CIO Mentor Program – Elevate!
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Midwest Technology Leaders and Automation Alley have teamed together to launch the very successful mentoring program – Elevate. This program pairs today’s top IT leaders with the Midwest’s best up-and-coming CIOs. The mentors and mentees meet one hour per month for a year, supplemented by quarterly best practices meetings (for mentors) and biannual workshops (for mentees).
In an initial kickoff meeting, mentees choose their own mentors, are guided through the process of creating value for themselves throughout the program, and identify their own goals before the first meeting. Halfway through the program, they have an opportunity to evaluate their experience and give feedback to mentors.
Mentors have quarterly best practices webinars with Barry Demp, of Barry Demp Coaching, where they explore topics such as the various distinctions of mentoring, how to incorporate coaching in the experience and how to become a mentor for life.
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FOR MENTEES:
Program Details:
The program includes bimonthly meetings (plus monthly touch points) with a CIO mentor for nine months, beginning in February 2010. Mentors will be selected by the Midwest Technology Leaders, and paired with mentees (Automation Alley qualified members) based on similarities of sought experience and knowledge.
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FOR MENTORS:
Becoming a mentor entails:
- Meeting once per quarter for four quarters with your mentee
- Participate in first quarter kickoff meeting
- Responding to monthly touch points initiated by your mentee
- Engaging in quarterly best-practices webinars with other mentors
- Formally evaluating the program upon completion
Interested in becoming a mentor or mentee? Contact us at 248.457.3229 or info@midwesttechnologyleaders.com for more information on how you can get involved. You can also visit the Automation Alley website for additional information.
