Over the course of the last 12 months or so I have been working on taking my calling – “the gift of mentoring” to a higher level. I wanted to create that deeper, richer mentoring experience for those that I touched through mentoring. I wanted to share that gift globally and invite others to join me on this exciting journey.

I partnered with the International Mentoring Community and together we have created the Certification of Achievement – Mentoring and the Certification of Competence – Mentor.  I recently completed both programs and I am pleased to announce that I have received my Certificate of Achievement – Mentoring (June 2018) and my Certificate of Competence – Mentor (December 2018). I am now Certified Competent as a Mentor following the competence verification process within the Mentor Certification Process.

The Mentor Certification Process is framed by “68 Action_Outcome Statements.” These statements highlight a series of actions and outcomes used to confirm competence of a mentor and/or guide development-implementation-evaluation of a workplace mentoring program.

These Action_Outcome Statements were written after an extensive review by the International Mentoring Community. This review was completed within the parameters of ISO Regulation 17001.

My journey continues to evolve as I work with so many marvelous people to help them grow on a personal and professional basis. I am honored to bring mentoring to organizations and to work with their employees to help them become more productive and engaged in their organization.

I am here to be of service whether in the capacity as a mentor one on one, implementing workplace mentoring, providing our new mentoring vs termination service or providing insight and guidance regarding the certification process to people and organizations.

LEAD2017 Award Winners have been announced recognizing the top practices in Leadership Development globally

Prestigious leadership awards salute the world's top leadership practitioners and programs and highlight their roles in developing their most important asset - their people.

Nashville, Tennessee
Distinguished recipients of this year's LEAD awards were named today for outstanding achievements in leadership development and programs at the LEAD2017 forum being held at the Music City Center, Nashville.

For the past 34 years, the LEAD Awards, formerly known as Leadership Excellence Awards, have identified and recognized the top leadership programs and organizations and their strategies and solutions in their yearly ranking. This year's award winners have been published in the February edition of the Leadership Excellence Essentials e-publication. Future issues of the Leadership Excellence publication will also feature interviews from select top award winners in each category. These interviews will outline each program's unique qualities that made them a LEAD Awards winner.

TalentC® - People Services Inc. delivers the International Certification for Mentoring (ICM) which is the only independently accredited mentor training program in the world today that results in a professional designation for mentoring. The curriculum and the designation are International Standards Organization (ISO) compliant. The ICM Mentor Training is delivered internationally today by TalentC® and has been recognized as an effective leadership development program by people and organizations.

TalentC® is honored to be one of the Leadership Excellence Award winners placing in the top 10% in the Top Leadership Partner category. We thank those clients that we have served for their continued support.

About LEAD2017
LEAD2017 is a 2-day leadership forum, February 7th and 8th, 2017 in Nashville, Tennessee, at the Music City Center. designed to inspire leadership in people from all walks of life in person at the conference as well as live simulcast to hundreds of remote host sites internationally. The event brings together top thought leaders and the world's best leadership practices that can be shared by attendees to develop leadership programs in their own organizations and communities www.LEAD2017.com February 8th will be broadcasted globally with the goal of touching 1 million lives to choose leadership.

About HR.com and the LEAD Awards
HR.com, the largest global social networking and resource site for HR Professionals is committed to providing a deeper understanding of the HR function for over 290,000+ members by offering an annual global leadership annual event - LEAD, the LEAD Awards, HR Certification Exam Prep Courses, certification programs, a personal development app, monthly themed HR epublications, 4,500+ webcasts, 1,200+ eLearning credits, 230+ virtual conferences, blogs, community networks, industry news and advisory boards. See www.hr.com for more information.

Debbie McGrath
Chief Instigator and CEO
dmcgrath@hr.com
877-472-6648
www.lead2017.com

We are excited to announce the launch of the International Certified Mentor (ICM) Foundation Level Mentor Training Program going virtual. ACQUIROS and TalentC® worked together to create the International Certification for Mentoring program which launched in 2010. It is now being delivered to an international audience as people and organizations recognize what the “gift of mentoring” can provide.

ACQUIROS has been working diligently at moving the curriculum to a virtual environment. The curriculum was developed by a panel of subject matter experts and is based on the official syllabus developed using International standards and best practices. The ICM Foundation Level is offered in either a classroom session or a one on one virtual session with an ICM Certified Facilitator and now via a self-directed learning platform.

Doug Lawrence, President of TalentC® - People Services Inc. and Katie Copus, President of ACQUIROS share the passion that the “gift of mentoring” can provide. We are delighted to be able to offer another option for people and organizations to begin their mentoring journey.

ACQUIROS and TalentC® continue to work at evolving the ICM Program through strong Governance best practices and adherence to International Standards Organization (ISO) standards.

For further information on the ICM Foundation Level Mentor Training or the International Certified Mentor Practitioner designation please check out the TalentC® website at www.talentc.ca or the ICM Society website at www.icmsociety.org, or the ACQUIROS website at http://www.acquiros.com/mentor

ANNOUNCEMENT

INTERNATIONAL CERTIFICATION FOR MENTORING LAUNCHES IN AUSTRALIA

Doug Lawrence, President and Founder of TalentC® and Ray Brown, are pleased to announce the launch of TalentC® Australia”

TalentC® Australia under the leadership of Ray Brown will deliver our accredited mentor solutions to people and organizations in Australia.

We are delighted to partner with Ray who brings his energy and passion for mentoring to our international team.

Ray is a business coach and founder of LifeMentoring.com. He is a serial entrepreneur and has built and sold businesses in the UK and in Australia. Since relocating to Australia in 2005 he has worked for 7 years with Shirlaws, the global coaching company, before becoming a partner at Synchra Group, where he specializes in CEO mentoring.

He has been happily married for over 40 years and has two grown up children.
Ray is passionate about helping people of all ages lead happy and fulfilled lives. He is passionate about bringing the gift of mentoring to the world.

His Life Mentoring concept is unique and has delivered great results for his clients.
Big things in Ray’s life at the moment (outside work!) are a new grandson and a home renovation.

Ray can be reached as follows:

Ray Brown
Linkedin profile: au.linkedin.com/in/raybrown99
M: 0061 434 526877
E: ray.brown@synchra.com.au
S: ray.brown
T: TheCEOsMentor

Together we look forward to sharing the gift of mentoring with people and organizations as, “Making you successful is what matters!”®

TALENTC® - People Services Inc. and the International Certification for Mentoring

Winners Announced for the 2016 Leadership Excellence Awards recognizing exceptional Leadership Development Programs in the Corporate Category

LEAD2016 at Nashville, TN – Distinguished recipients of the Leadership Excellence Awards for 2016 were named today for outstanding achievements in leadership development and programs in the areas of Education, Corporate, and Individuals at the LEAD2016 event being held at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum in Nashville, Tennessee. The prestigious Leadership Awards salute the world’s top leadership practitioners and programs and highlight their roles in developing their most important asset - their people.

For more than 33 years, Leadership Excellence, now a part of HR.com, has identified and recognized the top leadership organizations and their strategies and solutions in a yearly ranking by appropriate category. This year, the ranking process and award categories were streamlined and updated to better define the leadership efforts nominated.

TalentC® - People Services Inc. delivers the International Certification for Mentoring (ICM) which is the only independently accredited mentor training program in the world today that results in a professional designation for mentoring. The curriculum and the designation are International Standards Organization (ISO) compliant. The ICM Mentor Training is delivered internationally today by TalentC® and has been recognized as an effective leadership development program by people and organizations.
TalentC® is honored to be one of the Leadership Excellence Award winners placing in the top 10% in the Top Leadership Partner category. We thank those clients that we have served for their continued support.

The complete list of this year’s award winners will be published in the February edition of Leadership Excellence Essentials. The Leadership Excellence publication will also feature interviews from select top award winners in each category in upcoming monthly issues starting in April. These interviews will outline each program’s unique qualities that made them a Leadership Excellence Winner.

"Effective leadership development programs and activities are a must in today’s business. Without leadership, all other resources are ineffective, whether you are operating a non-profit, educational institution, government department, small business, or a large corporation. Programs and individuals recognized in the Leadership Excellence Awards program have made significant contributions developing leaders," stated Debbie McGrath, CEO of HR.com.

A complete list of award winners in all areas will be in the February edition of Leadership Excellence Essentials.

About LEAD2016
LEAD2016 is a 2-day leadership forum designed to inspire leadership in people from all walks of life, live simulcast to hundreds of remote host sites internationally. The event brings top thought leaders and the world’s best leadership practices into any organization and communities and was February 3rd and 4th, 2016 in Nashville, Tennessee, at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum. www.LEAD2016.com

About HR.com
HR.com, the largest global social networking and resource site for HR Professionals is committed to providing a deeper understanding of the HR function for 280,000 members by offering a Global Leadership annual event, Leadership Excellence Awards, HR Certification Exam Prep Courses, real-time matching for job seekers and employers, certification programs, a personal development app, monthly themed HR epublications, 4,500+ webcasts, 1,200+ eLearning credits, 230+ virtual conferences, blogs, community networks, industry news and advisory boards. www.HR.com

For more information, contact:
Debbie McGrath,
Chief Instigator and CEO
dmcgrath@hr.com
877-472-6648
www.HR.com
www.hr.com/leadershipexcellence

INTERNATIONAL CERTIFICATION FOR MENTORING IS ENHANCED IN WESTERN CANADA

Doug Lawrence, President and Founder of TalentC® and John Stott, are pleased to announce the launch of TalentC® Western Canada”

TalentC® Western Canada under the leadership of John Stott will deliver our accredited mentor solutions to people and organizations in Western Canada.

We are delighted to partner with John who brings his energy and passion for mentoring to our international team.

John Stott has over 30 years of professional experience. He is a Senior Human Resources consultant and a lifelong advocate for personal and professional development. John supports and consults with individuals and businesses undergoing HR renewal or seeking a step change. He has worked as an HR Director and VP of Human Resources with large and small organizations in Canada and USA where he has established a reputation for values, integrity, and excellence. John was recently recognized for his role in supporting (APTN) Aboriginal Peoples Television Network to achieve “Top 100 Employer” status in Canada for 4 consecutive years.

John has supported, enhanced, or developed Mentorship programs in many organizations and is an active board member of several boards including the International Certified Mentor Society (ICM Society).

John can be reached as follows:

John Stott, CHRP, ICMP

Phone: 204-999-5188
Email: Johnstott@shaw.ca
Web: www.talentc.ca
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=41978343&trk=nav_responsive_tab_profile

Together we look forward to sharing the gift of mentoring with people and organizations as, “Making you successful is what matters!”®

Doug Lawrence, President and Founder of TalentC® and Peggy Ballou, career and talent management consultant are pleased to announce the launch of TalentC® - Afrique de l’Ouest Francophone.

TalentC® - Afrique de l’ouest Francophone under the leadership of Peggy Ballou will deliver our accredited mentor solutions to people and organizations in Cote d'lvoire, Benin, Togo, Burkina Faso, Senegal, Mali, Niger, Guinée.

We are delighted to partner with Peggy who brings her passion for mentoring to our relationship.

Peggy Ballou has over 10 years of professional experience. She is a consultant in career and talent management. She trains, coaches and consults with individuals and corporations to improve team performance, productivity and professional development and career management. Before starting her own company, she has been working as a financial analyst and auditor in different industries and companies such as Ivanhoe Cambridge, CGI, Government of Quebec, CBC Radio-Canada. She also coordinated and managed the professional mentoring program of the African Chamber of Commerce of Quebec (www.repaf.org)

She is also founder of Social Achievers, a non-profit organization in West Africa which trains high school students and develops their professional soft skills and social responsibility.

Peggy Ballou holds a bachelor degree in business administration from HEC Montreal and is a certified public accountant and certified career coach.

Peggy can be reached as follows:

Peggy Ballou, CPA, CMA
Phone: +225 08 62 47 52
Email: contact@peggyballou.om
Web: www.talentc.ca
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pballou

Together we look forward to sharing the gift of mentoring with people and organizations as “making you successful is what matters!”®

Doug Lawrence, President and Founder of TalentC® and Eduardo Martins Occulate, CEO and Founder of Idiom House are pleased to announce the launch of TalentC® - Brazil. TalentC® - Brazil under the leadership of Eduardo Martins Occulate will deliver our accredited mentor solutions to people and organizations in Brazil.

We are delighted to partner with Eduardo who brings his passion for mentoring to our relationship. Eduardo has over 28 years of experience in working in adult education, corporate training and academic teaching in national and multi-national companies, colleges and universities such as: Avon Cosmetics, Citibank, Indústrias Villares, Elevadores Atlas, Aços Villares, Alba Química, Kinomaxx, Areva, CNA (Instituto Cultural Norte-Americano), Costa Braga College, Universidade Ibirapuera, Universidade Paulista and Universidade do Grande ABC.

He is one of the founding partners of Idiom House (which took place back in April 1997). In this role, he has managed and supervised all operational and academic aspects of a language learning institution (Recruitment, Teachers' Training, Client Retention, Report Writing, Course Development and Curriculum Design).

Eduardo holds a Master’s Degree in Applied Linguistics and Language Studies. He is also a TESL Ontario certified teacher.

Eduardo can be reached as follows:
Eduardo Martins Occulate
Phone: +55 11 95704-3024
Email: eduardo.occulate@talentc.ca
Web: www.talentc.ca
LinkedIn: https://br.linkedin.com/in/eduardomartinsocculate/en
Twitter: @talentCBrasil

Together we look forward to sharing the gift of mentoring with people and organizations as “making you successful is what matters!”®

Doug Lawrence, President and Founder of TalentC® and Desiree Harrison, CEO and Founder of SkillsPro Consulting S.A. are pleased to announce the launch of TalentC® - Panama. TalentC® - Panama under the leadership of Desiree Harrison will deliver our accredited mentor solutions to people and organizations in Panama, with future plans for expansion to come.

We are delighted to partner with Desiree who brings her passion for mentoring to our relationship. Desiree has extensive experience with nearly 10 years of involvement in developing, delivering and managing adult education and corporate training programs in private sector and non-profit organizations. Her clients have ranged from finance to construction, among other sectors. She has a strong interest in business and corporate mentorship, especially as it relates to positive team work development, productivity and intergenerational knowledge transfer. Desiree’s certifications include a B.A. Honours in Political Studies from the University of Saskatchewan, she is also a certified Essential Skills Analyst, Advanced TESOL Business English Instructor, Yoga Alliance RTY-200 Yoga Teacher, and is actively part of the International Certified Mentor program.

Desiree can be reached as follows:

Desiree Harrison
Phone/WhatsApp: +507.6270.8824
Email: desiree.harrison@talentc.ca
Web: www.skillsproconsulting.com
LinkedIn: https://pa.linkedin.com/in/dezharrison
Twitter: @dez_skills

Together we look forward to sharing the gift of mentoring with people and organizations as “making you successful is what matters!”®

Doug Lawrence, President of TalentC® is pleased to congratulate Ahmed Baluch – Regional Director Middle East Operations for TalentC and President of Amplify FZE on the signing of an agreement with Dubai Silicon Oasis Authority to implement a “happy culture” within the organization. Ahmed is an International Certified Mentor Practitioner and will leverage his leadership skills and mentoring strengths to bring value to this organization and its people.