Mentoring 4 Success - 10 Critical Success Factors June 2013

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THE 10 CRITICAL SUCCESS FACTORS FOR STRUCTURED MENTORING

IN LARGE ORGANISATIONSPHILIP MARSH – GROUP MD – MENTORING 4 SUCCESS™

B.Sc (Eng); Pr.Eng; Dipl.Bus.Man; G.D.E; M.S.A.I.C.E; M.I.C.E; M.I.Struct.E; C. Eng

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Global Challenges

The ability to consistently and effectively Attract, Develop, Motivate and Retain EXCELLENT people remains the no. 1

strategic challenge facing business today !

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So….what keeps CEO’sawake at night?

Leadership & Management?

Critical Talent?Knowledge Sharing?

Proactive Succession?

Scarce & Critical Skills?Transformation?

Employee Engagement?

Current Reality

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We have no idea of the

cost of the “loss of value”

that we suffer in

organisations when

experienced people leave,

or do not contribute to

sharing their knowledge or

experience with the next

generation.

Current People Reality: - the “Value at Risk”

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Structured Mentoring

Structured Mentoring

A Single Sustainable

Solution – so why and

when does it fail ?

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Typical Obstacles

• Time

• Purpose

• Commitment

• Effort

• Capability

• Capacity

• Process

• Ignorance

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The 10 Critical Success Factors for Structured Mentoring in Large Organisations

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1. Visible Executive Buy-in & Commitment

• Visibility

• Engaged

• Direction

• Launch

• Monitoring

• Encouragement

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2. Strategic Alignment & Purpose – with clear ROI Model

• Leadership

• Management

• Talent

• Knowledge

• Benefits

• Metrics

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3. Buy-in & Input from Line Managers in the Planning and Roll-Out Process

• Involved

• Expectations

• Deliverables

• Briefing

• Launch

• Feedback

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4. Formalised & Outcomes Based Partnerships

• Volunteers

• Selection

• Pairing

• Profiles

• Expectations

• Evaluation

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5. Training of Mentors & Mentees on Mentoring Best Practices

• Outcomes

• Methodology

• Confidence

• Tools

• Templates

• Techniques

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6. Must be Job or Career Specific and Individually Needs Driven

• Functional

• Critical

• Goals

• Technical

• Management

• Specialist

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7. Well Considered Selection & Pairing of

Volunteered Mentors & Mentees

• Choice

• Natural

• Commitment

• Chemistry

• Style

• Fun

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8. Documented Progress Assessment & Feedback System

• Objectives

• Outcomes

• Simplicity

• Reporting

• Monitoring

• Stakeholders

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9. Structured Programme Management Support for all Stakeholders

• Regular

• Reinforcing

• Motivating

• Results

• Measurement

• Improvement

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10. Capacitation of Internal Co-ordinator

to Work with External Specialist

• Credibility

• Capability

• Capacity

• Recognised

• Clarification

• Partnership

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