Mentoring programme

Mentees

A mentee may want to work on building self-confidence, developing professional and winning tools or sharpening critical thinking skills and knowledge. People can become mentees at almost any age. Being a great mentee means being dedicated to learning and practicing new skills. The more work you put into the relationship with your mentor, the more you will get out of it.

Benefits to you

• Offer an outside perspective on both you and your business
• Help you by sharing their own experience of both failure and success
• Give friendly, unbiased support and provide honest and constructive feedback
• Be a sounding board for ideas

Criteria

• You can come from any business function in any sector of the market
• You must be able to commit to 4 x 90 minute sessions to use over the course of 6 months (to start in March 2020)
• Complete a review document following the end of your placement

Mentors

As a mentor you will have the opportunity to use your experience and knowledge in a facilitative manner to support the development of the mentee. The responsibility for making things happen and putting plans into action lies primarily with the mentee - not with you.

Benefits to you

• Opportunity to reflect on own practice
• Enhances your job satisfaction
• Develops professional relationships
• Enhances peer recognition
• It uses your experience, making it available to a new person
• It enables you to practice interpersonal skills

Criteria

• You can come from any business function in any sector of the market
• You must have 3 years leadership and or management experience 
• You must be able to commit to 4 x 90 minute sessions to use over the course of 6 months (to start in March 2020)
• Complete a review document following the end of your placement