Chatting with Dale Murray, CBE reminds me of that quote about “Everyone has the same 24 hours in a day – the difference is how you use it”. I have a sneaking suspicion that Dale might just fit more into a single hour, than I do my 24.

As a phenomenally successful tech entrepreneur, awarded ‘Angel’ investor, active champion of women in business, one of Debrett’s 500 Most Influential AND a married mother of three young boys – it’s an inspiring, if somewhat intimidating CV. But Dale herself is the very opposite of intimidating. Frank, charming, disarming and funny – she’s everything you’d hope for in a Kiwi success story.

A born and bred Aucklander, Dale was part of the management team that founded BellSouth NZ (for anyone who can’t remember BellSouth and the glorydays of the Nokia 6110... it was one of the two original mobile networks in New Zealand, and has subsequently turned into Vodafone NZ). But the travel bug bit – and Dale found herself setting out on her OE. She was drawn to London and the UK, and like so many of us, once she arrived, she found it hard to leave.

A social entrepreneur to her core, change and transformation for Molly Bedingfield are as natural as living and breathing. Born and raised in Raglan, the daughter of two pharmacists, Molly felt her parents’ connection to their local community early on, and how no matter one’s “platform” in life this can be used to make a difference and empower others to be an agent for change.

This belief came to underpin Molly’s daily life and at 21 she moved to London to undertake international charity work with various organisations. After 25 years working in the sector, and as a business coach and counsellor, she established Global Angels in 2005, a charity which seeks to enable families and villages in some of the poorest and most destitute regions in the world to adopt long term sustainable solutions to resource and transform their communities.

PLEASE NOTE: APPLICATIONS FOR THIS MENTOR GROUP HAVE NOW CLOSED. PLEASE CONTACT THE MENTORING PROGRAMME TEAM IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN JOINING A SIMILAR GROUP. 

Are you looking for a promotion? Ready for the next step in your career within your current organisation or industry? Are you committed to making this happen but unsure exactly what you want and how to get it?  Then this is the group for you.

Mentor Group: Successfully Progressing Your Career. Planning Your Next Promotion

Get support and advice from your mentor and fellow mentees to explore your options, find direction and work to break down the barriers you may be facing in order to get new opportunities or that more senior role.  Needs of the group will drive discussions but we would expect them to centre around preparing yourself for promotion, using your networks whether they be internal or external and also discuss what HR and managers look for in top candidates.  

Please note that if you are uncertain about your next career step or interested in changing to a new career or industry then two separate mentor groups will be launching in the next few weeks. Keep an eye out for these next groups. 

Dates: Six sessions starting on Monday 19 October and going weekly. You must be able to attend all of the following eight dates: 19 October, 26 October, 2 November, 9 November, 16 November, 23 November, 30 November, 7 December. 
Times: 6:30-8:30pm
Location: near Old Street, London
Mentor: Gayla Falvey

Gayla is passionate about organisational talent strategy, career development, and broadening the skills of both herself and of others. Her experience in Human Resources has primarily been within the banking sector but she has also recently made the move to contracting within professional services.

By both proactively managing her career and also taking opportunities within the companies she has worked for she has gained a wealth of HR experience and has now specialized in organisational development and talent management. Originally from Wellington but has now lived in the London for over 8 years. She completed her degree in Psychology and Education at Victoria University and completed her CIPD post grad certificate last year.

Applications closed: 9am Monday 28 September 2015

Our unique mentoring programme is an ongoing initiative that enables network members to jump-start their own individual journeys towards overcoming challenges, seizing opportunities, and realising their aspirations in any area of their life. Full details of the programme can be found here.

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New themes and groups will be launched regularly so make sure you are a member of the NZBWN to receive all the latest information. A list of upcoming themes can be found on the mentoring webpage.