Mentor Program
The L&D Cares Mentor Program
The L&D Cares Mentor Program connects industry veterans to L&D Cares Members at no cost, providing one-to-one mentoring. Our program:
Matches L&D Cares Members to a trusted mentor
Provides the mentee a minimum of three mentoring sessions with their mentor
You must be an L&D cares Member to participate as a mentee in the Mentoring Program. To join, complete a membership application. Membership is free.
Our Mentoring Philosophy
Mentoring is a voluntary professional development approach that can contribute to career growth and satisfaction for mentees and mentors. Mentoring occurs when a more experienced professional (mentor) guides a less experienced professional (mentee) to:
Thrive and flourish in their career
Grow professionally
Enhance success in their current role
Address challenging situations
Effectively navigate their company or industry
L&D Cares offers mentoring with either a one-time conversation, or a maximum of three conversations. At their discretion, both the mentor and mentee can determine to continue beyond three sessions. L&D Cares encourages the mentor and mentee to establish the type of mentoring relationship that best suits the needs of the mentee. Each L&D Cares mentor is approved by our Board of Directors and is an industry professional either currently serving or has served in the profession.
Types of Mentoring Supported by L&D Cares
We believe the cornerstone of effective mentoring is the one-to-one conversation between the mentor and mentee. L&D Cares believes the primary goal of mentoring is to focus on the specific, individual needs of the mentee. Our mentors help our member mentees in a number of ways, including:
Guiding (especially in challenging situations)
Asking open ended questions to get to the root of the mentee’s purpose and needs
Problem solving
Offering suggestions and feedback
Providing information
Sharing resources
Skill-building
Reflecting on what they observe
L&D Cares supports our mentors and mentees with a formal matching process to assist in selecting and/or pairing mentees and mentors. Review our Mentor Program playbook.
You must be an L&D cares Member to participate as a mentee in the Mentoring Program.
To join, complete a membership application. Membership is free.