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Thank you for your interest in Doug Dvorak’s
The Magic of Mentoring ® Keynote Address or Workshop

Doug Dvorak’s The Magic of Mentoring program
is an influential force for human capital development.

What is Business Mentoring?

A matter of trust. Business Mentoring is a structured and trusting relationship that brings people together with caring and competent individuals who offer guidance, support and encouragement aimed at developing and enhancing the business competence and character of the Mentee. A Business Mentor is a professional with specific business acumen and competencies who provides a Mentee with support, counsel, friendship, reinforcement, and constructive example. Mentors are good listeners, people who care; people who want to help younger business professionals bring out strengths that are already there.

Business Mentoring Defined

Business Mentoring refers to a developmental relationship between a more experienced Mentor and a less experienced partner, or Mentee. Through regular interactions (face-to-face, on the phone or via email), the Mentee relies on the Mentor’s guidance to gain skills, perspective, and experience. Mentoring exists in many forms: formal or informal, group or one-to-one, structured, or unstructured and is always one size fits one!

With roots in ancient history, Mentoring now brings value to organizations and communities worldwide. Doug Dvorak is a recognized leader and pioneer in offering formal mentoring programs to individuals, corporations, and associations. The internal and cross-company programs he has designed and delivered help organizations strengthen talent in ways that tie directly to business goals. His mentoring philosophy is based on his proven methodology, tools and structure around training, matching, accountability, and more.

Business Mentoring Succeeds When It Is:

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Mentee-driven – Mentor-guided
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Dynamically reciprocal with active learning
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Recognized as different from managing, performance coaching, or sponsoring
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Voluntary – Confidential – Structured and formal
There are few talent development tools more powerful than a well-designed Business Mentoring program. Our clients have come to realize this, and many have been with us since our founding. Organizations depend on us to understand their business and to develop and deliver Business Mentoring programs that tie directly to their strategic goals, defining success at the outset so that everyone recognizes it when it arrives.

Custom Mentoring Solutions

Whether you want to focus on leadership development, succession planning, fostering innovation or a host of other critical talent management issues, our experienced consulting partners work closely with your organization to deliver a program which addresses your particular business objectives. With our extensive experience in the arena of human capital development, we have created a number of ground-breaking mentoring platforms that can be customized to maximize your organization’s mentoring experience and ensure return on investment for your development initiatives. A sampling of our signature programs that deliver customized solutions to your organization’s development are:

One-to-One Mentoring

The most powerful component of our program is the direct access to the knowledge, experience, and insight of a more-experienced professional from another organization. Our highly personalized and in-depth match process guarantees that each partnership addresses the specific needs of the Mentee and the business objectives of your organization.

This ground-breaking program combines formal one-to-one Mentoring, business education and peer networking to create a powerful learning experience. Our program gives organizations a compelling and cost-effective way to recognize and invest in your emerging talent and to diversify the senior ranks amongst Fortune-ranked companies.

Group Mentoring

This collaborative program brings together a group of Mentees whose common goal is to develop both personally and professionally from the guidance and feedback provided by dedicated Mentors. Mentees drive the process by scheduling and facilitating meetings based upon their collective development needs and benefit not only from the insight of committed Mentors but from the interaction of their Mentee circles group.

Self-Directed Mentoring:

Designed as a program for self-starting individuals, we place development tools directly in the hands of the participant. We have developed a comprehensive process that provides an organized action plan, which guides the participants from assessing their readiness for a Mentoring partnership to identifying a Mentor and defining development goals. Organizations can use this program independently or as a complement to more comprehensive, formal programs.

Mentoring helps clients meet these business challenges:

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Retaining key talent
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Diversifying the leadership pipeline
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Attracting new talent
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Supporting business strategies
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Preparing for the future
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Integrating new employees and corporate cultures
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Remaining competitive

Mentored employees benefit from:

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The broad perspective necessary for sound decision making
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Access to new resources and the opportunity to build and strengthen networks
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The insight to become more effective and politically savvy
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The chance to take ownership of their growth and development
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Customized, real-time development that is unmatched by MBA programs, executive coaching, and other approaches.

Who Needs a Mentoring Workshop?

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Individuals or organizations that are interested in developing or revitalizing a Mentor program
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Individuals or organizations just starting out that need to create a strong Mentoring program
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Individuals or organizations experiencing confusion about what a Mentor – Mentee relationship and program is?
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Individuals or organizations that want to motivate themselves and build momentum and excitement around a Mentorship program.

What you will learn

This workshop will prepare you to set up your organization’s own Mentoring system. Learn how to use a formal Mentoring approach to support retention, diversity, recruiting and succession planning. Establish strategic goals and plans for implementing mentoring. Develop strategies for selecting and matching mentors and Mentees. Gain skills in the best way for communicating the process to your organization. Leave with a valuable step-by-step guide for establishing and sustaining a mentoring system.
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Recognize the importance of a Mentoring
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Understand what a Mentoring is and is not
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Learn the key steps in building a Mentoring program
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Begin your Mentoring journey

Understanding the nature of Mentoring:

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Techniques for managing the Mentoring process
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Recognize techniques that will enhance the Mentor-Mentee experience

Understanding the Mentoring Process:

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How to create a lasting mentoring partnership
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How to maintain your mentoring partnership with the Mentee
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How to gain confidence in your abilities as a Mentor
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How to increase your visibility and presence by becoming a Mentor
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How to achieve your Mentoring goals and objectives

Duration:

One-hour keynote OR half-day abridged version is delivered in a 3–4-hour format OR complete
version may be delivered in a 6–8-hour format.

AV Equipment Required:

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How to create a lasting mentoring partnership
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How to maintain your mentoring partnership with the Mentee
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How to gain confidence in your abilities as a Mentor
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How to increase your visibility and presence by becoming a Mentor
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How to achieve your Mentoring goals and objectives

This program can be customized for any event including:

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Breakout Sessions
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Breakfast / Lunch / Dinner Events
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Association and Corporate Meetings
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Management Conferences
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Special Events

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