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Leadership Technologies, LLC presents

IMPLEMENTING A BEST PRACTICES MENTORING INITIATIVE

DATE & TIME	June 19 & 20, 2007 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. daily
LOCATION	The Westin St. Francis 335 Powell Street San Francisco, California 94102-1875 Phone (415) 397-7000
PRESENTERS	Dr. Rita Boags, Leadership Technologies, LLC Jim Newman, (formerly State Farm Insurance, CA)
AGENDA	Go to Agenda to see the complete 2 day Program
REGISTRATION	Go to Register and complete the form and submit it.

 

PARTICIPANTS:
This workshop is designed for all program and project managers who have primary responsibility for the design and implementation of Mentoring Programs within their workplace. Included are Program Coordinators, Mentoring Program Team Members, Diversity Officers, Council Members, Workshop Facilitators, Human Resources representatives, and Program Sponsors and Champions

OVERVIEW:
A Mentoring Initiative helps an organization remain vital and competitive within a shrinking workforce and resultant knowledge loss through retirements and layoffs. Mentoring programs provide a ready mechanism for everyone to work smarter through knowledge transfer and pull together by building a broad base of business relationships.

Program Coordinators and their support network play a critical role in the establishment of a program, as well as administering and sustaining it. Coordinators and their team assist the program’s mentors and mentees in their individual growth.

While the initial workshop lasts two days and provides the program administrators with a broad overview and opportunity to make decisions on program content and roll-out, the full program takes between 15 and 18 months to complete. During the process, the Coordinator and team members implement specific components and thereby engage in Action Learning as they manage the project and grow their influence and leadership competencies.

WHAT PARTICIPANTS GAIN:

• A ready-made and tested road-map for the implementation of a formal mentoring program
• A program which can be customized and branded for each organization’s specific business needs, structure and culture
• Materials contained in the Toolkit sections of the Coordinator’s Guide, include brochures, templates and samples, consistent with the program’s design
• An opportunity for program coordinators and team members to bring a needed and valuable initiative into being
• Action Learning for team members to practice project management and leadership skills
• A method for establishing a standard practice across an organization
• The knowledge and tools for building an internal competency for administering a mentoring program
• Develop a community-of-practice within an organization, whether local, national or global

CONTENT OF THE WORKSHOP and MENTORING PROGRAM:

The content follows the outline as provided in the workshop manual, Implementing a
Best Practices Mentoring Initiative: A Coordinator’s Guide and Toolkit.

1. Introduction to the Four Phases of the Initiative
• Start-up
• Implementation
• Monitoring and Evaluation
• Expansion and Growth
2. Customizing the Toolkit Contents 14 Keys
3. Decision-making Exercises with the 14 Key steps
4. Establishing Administrative project guidelines
5. Application to special populations: Cross-cultural; High-potential and Executive

RESOURCES USED in the PROGRAM:

• • IMPLEMENTING A BEST PRACTICES MENTORING INITIATIVE: A

Coordinator’s Guide and Toolkit  (Workshop Textbook)

• MENTORING: Information Guide
• MENTORING PARTNERSHIP WORKSHOP Workbook
• MENTORING TRAINING VIDEO
• MANAGER’S MENTORING GUIDE
  • Online Resources
  • Mentoring Application and Tracking System (MATS™)
  • Mentoring Assessment for Prospective Participants (FREE Access)
  • Mentoring Website Template
  • FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Workshop Agenda
Day I -- Tuesday, June 19, 2007
7:30 a.m.	to	9:00 a.m.	Continental Breakfast
7:30 a.m.	to	8:45 a.m.	Registration
9:00 a.m.	to	10:00 a.m.	Introductions and Overview of the Workshop and Coordinator’s Guide
10:15 a.m.	to	10:30 a.m.	Break
10:30 a.m.	to	11:45 a.m.	Presentation
			The Four Phases and 14 Key Steps of a  Formal Program O . Start-up O . Implementation O . Monitoring and Evaluation O . Expansion and Growth
12:00 a.m.	to	12:45 p.m.	Lunch
1:00 p.m.	to	2:30 p.m.	Presentation and Group Exercise
			The Coordinator’s Guide Toolkit Dr. Rita Boags  and Jim Newman
2:30 p.m.	to	3:00 p.m.	Discussion and Feedback
3:00 p.m.	to	3:15 p.m.	Break
3:15 p.m.	to	4:30 p.m.	Group Exercise
			Customization of Templates Organizational Assessments
5:00 p.m.	to	6:00 p.m.	Registration Continued

 

Day 2 --- Wednesday, June 20, 2007
7:30 a.m.	to	9:00 a.m.	Continental Breakfast
8:30 a.m.	to	8:45 a.m.	Participant Roundtable
9:00 a.m.	to	10:00 a.m.	Overview of Day II and Matching Techniques
10:15 a.m.	to	10:30 a.m.	Break
10:30 a.m.	to	11:45 a.m.	Presentation: Training for Mentors and Mentees
12:00 a.m.	to	12:45 pm	Lunch
1:00 p.m.	to	2:30 p.m.	Afternoon Exercise
			Evaluating Program Success
2:30 p.m.	to	3:00 p.m.	Discussion and Feedback
3:00 p.m.	to	3:15 p.m.	Break
3:15 p.m.	to	4:15 p.m.	Presentation:
			Programs for Special Populations
4:15 p.m.	to	4:30 p.m.	Closing Remarks

Go to Register and complete the form and submit it. For location of the Westin St. Francis Hotel and accommodations go to www.sanfrancisco.com/westin-st-francis/ or call (415) 397-7000 .

by Suzie Roth Design