Mentoring
Mission
The
objective of the CIO Network Mentoring Service is to provide
managers in member organizations access to invaluable peer
experience to assist in addressing business, management and
leadership challenges.
Benefits to Member Organizations
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Increase
in morale and motivation
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Greater productivity
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Enhancement of leadership and people management skills
of managers
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Re-energize managers
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Increase in staff satisfaction
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Development of inter-organizational networks
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Improve staff
retention
Benefits to Mentors
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Renewed enthusiasm for their role
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Higher
level recognition of their worth and skills by taking on
a mentoring role
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Challenging
discussions with people who have fresh perspectives and
who are not already part of the organisational thinking
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Satisfaction
from contributing to the protégé's development
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Opportunities
to reflect upon and articulate their role
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Develop
deeper awareness of their own behaviour
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Improved
inter-personal skills in counselling, listening,
modelling and leading
- Improved
ability to share experience and knowledge
Benefits to Protégés
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Increased
skills and knowledge
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Increased
potential for career mobility and promotion
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Improved
understanding of their roles in the organisation
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Insights into the culture and unwritten rules of
the organisation
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A
supportive environment in which successes and failures
can be evaluated in a non-confrontational manner
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Smoother
transition through management levels
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A
powerful learning tool to acquire competencies and
professional experience
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Potential
for increased visibility
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Networking
opportunities
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Development
of professional skills and self-confidence
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Recognition
and satisfaction
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Empowerment
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Encourages
different perspectives and attitudes to one’s work
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Develops
greater appreciation of the complexities of
decision-making within the organisational framework.
Why Become A Mentor? (Article in Computerworld
"Mentoring is a Two Way Street"
To enroll as a mentor or for additional details on the
mentoring process, please email
customerservice@cionetwork.com.au.
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