Succession Planning Through Mentorship August 13, 2015 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. EDT Speakers: Naguib Gouda, President & CEO, Career Edge Meredith Keenan, Organization & Talent Development Leader, GE Canada Ehsan Salamati, Customer Account Analyst, GE Canada, Career Edge Alumnus Moderator: Charmaine O’Connor, Manager, Marketing & Communications Succession Planning through Mentorship 1
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Succession Planning Through Mentorship August 13, 2015
1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. EDT
Speakers:
Naguib Gouda, President & CEO, Career Edge
Meredith Keenan, Organization & Talent Development Leader, GE Canada
Ehsan Salamati, Customer Account Analyst, GE Canada, Career Edge Alumnus
Majority of remaining 50% successfully launch career
elsewhere within six (6) months
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About Career Edge
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About Career Edge
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On-the-job
Learning
Knowledge
Transfer
Coaching &
MENTORING
Networking
4 Cornerstones of Career Edge’s Paid Internship
Programs
Why succession
planning
matters…
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Succession Planning through
Mentorship
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Spent (7) years in benefits consulting industry
Transitioned to Human Resources (HR) in transportation – 1996
Joined GE Canada in 2006
Held increasingly progressive roles in Energy Services, Oil & Gas and Global Growth since joining GE
Employs vast experience in labour relations, employee relations, compensation and benefits, plus talent development, to ensure workforce diversity and progression
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Meredith Keenan, Organization
& Talent Development Leader,
GE Canada
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Investing in People Through Mentorship
Mentorship:
The shared ownership and the investment of
time, energy and effort by a mentor and mentee
to foster the mentee’s professional
development and growth.
For the Mentee
• Opportunity to grow & learn through mentor’s
experiences
• Career guidance & advice
• Insight into the company culture and structure
• Non-threatening forum to test ideas
• Exposure to successful leader
• Networking
• Advocate/ Friend/ Confidant
• Access to coaching and advisory resource
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Investing in People Through Mentorship
Investing in People Through Mentorship
For the Mentor
• Recognize future talent
• Build company’s leadership legacy
• Leadership experience
• Gain different perspectives
• Broaden network
• Friendship/ Confidant
• Personal enrichment
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Investing in People Through Mentorship
For the Organization
• Developing & Retaining talent
• Developing leadership skills
• Enhanced communication among
» layers of organization
• Performance & Productivity growth
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Investing in People Through Mentorship Continued…
Investing in tomorrow’s workforce through
mentorship:
• Employee turnover:
– Recruitment and retention
– Complement to training
• Organizational stability
• Succession planning:
– Continuity of services
– Progression of workforce
– Continuing supply of qualified individuals
• Socio-economic sustainability
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MA in Electrical and Computer Engineering
Certificate in Project Management
Successfully landed Business Analyst internship position with GE Canada in 2012 – through Career Edge’s paid internship program for new graduates
Offered permanent full-time position with GE after completing internship
Currently holds Customer Account Analyst position at GE
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The Internship Experience
Ehsan Salamati, Customer
Analyst, GE Canada, Career
Edge Alumnus
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Multidisciplinary background
Experience of working on different projects
• Electrical and computer engineering
• Graduate project in simulation of auditory systems and medical imaging therapeutic methods