Why Mentoring Matters: Building Mentoring into Your DEI Strategy

Why Mentoring Matters: Building Mentoring into Your DEI Strategy

Course information

Course title

Why Mentoring Matters: Building Mentoring into Your DEI Strategy

Course Content

In the last year, there has been a revitalized global dialogue on diversity and inclusion. Organizations are renewing their Diversity, Equity and Inclusion commitments and efforts, making it more important than ever for organizations to recruit, retain, and engage diverse talent.  Mentoring can be a powerful tool and strategy to fostering inclusive organizations with cultures of belonging. Mentoring increases employee resilience, supports talent development, and can repair the “broken rung”, ensuring underrepresented talent has support for promotion and advancement.

Mentorship programs also strengthen organizational intelligence and build capacity. In this Master Class, renowned Leadership Development Consultant, Tamara Thorpe, will share her research on the impact of mentoring, discuss the ideal environment for mentoring and sponsorship, and share strategies for creating mentoring programs in the workplace.

Takeaways

• Understand the potential for mentoring in increasing diversity, equity and inclusion.
• Learn good practices for forming mentoring relationships across differences with reciprocity and mutuality.
• Develop a plan for integrating and implementing mentoring into your DEI strategy and organization.

Training methods

• During this workshop, participants will have the opportunity to interact in small groups, share stories, and set goals and actions plans to implement their learning.