Examples of mentoring programs developed and/or delivered by Mentoring Works.

1. Mentoring Success
Stories
Ann Rolfe
www.mentoring-works.com

2. Hi, I’m Ann Rolfe of Mentoring Works. I have a background in adult
learning and career counselling. For the last 20 years I’ve
specialised in mentoring programs in construction, energy,
communications, education, health, law and government. In 2011
my contribution was recognised with the Learnex Asia-Pacific
Platinum Award for Best Mentor/Coaching Training. Here are some
other mentoring success stories.

3. Mentoring in career and leadership
for young professionals
Over 10 years, this program in a NSW Government Agency, assisted
close to a thousand young professionals progress their career and
helped mentors develop leadership and team skills. In 2003, Mentoring
Works consulted to produce the original design of the mentoring
training for graduates and mentors. Each year, Mentoring Works
delivered the training and provided participant materials. The training
was redeveloped twice to the client’s specifications to reflect changing
organisational needs.

4. Photo: Dean Marzollo, Image Ink Studio
Training mentors and
mentors is vital to success

5. Equity and leadership
for Aboriginal professionals
In 2006, Mentoring Works helped develop mentoring that targeted
Aboriginal staff aspiring to occupy management positions, by facilitating a
strategy planning workshop. The pilot program was run in 2007-2008
followed by a second program in 2010-2011. It included a two-day
workshop for Mentors and mentorees, a mid-point review and skills
development session, and a final review and celebration.

6. This program won the LearnX Asia Pacific Platinum Award for Best
Coaching/Mentor Training Program in 2011. Mentoring Works provided all
the mentoring training sessions, participant materials, Mentoring Tips,
consulting and advice.

7. Retention and
Development
of apprentices
When an energy company began
recruiting apprentices, trainees and
graduates for the first time in more
than a decade, it realised that the
new young employees and the older
ones working with them would need
support and guidance in facilitating
workplace learning, safety and
ongoing development. Mentoring
Works delivered mentoring training
and provided participant materials
2007-2011

8. e-Mentoring
Women
Ninety women in government agencies
across NSW, participated in the Women’s
e-Mentoring program in 2009. The
program was designed to cater to women
in regional and remote areas and some
pairs never met face-to-face. All had the
opportunity to network on a password
protected website (Mentoring Portal).
They completed self-paced learning online
and participated in teleseminars, received
emailed tips, a manual and a program of
activities. Mentoring Works delivered
these aspects of the program and
evaluated the results.

9. As a result of the successful eMentoring program that linked women
across a vast geographic area, Mentoring Works now offers a similar
platform to support mentoring programs anywhere in the world, with:
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24/7 access to a resource centre with video tutorials and guides
A private online community where participants can connect and network
A forum to ask questions and get answers
Emailed Mentoring Tips
A mentoring blog
Personal guidance and follow-up

10. Business Profitability
In 2006, Mentoring Works
facilitated all aspects of a
program for Central Coast
Business Women. Providing
mentor training, setting up
group mentoring, sourcing
guest speakers, sponsors and
organising and leading a final
celebratory event.

11. Safer
Workplaces
Run since 2009, this program
matches WHS specialists in large
organisations with people in
smaller businesses. It has improved
health and safety and injury
management in over 300
workplaces. In 2010 - 2011,
Mentoring Works provided an
introductory session to mentors,
support them by phone and online,
hosted a networking website,
conducted telephone interviews to
review progress and facilitated a
midpoint and final review.

12. Without on-the-job mentoring and coaching
only
20%
of training is applied

13. Operational Consistency
Research shows that without on the job coaching or mentoring only
about 20% of training is applied. A 300% difference can be achieved with
coaching and mentoring. In 2011, Mentoring Works produced a
blueprint for developing workplace training for mentors, designed the
training and delivered train-the-trainer sessions so that a large and
sustainable strategy could be implemented and maintained within a
national organisation.

14. Equality and
Leadership
for women at university
Mentoring relationships have a lot to offer in terms of personal and
professional development for mentors as well as people who are
mentored. Those that have a framework for the mentoring process and
strategies for facilitating a mentoring conversation are more likely to be
effective and enjoy their role. A university that has offered mentoring as
part of leadership development and equity initiatives for ten years, chose
Mentoring Works to provide workshops for mentors in two separate
programs in 2011 and our online tutorials remain a feature of the program.

15. Head teachers, new teachers of adults and highly experienced school
teachers in a number of institutes, participated in Mentoring Works
workshops throughout 2007-2011. The highly interactive workshop
provided a model for mentoring conversations, an experience of
mentoring and insight and motivation to mentor. The workshop was
described by more than one participant as “life-changing”.
Teacher
Education

16. Talent acquisition
Retention of key staff
Equity and diversity
Leadership development
Succession planning
Employee engagement
Developing people’s potential
Increasing return on investment in training
Building the leadership pipeline
Career development
Making internal mobility easy
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