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Coaching, Mentoring, Volunteering and Work – What Works and What Doesn’t Cover
By: Nicky Adams  
Open Access
|Jun 2025

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Language: English
Page range: 46 - 52
Published on: Jun 25, 2025
Published by: University Forum for Human Resource Development & World Federation of People Management Associations
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 2 issues per year

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