CIO Mentor Program – Elevate!

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PROGRAM OVERVIEW:

This program provides a cohort of 20 mentees a structured 12-month mentoring program with practical learning experiences designed to enable career advancement opportunities, develop leadership behaviors and foster community involvement. The program includes one-on-one, group, community and executive interactions involving participation from the mentee, mentor, executive sponsor and program alumni. The program brings together career-minded, entrepreneurial-spirited individuals with experienced mentors to foster talent and retain competitive human resources statewide.

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PARTICIPANTS:

Mentee/Protégé: Career-minded, entrepreneurial-spirited individuals in the technology or emerging sectors workforce.
Minimum time commitment: 54 hours
Mentor: executives with coaching and mentoring abilities. Minimum time commitment: 24 hours.
Executive Sponsor: person of influence who supports the protégé.
Minimum time commitment: 8 hours.

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DURATION:

12-month program.

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LEARNING OUTCOMES:

• Upon completion of the program, the mentee will have:
• Presented a personal Career Vision Statement
• Crafted a personal brand management plan
• Assessed their communication style and the preferences of others
• Participated in a community give-back or pay-it-forward activity with cohorts
• Practiced executing a personalized networking plan
• Attended a conference to honor the program and enable socialization
• Presented a roadmap to their future

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TOPICS:

• Goal Setting
• Communication Styles
• Leadership Behaviors
• Brand Management
• Community Involvement
• Creativity and Innovation
• Entrepreneurism & Risk Management
• The Human Factor
• Building and Tapping into a Social Network
• Planning and Organization Skills
• Presentation Skills
• Coaching Skills (Mentors Only)
• Workforce Succession Planning (Mentors Only)

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To sponsor or participate in the program call 248-808-2419.