This document provides an orientation for a mentorship program taking place from February to August 2015. It includes an agenda, timeline, definitions of mentorship, guidelines, objectives, the mentoring process, potential topics for mentors and mentees to discuss, expectations, recommendations for additional reading, contacts and a proposed exercise for mentors and mentees to get to know each other. The overall goal is to connect individuals in a profession to learn from each other's experience through a structured 6 month mentorship commitment.

1. TMPA Mentorship
Orientation 2015
10 Feb 2015
Charles Dimov
@cdimov

2. Presenter
Name: Charles Dimov
eMail: CharlesDimov@gmail.com
Phone: 647-702-1494
Twitter: @CDimov
Blog: www.StrategyD.org
Web: www.DimovStrat.com

3. Agenda
6:30pm Registration / Network
7:00pm Orientation
7:45pm F2F Objectives
8:00pm Adjourn

4. Timeline
Gauge Interest
Recruit & Match
Active Mentoring Wrap-up
Sep Jan Feb Aug
F2F Orientation
February: Based on survey responses, mentors & mentees - matched
Program: Active Mentoring to run February to August 2015

5. What is Mentorship?
 Mentorship is the process of harnessing experience
and knowledge and sharing it with others.
 It is about people learning from each other and
applying the learning.
 Opportunity to share their professional knowledge,
expertise and career perspective with others

6. Guidelines
 NOT A JOB SEARCH FORUM
 We are all mature adults  It’s up to you
 Program establishes structure
 Program makes the connections
 You need to drive it, stick with it, and make it work!
 Mentor & Mentee MUST give time and energy to
the mentoring partnership to make it work
 Must: be open to new ideas, and trust each other

7. Objective
 Connect individuals in the profession and provide the
opportunity to learn from each other’s experience
 Provide experienced Sounding Board
-technical experience
-marketing experience
-career guidance
 Opportunity to share
-leadership talent
-strengthen your network
-2 way street

8. Mentoring Process

9. Commitment
 6 months (Feb - Aug)
 F2F Orientation & Meet Mentee
 Regular mentor/mentee meetings
 Min: 1 hour / month
 Default: 1st Wed of each Month – 1 hr (7:00-8:00pm)
 Mentor Support & Best Practice Group – 30 mins
 Mentees: Mid Point Check – follow up call
 Feedback Survey: June
 Follow-through on commitments

10. Step 1: Build Relationship
Establish trust
 Get to know each other
 Establish mutual trust and respect confidentially
Explore mentor / mentee history
 Share both good AND bad experiences
 Allow for open and honest communication
 Understand how the mentee prefers to learn;
appreciate differences in learning styles and pace

11. Step 2: Goals
Set Mentor Goals
What does the Mentor want to accomplish?
ie: Groom a mentee / Develop leadership / Guide skills-career
Set Mentee Goals
a) Mentee wants to attain …
b) Objective milestones …
c) Guidance/Right Q’s - based on Mentor’s experience

12. Step 3: Coach & FollowUp
 Mentors: Keep it Positive!
 Help mentee outline Goals & Plan of Action (POA)
 Review Actions taken & Progress
 Provide clear feedback on their progress
 Key: Open / Honest communication
 Celebrate accomplishments!

13. Mentoring Topics

14.  First Contact:
 Mentor Background & Career Highlights
 Mentee Background & Career Aspirations
 Set Goals for Mentoring impact (Set Actions)
 Write these down!

15.  Second Contact:
 Review Actions from last meeting
 Know Yourself & Leveraging Mentee Strengths
 Mentee: Buy BirkMan Book
 Mentee: Complete Assessment
 Assignment: Leverage Strengths for the Goals

17.  Third Contact:
 Progress toward Initial Goals
 Actions from last meeting (Assessment)
 Reflect on Plans to achieve Goals leveraging
personal profile
 Additoinal Topics

18. Not Expected!
 NO: Provide personal intro’s
 NO: Spend more time than agreed
 NO: Take lead in the relationship
 setting up all meetings / drive career development
 NO: Continue beyond Aug 2015

19. Confidentiality
 TPMA Execs will not reveal any of your personal
information to other members participating in the pilot
program or any of the TPMA exec team
 Your personal information will never be posted on our
TPMA website
 Your email address will be provided to only your
Mentor/Mentee group
 CRUCIAL: maintain confidentiality and absolutely avoid
disclosure of any personal information outside the 1:1

20. Extra Reading…
 The Mentor Guide: Facilitating Effective Learning Relationships
 Managers as Mentors: Building Partnerships for Learning
 Secrets of a CEO Coach (coaching techniques you can use both for
yourself and for others)
 The Heart of Mentoring: 10 Proven Principles for Developing People to
their Fullest Potential
 The Elements of Mentoring
 The Manager’s Pocket Guide to Effective Mentoring
 Coaching and Mentoring for Dummies
 The Protégé ’s Guide: How to Have a Successful Relationship with a
Mentor
 The Protégé ’s Guide to Mentoring

21. Recommendation…
 Solid Overview for Mentors
 Many many examples and
stories
 Ethical guidance

22. Final Words…
 Deepest thanks to all the Mentors
 Keep your commitments to each other
Stick with it!
Make it happen!
Learn Something!
Have Fun!

24. Contacts / Resources
 Charles Dimov
 Office: 647-702-1494
 Email: CharlesDimov@gmail.com
 Dimitar Ganshev
 Ana Friesen

25. 15min F2F Exercise
 Introduce each other
 Background, work, experience, hobbies, family/children…
 Exchanged contact info (email / phone #)
 Set time / date / place / length for next 1:1
 phone / skype / in-person [Starbucks, Tim Hortons…]
 First Wed. of month – from 7:00-8:00pm (1hr)
 Mentee to call Mentor on home telephone number
 Discuss Goals:
 How do you hope to give back as a Mentor?
 As a Mentee what learnings will help you most?

26. Volunteers & Executives