The document discusses the importance of mentorship in developing effective leaders, highlighting that many leaders feel unprepared for their roles, impacting employee engagement rates. It emphasizes that mentorship involves trust, empathy, and courage, and can greatly benefit both mentors and mentees. Additionally, it provides suggestions for finding mentors and encourages taking proactive steps toward building mentorship relationships.

1. TheDefender
Mentoring our Leaders for Tomorrow

2. Gregory Wade – Global Executive & Mentor
Founder of TheDefender

3. Mentoring Leaders For
Tomorrow
The majority our business leaders are ill-equipped to lead
their organizations leading to low rates of engagement
Most of our future leaders learn through example (in
other words, their immediate bosses)
BUT only 50% of leaders feel that they are capable to
lead their teams (Gartner, 2019)
AND only 10% are natural born leaders (Inc., 2019)
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With rates of employee engagement consistently at low levels,
change is an imperative

4. So What?
What do
you do?
If this is the case, what is an aspirational leader to do?
• Will taking an MBA make me a better leader?
• If I read more books on leadership, will it improve my chances?
• If I listen to podcasts and other online content, will it help?
• If I spend $100,000s on Leadership Development courses will
this help?
Yes & No
HBR (2017) found that leaders who are both results-
driven and build an engaged, fun-to-work with team are
the most effective
AND High-Performance Companies are 11% more
PROFITABLE (Gallup, Dec 2019)
Achieving this balance isn’t easy, it takes practice!

5. Mentorship
• A more experienced individual challenges a less experienced individual to develop their
skills and push their abilities to further their career and/or their business
• A mutually respectful & trusting relationship where a sense of nurturing & feedback takes
place through ongoing, direct communication
• Over 30 years of physcological research paints a clear picture: done right, mentorship
positvely impacts mentees, mentors and their organizations or businesses
(Managing Americans, 2012)

6. Why Mentorship?
• Mentorship isn't on-the-job training
• Mentorship is about trust,
empathy, connection and courage
• The last element is the courage to be REAL
• Everyone has the opportunity for mentorship;
you don't have to go it alone
• Many at the top of their game have benefited
from mentorship for years
• BUT many of us simply don't know a) that
mentors exist and genuinely want to help or
b) where to find a mentor

7. How?
• Mentorship! Real-world Challenge!
• BUT I don't know WHO to talk to
• I can't talk to my peers because I
am worried about exposing my
flaws
• I can't talk to HR because they
represent the company and NOT
my interests
• I haven't established a strong
network & don't have anyone I
can look up to or trust (trust is a
BIG thing)
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8. Where Do You Find a Mentor?
• Online mentorship networks
• Company led programs
• Professional networking events
• Volunteer events
• Industry meetups
• Social media
• Any public location
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9. Next Steps
• Start your Mentoring outreach informally
• Set an objective of participating in one
or two initiatives
• Share this video with your mentor
prospect(s) and ask them to meet
• Check out our video resources at
www.gregorymwade.com/videos to help
you prepare
• Explore
www.gregorymwade.com/program for
our 7-step mentoring program called
PATH
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10. Stay in Touch
• I can't wait to hear how your mentoring outreach goes & GROWs
• Follow me on LinkedIn
at https://www.linkedin.com/in/gregorymwade/
• Join TheDefender on YouTube at https://tinyurl.com/y8mqm97v
• Check out our 7-step mentoring PATH program at
www.gregorymwade.com