Mentoring Program

WHY DO WE DELIVER THIS PROGRAM?

To enhance and build your leadership awareness and capability and to help you foster relationships throughout the PMI Queensland network. You will learn:

• To Guide - As a mentor, you’ll learn to inspire, encourage and provide constructive feedback.
• To Grow - As the mentee, you’ll gain knowledge and learn skills relevant to your personal goals – all with a friendly ear to share ideas and insights with.
• To be an active listener, be self-aware, build trust and personal relationships and set authentic goals.

71% OF FORTUNE 500 COMPANIES HAVE A MENTORING PROGRAM

WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS OF MENTORING?

In a 2006 Gartner study of over 1,000 workers over 5 years:

• 25% of employees who enrolled in a mentoring program had a salary-grade change, and only 5% of workers who did not participate in a mentoring program had a change.
• Mentors were promoted 6 times more often than those not in a mentoring program.
• Mentees were promoted 5 times more often than those not in a mentoring program.
• Retention rates were also higher for mentees (72%) and mentors (69%) than employees who did not participate in a mentoring program.
• Our 10 months program is all about guiding & growing your leadership skills either as a mentor or as someone being mentored – the ‘mentee’.

 

HOW DOES OUR TAILORED PROGRAM WORK?

Our 10-month program combines formal training, practical mentoring sessions, and time with other program members to share experiences and learn from each other.

Our program stands apart by using the Kolbe A Assessment to discover your Kolbe Mode of Operation (MOP). Prepare to be amazed at how this insight will change the way you act, react, and interact with others and the impact it will have on your career, relationships, and communication.

Here's what will happen:

1. Once you register, we will send you a matching form to complete, which will help us with the matching magic after the launch in February.
2. The program will officially kick off with a Launch event in February. During this joint mentor/mentee introduction to the program, the structure, workshop dates, methodology used to achieve the best results, and the roles and responsibilities of each participant will be shared. You'll also have a chance to hear from past program participants and ask lots of questions.
3. Post-launch, we will help Mentees clarify their goals during the Goal-setting workshop, and you'll receive a link to complete your Kolbe A assessment. This is what sets our program apart from others—we help you identify your superpowers, your innate ways of striving, working towards your goals, and being your most productive self!
4. Armed with your Kolbe Mode of Operation, your unique M.O., we are able to match you with a mentor who gets you and who will not give you one-size-fits-all advice that only works for 5% of the population. Prepare to be amazed at how this insight will change the way you act, react, and interact with others and the impact it will have on your career, relationships, and communication.
5. Once matching has been completed, mentors and mentees will be introduced during the Meet Your Mentor workshop in March. We will also share your M.O. (Kolbe A Result) and what that means for your mentoring journey ahead.
6. Additional training, such as Coaching Skills for Mentors & Managers, Productivity, Procrastination and Managing Stress, Teamwork & Collaboration master classes, and networking sessions, will occur throughout the year to share, learn, and evolve as a mentor/mentee, culminating in our Year-end Celebration event at the end of our program in November.

Important

• All mentors and mentees will be fully supported throughout the program. 
• Mentors and mentees must meet for a minimum of 1.5 hours per month.
• Key program dates will be shared at the Program Kick-off session.

 

Costs

Mentors: This program is free for Mentors.

Mentees:

• PMI Queensland Chapter Member $200 / Non-member $300. This includes:
  • Kolbe A Psychometric Assessment and set of reports valued at $175/mentoring couple.
  • Leadership & Performance Training for a minimum of 10 hours.
  • Light refreshments for six formal workshops.
  • Mentoring support materials such as a workbook that will take you through the process step-by-step.
  • Workshop materials, stationary, and a PMI Queensland program support for the year.
  • Access to the PMI Queensland network of professionals.

Refund Policy: No refunds will made once the Kolbe A assessment has been completed post the Launch event.

CONTACT US
For more information, please get in touch with Liezel Pieters at Liezel.Pieters@pmiqld.org or Mentoring@pmiqld.org. Liezel Pieters is the President of the PMI Queensland Chapter and personally delivers this program. Make the most of this opportunity!