Sessions

Most mentoring programs are little more than awkward forced conversations between a promising, eager candidate and an overworked-but-wanting-to-help leader. The outcomes are typically lackluster and rarely go beyond the mentor and mentee getting to know and appreciate each other. How do you create a program that breaks through this formula? By looking at what differentiates those employees who have been promoted from those who have been stalled or derailed, you will change your paradigm of what mentoring needs to accomplish. An exercise in this session will allow you to experience this new paradigm. This session will also explore how to shift leaders and mentors into the role of coaches who are willing to have sometimes difficult, frank discussions with their employees and mentees. This session will help you:

·         Identify the factors that differentiate those who get promoted and those who don't, and to apply this awareness to both mentoring and development programs for candidates.

·         Identify how to move mentorships from vague conversations to powerful feedback-and-growth experiences.

·         Determine the preparation needs of mentors and mentees under this new paradigm.