Author name: Wes Roberts

Founder/CCO/Master Mentor Leadership Design Group. Wes is uniquely designed to encourage, grow, prod, and challenge others. He is wildly creative and able to imagine better futures for others and himself. Since 1967 his leadership mentoring has helped shape the future of individuals and organizations to grow their dreams into reality. Wes exercises his unique personality to serve others as Founder and Chief Creative Officer of Leadership Design Group, Leadership Design Associates and Three3rds Media. Wes has been mentoring individuals and teams since 1967 from a variety of backgrounds and on every major continent. The unique mentoring model that has deepened, enriched, challenged and changed many lives—in every third of life, is a cornerstone for all that takes place within Leadership Design Group, Leadership Design Associates and Three3rds Media.

5 Facts About Mentor Training You Need To Know

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[blox_row][blox_column width=”1/1″][blox_heading title=”I had an inspiring professor when I attended graduate school at Arizona State University.” size=”h3″ style=”style5″ animation=”none”][/blox_heading][blox_text animation=”none”] He encouraged me, challenged me, and taught me passion for our shared pursuit. I learned early on that if I wanted to check in with him, I wouldn’t find him in his office. He had […]

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An Inside Look at the Best Mentoring Sessions

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[blox_row][blox_column width=”1/1″][blox_heading title=”Mentoring, of course, comes in many forms and fashions.” size=”h3″ style=”style5″ animation=”none”][/blox_heading][/blox_column][/blox_row][blox_row columns=”1/1″][blox_column width=”1/1″][blox_text animation=”none”] But at LDG, we Design Leaders through Intentional, Deep-Change, Whole-Life, Transformational mentoring. Intentionality is crucial to great mentoring sessions. The best mentoring is purpose-filled and inside every exceptional mentoring session is purpose-filled intentionality. Good mentors—and those they are

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You Have Been Asked To Mentor Someone. What Now?

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[blox_row][blox_column width=”1/1″][blox_heading title=”Maybe this should be sub-titled, “Confessions of a long time mentor.”” size=”h3″ style=”style5″ animation=”none”][/blox_heading][blox_text animation=”none”] I am still, even after 40+ years of full time mentoring, humbled and honored when someone inquires if I would spend time with them exploring their life and helping them discover their future. One of the hard parts

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How Do You Begin To Find A Mentor?

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[blox_row][blox_column width=”1/1″][blox_heading title=”In some places in our world, mentors are hard to come by. ” size=”h3″ style=”style5″ animation=”none”][/blox_heading][blox_text animation=”none”] The need, hope, demand for good mentors is on the increase. But often people simply do not know where to begin to look. Here at Leadership Design Group, the mentoring we do and train others to

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Mentors Come In Three Categories

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[blox_row][blox_column width=”1/1″][blox_heading title=”Too often people think that they do not have a mentor.” size=”h3″ style=”style5″ animation=”none”][/blox_heading][blox_text animation=”none”] Maybe they once did. Kind of. A coach. A teacher. But way too often people will shrug their shoulders, wish they could find a mentor, don’t, and then give up that longing for awhile. Life settles, and that

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The Ultimate Guide to the Best Mentoring Process

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[blox_row][blox_column width=”1/1″][blox_heading title=”Just like humans, mentoring comes in all shapes, sizes, lengths, colors and intensities. It can be as brief as an hour, or for a lifetime. ” style=”style5″ animation=”none”][/blox_heading][blox_text animation=”none”] However, the best of any form or length of mentoring always has four crucial elements to it. Without the stirring up of these elements,

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Speaking with your body

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  [blox_row][blox_column width=”1/1″][blox_heading title=”Watching people is one of my favorite past times. ” size=”h3″ style=”style5″ animation=”none”][/blox_heading][blox_text animation=”none”] In September of 2013 I had the privilege of being in New York City.  I arrived earlier than expected, via train, from Baltimore, checked my luggage at Penn Station (since my host was still at work) and took

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Listening with your eyes

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  [blox_row][blox_column width=”1/1″][blox_heading title=”Blessed with some truly amazing men and women on our Mentoring Development Team for Leadership Design Group (LDG), I watched them interacting at dinner recently. ” size=”h3″ style=”style5″ animation=”none”][/blox_heading][blox_text animation=”none”]  Animated conversations were taking place.  They had journeyed to Colorado from around the country. Most of these good souls I’ve mentored in

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Looking With Your Ears

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[blox_row][blox_column width=”1/1″][blox_heading title=”Tell me who you are?” size=”h3″ style=”style5″ animation=”none”][/blox_heading][blox_text animation=”none”] This is where all good, growth-filled mentoring begins. Personally. Organizationally. Yes, there can be many entry points into mentoring.  But…the best of mentoring always begins with listening. Recently on a business trip, I sat next to a younger man who had the appearance and

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LDG - steps into eternity

An Introduction

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[blox_row][blox_column width=”1/1″][blox_heading title=”Ever wonder what your last words will be when you step into eternity? ” size=”h3″ color=”#7f8c8d” style=”style5″ animation=”none”][/blox_heading][blox_text animation=”none”] Maybe that’s not the most charming or fun or finest way to begin a blog post. However, some day, the two of us, that be you and me, will utter our last words. At this

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