Mentorship Strategies

Accelerating performance in today's fast moving business environment is imperative. According to CIPD research, 96% of individuals receiving coaching and mentoring said it had a positive impact on their performance, and 87% said it had a direct positive impact on organizational performance. This webcast will feature how to leverage multiple approaches to mentoring- up, down and sideways- to create a learning and performance organization for business results. You'll hear examples of peer executive mentoring across organizations, reverse mentoring in emerging technologies, virtual mentoring and speed group mentoring to drive solutions on specific concerns. If you have responsibility for accelerating performance in your organization this webcast is for you! more »

Businesses increasingly want decision-makers and leaders to reflect society's diversity. Yet boardrooms and executive suites remain largely homogeneous. Companies struggle with the retention and advancement of professionals of color. Research shows that people of color are more willing to stay in their organizations when they feel connected to their company, often made possible through informal networks and having a strong mentor. This webcast will feature the success of a new mentoring initiative specifically designed to develop and retain diverse talent. You'll hear about group and one-to-one mentoring of different participating companies, results to date of a pilot program of mentors, and find ways that you can apply these learnings within your own organization. If you are looking to advance diverse talent for organizational effectiveness, this webcast is for you! more »

Career development is critical to the success of talent in organizations and meeting business goals. One way that leading companies support their talent's career development is by offering mentoring. Effective mentoring is not a "stand-alone" effort, but is most effective when it is integrated into other talent development processes. This webcast will feature research and practices on mentoring as a career development tool, as well as success stories from Catalyst Award-winning corporate initiatives. The Catalyst Award annually honors innovative organizational approaches with proven, measurable results that address the recruitment, development, and advancement of women. more »

A best-in-class mentoring initiative on the verge of enterprise-wide expansion is the focus of this webcast. If you've had a winning mentoring program, want to sustain its success and expand enterprise-wide, you'll learn how in this case study presentation from Sodexho. An "I (implementation) team" built a US-based mentoring program, gaining support from executive sponsors and key stakeholders, with 70% of mentoring relationships diversity-based and 90% crossing divisional functions. Their astounding ROI results showed improvement in employee retention and productivity. Hear how Sodexho achieved a strong foundation in their US-based best-in-class mentoring to prepare for expansion to other continents. more »