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.

		Mentee-driven - Mentor-guided
		Dynamically reciprocal with active learning
		Recognized as different from managing, performance coaching, or sponsoring
		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 participant 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.

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

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

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

		Recognize the importance of a Mentoring
		Understand what a Mentoring is and is not
		Learn the key steps in building a Mentoring program
		Begin your Mentoring journey

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

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