Mentoring with a Coaching Attitude

Mentoring with a Coaching Attitude

by Sylviane Cannio (in French and English)

Please note: change of date! (moved to Feb 18th 2025)

From 18:45 - 20:30

More than 70% of Fortune 500 companies offer some sort of mentoring programme. Despite this high prevalence and known benefits of mentoring for the organisation and the individual, data on the positive impact of mentoring is still sparse. Therefore, there is an unmet need and opportunity for HR professionals.

Lack of structure, mismatching of mentor and mentee, absence of training and performance metrics, are some of the common reasons for suboptimal mentoring programmes. In addition, the blurring of boundaries between the two disciplines of coaching and mentoring, is resulting in further misconceptions. While they use similar foundational skills, coaching and mentoring are two different tools from the same toolkit.

Yet it is possible to embed some of the coaching practices into mentoring, especially to better structure the programs and make sure we do not enter a ‘know it all – don’t know anything’ posture between mentor and mentee. During the session, Sylviane Cannio will share the MentoringCo model, a framework for establishing corporate mentoring programs and where some elements of coaching are inserted.  She will also provide insights and guidance on how to ensure mentoring programs “stick” and deliver sustainable impact and benefits to the organization.

The theme creates bridges between two professions, mentoring and coaching and, therefore, creating the ‘unity in harmony’. This is why we speak here about Mentoring with a Coaching Attitude.

Takeaways: This session is designed to help the audience:

1. Refresh their knowledge on the evolution of mentoring over the years
2. Explore the complementary nature of coaching and mentoring
3. Exchange experiences and good practices in setting up corporate mentoring programs for success
4. Gain an appreciation to why mentoring is very much alive and in demand
5. See if mentoring could be threatened by AI in the future

Link to register: https://my.weezevent.com/mentoring-with-a-coaching-attitude-workshop

Address:
Co-working Space Hive 5 Saint-Michel

Securex building - 2nd floor,
Cours Saint Michel 30A,
1040 Brussel