Why join our mentorship program?
Because we strive to:
Create high-performing professionals, including leaders, who are adaptable, inspiring, motivating, and able to direct others to produce tangible results, mentor and challenge the others, and exhibit high standards of honesty, integrity, trust, openness, and respect.
Share expertise, accept responsibility for the program success factors, desired results, and evaluation of the breadth and caliber
of program activities.
Work to change how people view mentorship as opportunities for career advancement and lifetime learning.
Raise awareness and ensure the mentorship program reflects a broad range of perspectives, experiences, and professional backgrounds.
The BSWN is committed to providing quality mentorship to develop, maintain, and improve performance and promote a learning environment.
The two main objectives of a structured mentorship with a mission-driven focus are to:
Align mentorship as a tool for lifelong learning.
Ensure that the public is aware of the program’s advantages.
The mentorship will specifically deliver high performance
and will focus on the following areas:
Skill Enhancement
Skill Enhancement
People that receive mentoring also benefit from increased adaptability to change, professional independence, and accountability as self-directed learners.
Benefits of
being a
mentee:
Of course, mentees gain a lot from being mentored but not only in terms of career development as people tend to assume.
As a mentee you will also benefit from finding support and guidance outside of your line management.Widening networks is an important way to grow confidence and knowledge.Through greater access to leaders within your business, mentoring provides you with opportunities to expand personally and professionally that you might not have in your day to day role. This is why it is so powerful for career progression!
Benefits of being a mentor:
A reason for becoming a mentor is often the feeling of ‘giving back’. But remember, this isn’t the only positive outcome!
Another key benefit of mentoring for mentors is the effect on leadership that mentoring has. Acting as a mentor means practicing the core skills needed to be a successful manager or team leader and prepares you for senior leadership.