A presentation to the Lady Project on mentoring, how it is changing and how to get and give mentorship

1. Mentorship Matters

2. MENTORSHIP & ME

3. MENTORLESS TO MENTOR
AND LIFELONG MENTEE

4. NO ONE’S PATH IS LINEAR

5. MENTORS HELP ILLUMINATE
THE WAY

6. WOW….
THERE’S
PEOPLE
WHO
HAVE
REAL
STUFF TO
SAY

7. EVERY WOMEN DESERVES TO
HAVE AN ADVISORY PANEL
7x7 Mentoring Salon SMW2014

8. MENTORSHIP REDEFINED

9. 1 mentor
Noun | men-tor
a. someone who teaches or gives help and advice to a less
experienced and often younger person
b. a trusted counselor or guide
2 mentor
Verb
: to teach or give advice or guidance to (someone, such as a
less experienced person or a child) : to act as a mentor for
(someone)

11. MENTORSHIP IS CHANGING
• CHANGING WORKFORCE
• DIGITAL ACCESS
• MILLENNIALS ARE
CHANGING THE RULES

12. MENTORSHIP IS CHANGING
• EVOLVING WORKFORCE
• DIGITAL ACCESS
• MILLENNIALS ARE
CHANGING THE RULES

13. “The idea of
seeking out a
single career
confidant is as old-
fashioned as a
three-martini
lunch.”
- Monica Higgins, Harvard

14. “I lean on different
mentors for
different things”Christina Wallace, The Misery of Millennial Mentoring, Forbes
- Christina Wallace, The
Misery of Millennial
Mentoring, Forbes

15. “Today’s new
mentorship
models are more
like Twitter
conversations.” -
Jeanne Meister,
co-author of The
2020 Workplace
- Monica Higgins, Harvard

16. • VARIETY
• TWO—WAY
• INFORMAL
• FLUID
• ST / LT
• SKILL / EXPERIENCE
• INTERNAL /
EXTERNAL

17. EVERYWHERE AROUND
YOU THERE’S A MENTOR

18. WHAT I
HAVE
LEARNE
D

19. YOU CAN MAKE A
DIFFERENCE IN JUST ONE

20. IT’S
MORE…
THAN
WORK

21. PERMISSION TO ENGAGE

22. Mentorship Is the number
one request by Millennials
worldwide, with 42%
requesting help finding a
mentor
82% of women who have
a mentor are more likely to
believe they are on track
professionally (vs. 60%
without).

23. HOW DO WE CLOSE THE
MENTORSHIP GAP

24. IT”S ALL ABOUT THE
NETWORK

25. STEP ONE: GET OUT THERE
• WORKPLACE / COLLEAGUES
• EX-COWORKERS
• ALUMNI ASSOCIATIONS
• AFFILIATE GROUPS
• CLASSES
• ONLINE RESOURCES
• SEMINARS / WORKSHOPS
• CONFERENCES

26. STEP ONE: GET OUT THERE
• MEETUPS
• FRIENDS / FAMILY
• VOLUNTEERING
• TWITTER
• BOOK CLUB
• EVENTS
• EAVEDROP
• LISTSERVS

27. STEP TWO: THE ASK
• MEET SMART
• SHOP AROUND
• RECONNECT
(& FLATTER)
“If you someone to be your mentor, don’t come
out of the gates asking for a mentorship
relationship. Let the relationship evolve.”

28. RULES OF ENGAGEMENT

29. • VALUED NOT A VENDOR
• RESPECT TIME
• EXPECT TIME
MENTOR, GET
MENTORED
• SHOW YOU LISTEN
• SET BOUNDARIES
• RECIPROCITY

30. • VALUED NOT A VENDOR
• RESPECT TIME
• EXPECT TIME
MENTOR, GET
MENTORED
• SHOW YOU LISTEN
• SET BOUNDARIES
• RECIPROCITY

31. • TECHNOLOGY
• TIME SHORTCUTS
• HACK THE SYSTEM
• YOUR NETWORK
• WATER COOLER
• FRESH PERSPECTIVE
• RELEVANT INTEL
PUT IT IN
REVERSE

32. LET’S MENTOR
“Start having conversations and
soaking in the mentorship moments.” -
Robert Herjavec