For emerging leader Tara Hazel, mentoring has helped her recognise her own capability and feel more confident about where her career could take her.

Her mentor brings a combination of listening, honest challenge and perspective to their conversations. That support has helped Tara see the value of the experience and skills she already brings to the table, while giving her the confidence to trust her own judgement.

“My mentor has helped me see my own capability more clearly,” she says.

The relationship has come at an important point in Tara’s career. She values the time and generosity her mentor brings to every conversation, and the encouragement of someone who wants to see her succeed.

Looking back on their conversations, Tara wants her mentor to know how much that investment has meant.

“She has probably had a much greater impact on my confidence and thinking than she realises.”