Daneal Charney of MaRS shares a framework for mentoring your high potentials and managers. A key part of this is peer to peer mentorship programs where everyone teaches and learns from each other.

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Mentoring HiPos
& Managers

2. Mentoring Happens through Employee Life Cycle

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AS A LEADER, WHAT IS YOUR
MOST POWERFUL
MENTORING EXPERIENCE?
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4. Highest Retention – Peer2Peer Group Mentoring
“We are all teachers and learners”

5. Peer2Peer Mentoring Groups for HIPOS
• Objective– Build leadershipcompetencies/
find relevantcontent
• Best Practices
• Peer group selects the most relevant content
• Recruitthe right mix of people/levels
• Set up rules of engagement and goals
• Apply a consistent format
• peer-led presentation
• sharecase studies/discussion/problemsolving
• take-aways/keyinsights
• follow up/commitments
• Outcomes
• Preparingthem to lead people
• Presentation skills
• Confidence
• Buildinga network

6. Peer2Peer Mentoring Groups for Managers
• Objective – Solving real-world problems/
best practice in leading teams
• Best Practices
• Agree on objectives and outcomes
• Recruitthe right mix of people/levels
• Set up rules of engagement and goals
• Apply a consistent format
• Use a trained facilitator – to provide structure
(YPO model)
• In-person & digital mentorship #share #ask
• Outcomes
• Enhance industry or functional knowledge and
skills
• Practice leadership skills (presentation,
managing conflict, listening,curiosity, etc.)
• Strengthennetwork & support

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