mentorship, technology and me
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Using Mentorship as a tool to grow a career in technology for Canadian womenTRANSCRIPT
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• Why insert mentorship in your busy schedule• Learn about the 5 stages of the lifecycle of a
mentorship relationship• Clarify and communicate the purpose of a
mentorship relationship• Identify an appropriate match• Explore the CanWIT eMentorship program
Outcomes
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A valuable mentorship relationship sounds like:
– Trusting– Meaningful– Filed with learning opportunities– Impactful
Coaching makes us skilledMentorship makes us part of a culture
We learn the most from the ones leaving a strong impression on us
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• Improved health, wellness, balance, safety• Improved performance and productivity• Enhanced Personal and professional development• Promotes an inclusive work environment• Building trust in relationships• Building leadership capacity and capabilities• Enhanced transference of knowledge• Increased personal confidence, self-esteem and
commitment• Increased attraction and retention• Promotes organizational learning and enrichment• Improved innovation and creative problem solving• Mentees become good Mentors
Benefits of mentorship
Sage Mentors Inc.
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Give and Receive
Give Receive
Mentor PresenceListeningStoriesGuidanceSponsorship
A chance to give backAppreciationPotential employeesAwareness of the obstacles faced by MenteeStronger professional community
Mentee TrustPerspectiveAppreciationInformation about their challenges
HelpGuidanceStories PerspectivePotential concrete opportunities
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Life cycle of a mentoring relationship
Sage Mentors Inc.
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Clarity for Mentor
• Who you are• Your current situation• What you’re
interested in sharing at this stage
• Who you are• Your current situation• What you need at this
stage• Your elevator pitch
Clarity for Mentee
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Elevator pitch
• Turn to your left neighbor
• in one sentence, tell that person about who you are
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The Ask
• Mentor asks for clarity about who you are, where you are and what you need
• Mentee asks for an outcome
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The Ask
• Mentor to Mentee: tell me about your current professional state
• Mentee: answer with two sentences: – this is my current reality – and I’m aspiring to…
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Reflect, take a step back
Three Mentor styles:
1.The driver pushing into action2.The expert inspiring excellence 3.The connector introducing a new network
What’s in it for me if I am mentored by that person?
What’s in it for me if I mentor that person
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Create a fertile ground
• What’s our deal
• Contact frequency
• How– Written plan– Action log– Email– Phone calls– Video conference– Face to face
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Optimize your relationship
• Be organized– Pre-book meetings– Prepare questions/subjects of discussion– Provide regular updates/follow-up (helps to get to
know each other and learn about how things are evolving)
• Find your style• Find your groove
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Operate• Share
– Time– Stories– Obstacles Mentees are facing in their work
environment
• Check items of the plan• Evaluate
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Problem solving• It is acceptable to say
– I think we need to assess how we are doing
• We can exit elegantly– I am grateful– I received and learned– I feel comfortable continuing on my own/ I
need to invest my energy into…• We can exit joyfully
– Let’s keep in touch
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www.canwit.ca
• Where women in tech can seek mentorship from experienced professionals.
• An online program to connect anytime.
• Knowledge sharing
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http://www.visioncritical.com/
Three Vancouver companies engaged in the eMentorship program
http://www.activenetwork.com/
http://www.mdacorporation.com/corporate/index.cfm
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Open Forum
•Questions•Comments•Exchange
• Why insert mentorship in your busy schedule• Learn about the 5 stages of the lifecycle of a mentorship
relationship• Clarify and communicate the purpose of a mentorship relationship• Identify an appropriate match• Explore the CanWIT eMentorship program
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Visit www.canwit.ca
for more information & to get involved.