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Do you feel the need to step up your digital game
to cope with the challenges in your industry?
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Do you think you can teach your
senior management a trick or two?
OR
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REVERSE MENTORSHIP
IS THE SOLUTION
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WHY WOULD YOU DO
REVERSE MENTORSHIP?
Reverse mentorship
helps you inject digital DNA into all layers of
your organization
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Reverse mentorship closes the gap between the average mindset of your
market and the average mindset of your company. This is essential to win.
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Reverse mentorship is a key enabler for your digital transformation
PEOPLE > TECHNOLOGY
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WHAT IS REVERSE
MENTORSHIP?
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The digital gems (often juniors) mentor the digital laggards
(often seniors)@JoDeRidder
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Digital gems Digital laggards
Shops online
Knows the tools & platforms of the digital space
Active on social media
Understands digital business models
Thinks digital first
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
Traditional Mentorship
It’s going from a one-way street…
Senior
Junior
Years of experienceIndustry knowledgeBusiness insights
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To a two-way street
Senior
Junior
Years of experienceIndustry knowledgeBusiness insights
Online business modelsSocial media insights
Online behaviour insightsDigital first mindset
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HOW DO YOU SET UP
REVERSE MENTORSHIP?
Let’s see those 7 checkboxes to set up you own reverse mentoring program
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1. Select members
Use an assessment system to identify digital gems and laggards in your organization.
1. Select Members
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1. Select Members
The good part is, once you have done one, the other becomes much easier ;-)
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1. Select Members
Make digital savviness a KPI in your hiring process to grow your gem pool.
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1. Select Members
After defining who’s who, matchmaking begins. You can assign reverse mentorship teams, or let participants choose.
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2. Define the ‘why’
2. Define the ‘why’Both parties need
to know why they are stepping into the program and what’s in it for them.
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Listing their goals & objectives provides you with a list of topics to discuss during the meetings.
2. Define the ‘why’
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3. Set Rules
3. Set Rules
A reverse mentorship relation is against many traditional
company dynamics.
To make it work, ground-rules have to be set…
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3. Set Rules
..and egos left at the door ;-)
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4. Milestones
4. Milestones
To stay on track and to keep both participants engaged, intermediate milestones must be defined.
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4. Milestones
Setting milestones allows you to break up the ‘why’ of the project into smaller sub-needs.
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4. Milestones
Milestones make it easier for the participants or organizer to create an agenda for the meetings.
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5. Graduation and rotation
5. Graduation and rotation
Acknowledging the effort the participants put into the program is important for them …
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5. Graduation and rotation
…and important to onboard other members of the organization.
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5. Graduation and rotation
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Setting up a fun graduation moment when a mentor has finished a program is a cool way to do this.
5. Graduation and rotation
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After graduating, mentees can rotate to new mentors so they keep learning.
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6. Choose an environment
6. Choose an environment
The location and environment where the meetings are held can influence the success-rate of the program.
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6. Choose an environment
There is no best place to hold these meetings, the participants have to decide this themselves.
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6. Choose an environment
Sometimes an office is the best location to remain professional, sometimes a bar is the best location to loosen up and to lower the hierarchy barriers.
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7. Manage Expectations
7. Manage Expectations
The main investment will be time. Time to meet, time to prepare, time to execute.
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7. Manage Expectations
Clear expectations will increase the success-rate of the program.
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checkboxes for setting up a Reverse Mentorship Program71. Select Members 2. Define the ‘Why’ 3. Set Rules 4. Milestones 5. Graduation and rotation 6. Choose an environment 7. Manage expectations
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We have constructed a reverse mentorship program canvas to visualize these 7 checkboxes and make sure your program is set up right.
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NAME OF THE PROGRAM
GROUND RULES
AGENDA AND DURATION OF THE PROGRAM
GOALS AND KPI’sOF THE PROGRAM
WHAT WE WILL ASK OF MENTORS
RECRUITMENT OF MENTORS AND MENTEES
THE REVERSE MENTORSHIP PROGRAM CANVAS
WHAT WE WILL ASK OF MENTEES
PROGRAM LEADER
ENVIRONMENT OF THE MEETINGS
MILESTONES
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