as exploring the thing that you want to explore, it, it's also, um, it's an experience, isn't it? And I think people pick up those skills and then-
Mm
... you know, learn to be a mentor and, and learn to ask really great curious questions and learn around, you know, how to really listen to folk as well.
Life skills
Mm.
So, okay, you get to have a look at the, the thing you wanted to have a look at, but also equally you get to do the, the, those, those bigger life skills as well.
Um, but also we've got, you know, we've got a lot of really knowledgeable, well-qualified experts, people, they already know stuff.
Mm.
And so they don't need to know more things, they just wanna know how to do something maybe a bit differently or try something they haven't done before, or just actually, you know, be given the time and space to s- to spend a bit of time thinking about something with a, a different person.
I think that's a really important point you make, and I've heard it said by others, that opportunity to sit and reflect, um-
Um, so it's, it's good th- for the pair of you to come onto this conversation today 'cause obviously we're looking at mentoring, uh, uh, as distinct from training and, and coaching.
The point you made there, Elaine, uh, it, it, it's not about teaching or training a particular product or set of skills, it's, it's a much more organic process I suppose.
Why did you choose, Elaine, to look at mentoring as part of the learning and development strategy at AHTB?
Um, well, I think it is because it does give it, uh, people that wider experience and it, it allows people to explore their, their, their issue or, you know, the, the topic that they want to have a look at.
So it just gives it a bit of a wider rather than sort of, right, here's your set thing and there's your answer to that particular thing.
But I think the great thing about mentoring as well is it also does that, it's almost like that meta learning.
So as well as exploring the thing that you want to explore, it, it's also, um, it's an experience, isn't it? And I think people pick up those skills and then-
Mm
... you know, learn to be a mentor and, and learn to ask really great curious questions and learn around, you know, how to really listen to folk as well.
Life skills
Mm.
So, okay, you get to have a look at the, the thing you wanted to have a look at, but also equally you get to do the, the, those, those bigger life skills as well.
Um, but also we've got, you know, we've got a lot of really knowledgeable, well-qualified experts, people, they already know stuff.
Mm.
And so they don't need to know more things, they just wanna know how to do something maybe a bit differently or try something they haven't done before, or just actually, you know, be given the time and space to s- to spend a bit of time thinking about something with a, a different person.
I think that's a really important point you make, and I've heard it said by others, that opportunity to sit and reflect, um-
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