Want to be a mentor? Here’s some inspiration

Our Tribe is all about giving back. Emergency supplies for Ukraine? Check. Helping children bond with nature? Double check. Every triumph we share both celebrates our team and highlights vital charity efforts. Plus, it inspires more people to join in and make a difference. 

Now, it’s Jack Jewell’s turn under the spotlight.

Our Landscape and Arboriculture Director has been mentoring with the East London Business Alliance’s Leadership in Partnership programme. Discover his experience so far and get some advice if you’re thinking of mentoring. 

“I’ve been a mentor at Tyler Grange for a while now. Enabling our team to voice their real ambitions. Even if it means they plan to venture beyond the company, we support that transparency and help guide them on their path, not ours. 

“This supportiveness ties into our philosophy around volunteering. Since the beginning, Tyler Grange has championed volunteering as a core value. In fact, we designed our four-day work week around it.  

“Our four-day work week isn’t just a perk, it’s an open door to create an impact.” 

“When I heard about the ELBA programme from colleagues, it sounded like a really interesting opportunity. Their experiences were inspiring, and the programme opened a whole new landscape of mentoring to explore. I could connect with someone from a different sector and hopefully make an impact while living up to our volunteering commitment.” 

“We kicked off with an in-person meeting and then transitioned into monthly video calls. During these catchups, we reflect on past meetings and recent happenings. It’s a space for discussion, reflection, and accountability – like setting mini-tasks or discussing goals. A typical conversation might go, ‘You said you’d tackle this, how did it go?’ The key is keeping the momentum going. 

“Being a mentor is about providing a reflective mirror to help anchor decision-making. It’s simple but effective.” 

“Most of us don’t pause to question what we truly want. To compare our current reality with our desires. To map out what we don’t have now but need to get where we want to be. I help my mentee articulate these things, write them down even, to keep their own promise to themselves.” 

Our journey, led by inspiring individuals like Jack, is far from over. We aim to continue making waves, big or small, in the name of giving back.  

Keep an eye out for our latest volunteering news. Our goal is simple – we want to inspire everyone to spend a little of their free time helping others. 

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