2026 Mentoring Resources Hub

2026 Mentoring Resources Hub

The NAWO Mentoring Resources Hub brings together practical tools, guides and learning resources to support meaningful mentoring relationships.

Whether you are preparing for your first conversation, navigating a challenge along the way, or reflecting on what you are learning, these resources are designed to help mentors and mentees get the most from their experience. The hub aligns to five key mentoring learnings and includes templates, guides and recommended links to support structure, confidence and clarity throughout the mentoring journey.

These resources are intended to be used flexibly – dip in as needed, return often, and use what is most relevant to your mentoring relationship at each stage.

 

 

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Welcome to the NAWO Mentoring Program - Let’s get ready!

We’re pleased to welcome you to the NAWO Mentoring Program. To help you get started, we recommend reviewing the relevant guide before your first session.

Access the Mentor Guide or Mentee Guide for clear expectations, roles and practical tips to support a positive mentoring experience.

 

Mentor Guide Mentee Guide

Useful tools for your mentoring sessions

Interactive documents designed to support mentors and mentees in planning, tracking and shaping their mentoring experience. These templates can be used individually or collaboratively to help structure conversations, set goals and manage the mentoring journey with clarity and confidence.

 

 

 

 

Mentor Session Planner – 1:1

Mentor Session Planner  – Circles

Mentee Development Plan

Mentoring Agreement

🔸 This online form is for both mentees and mentors:
Please save this link, as you’ll return to it after each session to complete a short check-in. It’s designed to be quick and reflective, helping you track your progress and get the most out of your mentoring experience.
Check in Form

 

NAWO event recordings

Quick links to recent and relevant NAWO event recordings to support continued learning.

For a broader library of talks, discussions and video resources, you can also explore the Resources section of the NAWO Member Portal, which houses a wide range of recorded sessions and content from across our network.

Explore the NAWO Member Portal

Note: the resources below are solely for the use of mentors and mentees participating in the 2026 NAWO Mentoring Program. Please do not share these beyond this year’s cohort.

Resources for Priority Skills and Learning Areas

We support women in career to develop their strengths in key competency areas and this is where our 5 key Learning Priorities come into play. They also shape the focus of our events and development programs.

We’ve collected a range of resources for both mentors and mentees to explore over the course of the program. Below you’ll find articles, videos and podcast episodes grouped under these priority skill/ learning areas that you can read, watch and listen to.

If you have a resource that you think your fellow mentors and mentees would benefit from seeing, we’d love you to email the link to [email protected].

 

 

1. Building and Leading Diverse Teams

This priority focuses on understanding bias, inclusive leadership and how diverse teams perform at their best. The resources below support awareness and practical action by building understanding of inclusion, communication and decision-making in diverse environments.

 

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Understanding and managing your own bias

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Forming diverse teams for high performance

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Effectively leading diverse teams for high performance

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2. Business and Technical Acumen

Strong operational leadership is grounded in commercial awareness, technical understanding and problem-solving capability. These resources help strengthen business literacy, innovation thinking and practical skills that support confident, informed decision-making.

 

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Creativity and innovation

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Metrics and measures that matter

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Business partnering (cross functional collaboration)

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Project management

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3. Influence and Negotiation

Influence is a critical capability for progressing ideas, advocating for yourself and navigating complex workplaces. The resources here explore strategies for negotiation, stakeholder engagement and communication that help turn insight into impact.

 

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Championing Change

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Negotiation strategies for the win-win

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Identifying and influencing key stakeholders

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4. Maximising Your Effectiveness

This priority centres on self-management, focus and sustainable performance at work. The resources that follow support goal-setting, productivity, wellbeing and communication, helping individuals work with greater clarity and purpose.

 

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Self awareness and building reputational capital

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Mindset and Wellbeing

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Building Meaningful Networks

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Communicating with Purpose

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Self-efficacy and goal setting

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5. Adaptive and Courageous Leadership

Leadership today requires self-awareness, adaptability and the confidence to lead through change. These resources support reflection, leadership development and courageous conversations, helping leaders respond effectively in evolving operational environments.

 

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Self awareness, authenticity, motivation and values

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Your leadership legacy and vision

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Taking decisive action

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Having courageous conversations

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Mentoring with Awareness

These resources help mentors and mentees better understand the experiences and needs of women and underrepresented groups, supporting more effective and respectful mentoring relationships.

 

The 4 stages of psychological safety

An overview of the four stages of psychological safety at work -Inclusion, Learning, Contributing, and Challenging – that help teams feel safe to speak up, take risks, and drive performance.

Read article and take the free psychological safety test

 

Sharing the workload at home

Fair Play is a documentary that explores how unpaid care and household work is divided, and how this imbalance impacts wellbeing, careers and relationships. Through real stories, it highlights how everyday dynamics at home connect to broader issues of equity, time and opportunity at work.

Watch Fair Play

 

Understanding Sponsorship

A sponsor advocates for and actively promotes their ‘protégé’ within the organisation. This relationship involves:
  • Advocacy: Using their influence and networks to actively open doors and endorse their protégés.
  • Visibility: Connecting them with key decision-makers and high-profile projects.
  • Career advancement: Being committed to their protégés’ success, providing opportunities for growth and positioning them for leadership roles.

Read post by NAWO’s CEO Louise Weine on the Power of Mentoring PLUS Sponsorship

The benefits of Career Sponsorship Go both Ways

This episode explores how career sponsorship differs from traditional mentoring and why it’s most effective when it’s reciprocal rather than one-way

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4 Phases Of Women’s Careers–Coping With The Crisis And The 30s

A Forbes article outlining the four phases many women’s careers move through – from early ambition to later self-actualisation – and how understanding these patterns can help navigate challenges, decisions and transitions across different life stages.

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The challenge and opportunity of an ageing workforce

The piece outlines how valuing the experience and skills of older workers, while addressing barriers such as bias and the need for reskilling, can improve productivity and create more inclusive workplaces.

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Equity versus equality

In the latest article from NAWO CEO, Louise Weine, she delves into the crucial distinction between equity and equality, emphasising the importance of recognising and accommodating individual differences to foster true inclusivity.

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Five Uncomfortable Truths of Allyship

An ally, quite simply, is someone who takes action to support a group they are not part of. Whether you’re an employee, a team leader, a manager, or a director, at some point you’ll be called upon to be an ally for those around you. However, allyship can be far from easy…

Read more from NAWO CEO, Louise Weine, and her experiences learning about allyship in the workplace.

100 Women in Operations

 

Explore real-life journeys of women working across operational roles. These stories highlight diverse career pathways, non-linear progression and the challenges women can face – and overcome – with the right support and mentoring.

 

Career stories from women in operations

 

NAWO Events and Learning Opportunities

Mentoring is strengthened through connection and shared experience. We encourage mentors and mentees to attend at least two NAWO events each year to broaden networks, gain new perspectives and continue learning together. NAWO offers a mix of in-person and online events across regions, making it easy to stay connected in a way that suits your schedule and location.

 

 

Upcoming Events & Programs

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    Self-Protection and Safety Awareness Seminar in Sydney

    17.03.26 Event In person NSW

    Join us for a practical self‑protection and safety awareness seminar in Sydney with qualified Krav Maga instructor Olga Papageorgiou. Learn how to stay safer in everyday life while connecting with…
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  • See behind the scenes at Asahi’s Laverton site in Melbourne

    18.03.26 Event In person Tour VIC

    See behind the scenes at Asahi's Laverton facility! PLEASE NOTE: this event is now sold out and the waitlist is full. Thank you to everyone for your interest, those on…
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  • Walk & Talk in Newcastle

    18.03.26 Event In person Networking NSW Regional

    Start your morning with fresh sea air, good conversation and a coastal walk. Join NAWO Newcastle for a relaxed Walk & Talk along part of the iconic Bathers Way. Open…
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  • Headshot of Rebecca Hopkins. Woman with shoulder length brown hair, wearing black glasses and a dark blue blazer, staring directly into the camera. She is standing on a busy city street.

    Career Club: Clear is kind – holding yourself and others to account with kindness, with Rebecca Hopkins

    19.03.26 Career Club Digital Event National Webinar Webinar

    For March's NAWO Career Club we have a practical session with Rebecca Hopkins on how clarity, kindness and accountability work together to strengthen relationships, build trust and support meaningful career…
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  • Cultivating Connections in Cairns

    25.03.26 Event In person Networking QLD Regional

    Join NAWO in Cairns for an evening of connection and conversation overlooking the water. Meet others in the region, enjoy your first drink on us, and unwind at Oak and…
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  • Chart your Path with Amazon: site tour and panel discussion in Melbourne

    25.03.26 Event In person Networking Tour VIC

    Go Behind the Scenes at Amazon's newest distribution centre in Melbourne, the 52,000 square metre facility in Cranbourne West. PLEASE NOTE: this event is now sold out and the waitlist…
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