BENELUX MENTORING PROGRAM EMPOWERING WOMEN SOROPTIMIST EDUCATE TO LEAD Women in Finance & Law - Conference January 18 th 2017 Simone Polfer – National coordinator Mentoring Program Union des Soroptimistes Luxembourg Disclaimer : the view expressed and information displayed in this presentation represents my personal point of view and is not related to my job at the Ministry of Economy.
Agenda Who am I ? Objectives / Take-aways : - What is it being a “ Soroptimist ” - Definition of “Mentoring” vs “Coaching” - Why is Mentoring important to me? - Learn about the Benelux Mentoring Program
What is it being a Soroptimist? It is being a member of a service club of professional women and businesswomen. Soroptimist International is a global volunteer movement working together to transform the lives of women and girls. Its network of over 75,000 club members in 133 countries and territories works at a local and international level to Educate, Empower and Enable opportunities for women and girls.
Soroptimist Benelux Luxembourg counts 10 clubs www.soroptimist.lu The Netherlands count 103 clubs http://www.soroptimist.nl/ Belgium counts 57 clubs http://www.soroptimist.be/
Soroptimist project example School for 400 children Centre San Marco in Kanombé Rwanda
What are the goals and what is the mission of Soroptimist International? Goals : - The advancement of the status of women - Promote high ethical standards - Human rights for all - Equality, development and peace and - The advancement of international understanding goodwill and peace Mission : Transform the lives and status of women and girls through education, empowerment and enabling opportunities.
Definition of Mentoring Developing a person‘s skills and knowledge so that their job performance improves, hopefully leading to the achievement of organisational objectives. It targets high performance and improvement at work, although it may also have an impact on an individual‘s private life. It usually lasts for a short period and focuses on specific skills and goals Source : Chartered Institute of Personal Development (CIPD) https://www.cipd.co.uk/
Mentoring vs Coaching • Mentoring • Coaching A coach is a A mentor is professional and transmitting his or her experience in a specific therefore coaching is area to somebody who a paid service is looking for this experience. A coach makes use of a professional A mentor is generally methodology not paid The way a coach asks A mentor should always questions provides be older than the mentee new insights to his client
Mentoring a career catalyst Career relevant Personality relevant Benefit from exchange Better sense of self and counselling Increasing self- Learn how to develop esteem Mentoring career strategies Exchange of Grow your own experience network through Getting valuable valuable contacts feedback, advice
Factors of Success - Mentoring Mentors Mentees l Time- and energy l Openess and willingness to l Personal involvement learn l Readiness for exchange, l Self-responsibility and passing on knowledge competence to activly shape and experience, feedback the mentoring l Opening doors for l Pro-activity l Realistic expectations contacts and networks Mentoring-Tandem l Trust, Respect & Loyality l Clarifying the expectations of each other l Engaging agreements l Confidentiality
Why is mentoring important to me? In Luxembourg the political goal is that 40% of women should sit on boards by 2019... Today: - 11% of women sit on boards of listed companies (EU : 16% in 2012) - 15% of women sit on boards of companies in which the Luxembourg State is a shareholder - 19,22% of women sit on boards of public institutions - 25% of directorates are led by women in the public administration A Female Board Pool has been put in place since 2010 : http://www.female- board-pool.org/de/ Positive actions by the governement : http://www.mega.public.lu/fr/index.html
Why is mentoring important to me? I perceive it as my duty as a civil servant at the Ministry of Economy to help young women open doors, benefit from my network and personal experience. I have mentored 2 young professional women so far and 2 young students. It is very rewarding experience intellectually and on a personal base. Mentoring helps me structure my work too, reflect on it. As Mentor you train your personal leadership skills and listening skills Mentoring brings positive feedback from the mentee, recognition. I would like to contribute to our Governement‘s goal to reach gender equality
Why is mentoring important to me? Source : Positive Action Campaign by the Ministry of Equal Chances Luxembourg
Goals of the Benelux mentoring program The goal of the Benelux mentoring program is to empower women who are looking to take leadership in their career by working on the needed skills early in the career. The Benelux Mentoring program helps you to develop the skills needed to advance your career: Developing communication style and impact, Understanding the company culture, Working on interpersonal skills, D eveloping one’s career road map, Having a role model, Navigating through the obstacles, Learning to identify twists and turns to negotiate along the road, Recognize the value of a good Network, engaging into networking, …
Benelux Mentoring Program Process – 5 phases GUIDE DESIGN ATTRACT CONNECT MEASURE Mentoring Audience Success Goals & Recruitment User profiles Workflows Objectives Training Learning Matching Check points Format MENTORING PROGRAM WITH IMPACT
Benelux Mentoring Program Starting date : September 2017 – June 2018 (duration: 9 months) Content : 3 international training sessions (BE/NE/LUX) 1. Session : 29-30 September 2017, Belgium Kick-off : Introducing mentoring, roles, expectations & success factors – Career planning I – Self-assessment and setting goals – Team-building and networking amongst mentees and mentors 2 nd Session : 2-3 February 2018, Luxembourg Reflection : Mid-term reflection of the mentoring process – efficient communication and conflict negotiation – leadership in times of crisis 3 rd Session: 8-9 June 2018, Netherlands Closing : final reflection of the mentoring process, Career planning II, Self-PR and business networking, Work-life balance – Closing together with the mentors
Interested to become a MENTOR or MENTEE in the BeNeLux Mentoring Program : Feel free to write a short email to : Mrs Rita Knott Executive Coach & Mentoring Expert at knott@pt.lu www.ritaknott.com cc: to Simone Polfer : spolfer@pt.lu Luxembourg Coordinator
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