In the Empowering Women Mentorship Program, the mentee holds the responsibility for driving the relationship forward. This helps show her dedication to the program and her own personal development – as well as a way to utilize her management and communication skills. The mentee is responsible for identifying her strengths and gaps (areas of curiosity) that are used to match them with the right mentor. The mentee sets the agenda for each meeting, asks thoughtful questions, takes notes, tries out some of the ideas and reports back to her mentor.

• Identifying your why

• Setting the agenda for the meetings

• Asking questions

• Listening and learning

• Trying out some ideas

• Being grateful

• Sharing knowledge and information with your mentor

• Being flexible, keeping an open mind, and having fun

• Maintaining confidentiality

You are committing to giving this program the effort and energy needed. To grow personally and professionally when you join the mentorship program as a mentee. Here’s what you’ll do:

• Set Goals: Complete a self-assessment to figure out your goals. This helps match you with the best mentor.

• Meetings: After the virtual kick-off, plan and attend six 60-minute meetings with your mentor over 14 weeks (about every two weeks).

• Check-Ins: Let the program manager know when your meetings happen (no need to share details).

• Wrap-Up: Join the virtual celebration at the end of the program.

You won’t be doing this alone! You’ll get helpful tools and guidance to build a great mentoring relationship. Plus, you’ll be part of about 100 other women on this same journey.

This program takes time and effort. Before you join, make sure you’re ready to commit to the meetings and stay in touch with your mentor.

Having a mentor can provide you with many advantages, personally and professionally. Some of the benefits mentoring provides are:

• Shorten your learning curve and become more productive quickly.

• Make Connections - feel like you are part of the team.

• Sounding board for ideas - mentors can offer valuable insight into what it takes to get ahead. Giving insight on the best course of action in difficult situations.

• Develop your knowledge and skills – mentors help you identify the skills and expertise you need to succeed. They may teach you or advise you on where to go for the information you need.

• Encouragement, support and help working through specific problems, challenges or issues – at work or in your personal life.

• Improve your communication skills – Learn to communicate and/or communicate more effectively with people not like you, or that don’t “speak the same language”.

• Advance your career – a mentor helps you stay focused and on track in your career through advice, skills development and networking. Employees who received mentoring were promoted FIVE times more often than people who didn’t have mentors. (Sun Microsystems)

• Gain insights into best practices, new ideas, opportunities, possibilities and perspectives.

By nominating you, your sponsor has agreed to pay your $550 program fee. The program fee provides you access to everything listed above.