D.I.V.A.S. stands for Driven Intelligent Virtuous Ambitious Sisters. Using those five foundations we have created, have adopted this definition of mentoring as our own:

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"Mentoring is to support and encourage people to manage their own learning in order that they may maximise their potential, develop their skills, improve their performance and become the person they want to be."

 

-Eric Parsloe, The Oxford School of Coaching & Mentoring