by Robin Cox | Apr 18, 2024 | Christian teachers, Coaches, Coaching leadership, Education, Family, Mentors, motivating teenagers, Relationships, Resiliency, Social workers, teachers, youth mentoring
Do you have a message of hope to share with the wider community? How do you respond when you watch the television news and you see helpless babies and young children injured by war, explosions, violence, displacement or through some other event beyond their control? I...
by Robin Cox | Mar 16, 2024 | Building strengths, business people, Coaches, coaching leaders, Coaching leadership, Employers, Mentors, Relationships, Resiliency, teachers, youth mentoring
While enjoying a cup of coffee, I was reflecting on the many leaders I have either worked under or met during the past five decades. Which were the leaders I had the most respect for? What specific management or leadership qualities or skills did they possess? A few...
by Robin Cox | Dec 7, 2023 | Coaches, coaching leaders, Mentors, motivating teenagers, Parents, Relationships, teachers, youth mentoring
A couple of weeks ago, as I was thinking more about the key qualities of a mentor as a friend, my wife and I flew to Cape Town to participate in a Memorial gathering for my closest friend Peter Van Ryneveld. Pete had been diagnosed with a brain tumor about eight weeks...
by Robin Cox | Oct 21, 2023 | Coaches, coaching leaders, Education, Mentors, motivating teenagers, Parents, Relationships, Resiliency, teachers, youth mentoring
The powerful image above has been shared a great deal on social media in recent days, as have the words of Nobel Peace Prize winner, Nelson Mandela: “No one is born hating another person because of the colour of his skin, or his background, or his religion....
by Robin Cox | Aug 23, 2023 | Building strengths, Coaches, Coaching leadership, Employers, grandparents, Mentors, motivating teenagers, Parents, Relationships, Resiliency, teachers, Uncategorized, Young adults, youth mentoring
I am well into the writing of a new book promoting the spirit of mentoring which is due out in 2024. There is a lot of doom and gloom in the global marketplace. We seem to be desperately short of global leaders with integrity who genuinely care and are striving, no...
by Robin Cox | Nov 17, 2021 | Building strengths, Coaches, Coaching leadership, Mentors, motivating teenagers, Relationships, Resiliency, teachers, youth mentoring
Recently I shared research on the impact of the pandemic and lockdowns on youth with some local mentors. While the impact will vary from country to country, there were some common themes which I will share in this blog, ending with some strategies and tips anyone...