We breathe new life into existing programs.
Does your existing mentoring program have tons of potential but not enough direction? Is your current program in need of a refresh?
We can help.
Our Process
Understand & Audit
When it comes to elevating existing programs or supporting those that are struggling or stalled, we start with a full history of the program, its goals, its metrics, and its participants to gain a better understanding of the program’s strengths and opportunities.
Realign & Recalibrate
We develop recommendations to refine or realign the program’s purpose, goals, and metrics. Then we develop a framework for how to jumpstart or relaunch the program in a way that limits disruptions and maximizes enthusiasm.
Relaunch & Reassess
After relaunching, we stay in close contact for the relaunch pilot in order to troubleshoot, recalibrate, and improve the program experience in real-time.
Common Program Pain Points
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Silver Bullet Syndrome & Unclear Goals
Mentoring programs are often built as a panacea for all of an organization’s challenges. But this “everything to everyone at all times” approach makes it really difficult to establish essential program guardrails like a focused program purpose, as well as clear program expectations, goals, and success metrics.
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Lack of Structure & Support for Pairs
Mentors and mentees crave structure, goals, and tools to support partnership accountability. Organic partnerships are nice in theory, but participants need training, direction, support, and resources to stay on-track and feel like they are making meaningful progress.
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Unclear or Outdated Outcomes
Communicating a mentoring program’s value is as important as running the program itself. But clear success metrics, regular evaluation cycles, and reporting of outcomes often fall by the wayside or struggle to adapt to changing organizational priorities.
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Bad Matches
Matching mentors and mentees is more art than science. Programs that rely on unclear matching priorities, bad matching data, or that leave matches up to an algorithm alone often struggle to create valuable and effective matches.