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Mentoring for inquireing Professionals

This webinar has received financial support from the European Union Programme for

Employment and Social Innovation "EaSI" (2014-2020). For further information please

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Hello!

Ewa Bańkowska, MFC Responsible Finance Expert

Paweł Sopkowski,

CoachWise President of the Board

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Webinar agenda

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Mentoring programs types, framework and process

2 practical examples

Questions and answers

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Peer-mentoring for

microfinance professionals

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Mentorship / Who are we?

Mentorship is a mentoring approach for

organisations

• pioneering in CEE • Youth Business Poland - own mentoring program • reach implementation base

• compliant with IMA and other industry standards

„For better …”

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Peer-mentoring for

microfinance professionals

International Mentoring Association compliant

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Mentorship

The method of supporting people and organizations in

achieving their goals, based on the natural potential

of Mentee using the knowledge and experience of

Mentor

• mostly formal, consciously implemented process

• supporting the development of talents in the organization

• involving several sides in building a purposeful and partner

relationship

• operating in compliance with established standards

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Applying Mentorship

• Knowledge and seniority respectful culture

• Team development and decision making / problem solving

• Expertise and good practice formulation and propagation

• Mentoring skills for managers

• Cross-Mentoring

• Reverse Mentoring

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Mentorship framework #1

Mobilizing the Participant to create own solutions based on

already existing competences (asking questions, active

listening and reflection).

Commenting on the Participant's proposals, sharing

judgment, conviction and opinion. Common creation of new

solutions.

Increasing the client's faith in his own strength and

motivating him to the effort.

Proposing different possibilities to solve the problem based

on the knowledge and experience of Mentor.

Catalyzing

Giving opinions

Advising

Strengthening

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Mentorship Process

Preparation

Kick-off and communication

Training program for Mentors and

Mentees

Matching & Launch

Grande finale

Needs and context analysis

(the Company and

participants)

Designing Mentoring

program framework (IMA

standards)

Communication and

recruitment for the program

(application or

recommendations)

Communication for

Stakeholders:

Mentors, Mentees, Mentees superiors

Training for Mentors:

CoachWise Mentoring

Essentials (1 -1,5 day)

Training for Mentees

(4 h)

Matching needs of

Mentees and

capabillities of Mentors

Start of relationship

Monitoring and

recognition

The Program

Summary

Program Evaluation

(evaluation

forms/interviews).

Lessons learned,

Plans for future

editions

Etap opcjonalny

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Example

Banking

• Mentees: future managers

• Mentors: senior managers

• Length: 1 year

• No of pairs: 120 / year

• 10 editions since 2006

„There is no money we

can buy impact of

mentoring in our

organisation”

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Example

Business Catalyst

• Mentees: young

entrepreneurs

• Mentors: experience

business and corporate

managers

• Length: 6 months (+

possible ext.)

• No of pairs: 300 / year

• 8 editions since 2008

„Devolopment and de-risking worth its investment”

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Bonus

Gratitude :-) (making a world better)

Questions and answers

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Thank you!

Contact us!

Microfinance Centre

Noakowskiego 10/38

00-666 Warsaw, Poland

+48 22 622 34 65

Ewa@mfc.org.pl