lets do mentoring presentation - chase chamber 25 february 2015
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Let’s Do Mentoring
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25 February 2015 Cannock
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Housekeeping
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#mentoring
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Did You Know - The word itself was inspired by the
character of Mentor in Homer's Odyssey!
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Fun Fact
“Mentorship is a personal developmental relationship in which
a more experienced or knowledgeable person helps to
guide a less experienced person.” wikipedia
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The Definition
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What You Will See
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• Who am I
• What Is Let’s Do Mentoring
• Why Mentoring
• Final Thoughts
Who Am I
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Who Am I?
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• Chartered Accountant
• Social Media Addict
• + outside interests...
• Corporate Stooge
• Referral Marketing Specialist
What is Let’s Do Mentoring
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The BackGround
Mentoring...here to help your business succeed
The Average Mentee?
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YOU!
The Challenges
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No Experience No Job
No Money No Network
No Customers No Focus
No Reputation No Skill
Let’s Do Mentoring
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• Programme Started In Staffordshire in 2006
• End 2013 Review: A. 200+ successful “interventions”
B. Over 100 jobs created or safeguarded!
• North Staffs focus initially - now County Wide
• Now funded by ERDF
The Team
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• John Thompson
• Leila Green
• Ann Steele
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• + Rest Of Chamber’s Business Services Team
• & 100+ Mentors
Social Media - Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn etc.
The Marketing Spiel
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• SME based in Staffordshire? Our mentoring scheme could be for you.
• Whatever stage of your business - you can benefit from having a mentor.
• Primary role of a mentor is to provide support and guidance to businesses.
• Mentor provides the conduit for the transference of skills and knowledge.
• Mentoring provides you with non-judgmental support based on your situation.
• Less of a formalised professional relationship and more of a partnership.
Mentors sign up because they have a wish to share their extensive skills and
knowledge to give something back to the people and to the area they live in.
Why Mentoring
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The Why
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• Mentors have often suffered same experiences you’re going through!
• They will look to share their wisdom with you based on their experiences.
• They will listen to your issues and encourage you to generate solutions and create strategies which will help your business to flourish.
• Many commercial disciplines that can be addressed including:
1. Sales and Marketing
2. Social Media
3. Funding
4. Finance
Plus many more!
The Offer
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• 12 Hours Fully Funded
(15 if Chamber Member)
• SME based In Staffordshire
• Minimum paperwork and reporting
Role Of The Mentor
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• Consistency
• Providing honest feedback
• Help set goals / tasks / targets
• Empowering solutions
• Practical help wherever possible
• Honouring limits and boundaries but keeps pushing them
• Listening - is hard but advice is easy
We could all use more listeners in the world!
Mentoring Is Not!
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• Short Term Tasks
• Just Specifics
• Involves A Higher Authority
• One-size Fits All
Is It For Me?
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• It’s your job, not your mentor’s job.
• Think commitment, not lip service.
• Show up for the relationship.
• Give back and get (more) back.
• Keep expectations realistic.
• Risky (but healthy).
• Don’t be afraid of your mentor’s silence.
What Do We Cover
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Sales Marketing Networking
Social Media Finance Resourcing
Governance Operations Accounting
Tax HR etc etc
People We Work With
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Final Thoughts
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The Ask
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• SME based in Staffordshire?
• Our mentoring scheme could be for you!
• Whether pre-start, start-up or existing business you can benefit from having a mentor.
• Is this You or Someone You Know?
• We want successful “interventions” not half-hearted attempts - don’t do it if you don’t want the help!
And In Conclusion
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• Mentoring Rocks!
Wish I had a Mentor when I first started!
• Ask a Mentee about it - could it work for you?
• Contact us
• Look out for us on
Social media and share our successes.
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Contact Let’s Do Mentoring
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Phone - 01782 202222 Email - [email protected] Website - http://staffordshirechambers.co.uk/ !LinkedIn - LDM Facebook - LDM YouTube - Staffs Chambers Twitter - @LetsDoMentoring
4 Final Actions
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1-2-1s
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17th March Stafford
http://staffordshirechambers.co.uk/events/one2three-club-2/
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Social Media Challenge!
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Contact Let’s Do Mentoring
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Phone - 01782 202222 Email - [email protected] Website - http://staffordshirechambers.co.uk/ !LinkedIn - LDM Facebook - LDM YouTube - Staffs Chambers Twitter - @LetsDoMentoring
Contact Me
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Phone - 01785 244481 or 07706 171851 Email - [email protected] Blog - www.conspicuous-cbm.com LinkedIn - uk.linkedin.com/in/stuartwalton/ !LinkedIn - ConspicuousCBM Facebook - ConspicuousCBM Google+ - Conspicuous CBM ltd Slideshare - Stuart Walton Instagram - Stuart001uk Flickr - BNRMStaffordshire YouTube - Conspicuous CBM ltd Vimeo - ConspicuousCBM Tumblr - ConspicuousCBM Pinterest - ConspicuousCBM Scribd - ConspicuousCBM Twitter - @conspicuouscbm
THANK YOU
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QUESTIONS
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