7 Checkboxes for setting up a Reverse Mentorship Program

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Do you feel the need to step up your digital game

to cope with the challenges in your industry?

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Do you think you can teach your

senior management a trick or two?

OR

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REVERSE MENTORSHIP

IS THE SOLUTION

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WHY WOULD YOU DO

REVERSE MENTORSHIP?

Reverse mentorship

helps you inject digital DNA into all layers of

your organization

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Reverse mentorship closes the gap between the average mindset of your

market and the average mindset of your company. This is essential to win.

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Reverse mentorship is a key enabler for your digital transformation

PEOPLE > TECHNOLOGY

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WHAT IS REVERSE

MENTORSHIP?

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The digital gems (often juniors) mentor the digital laggards

(often seniors)@JoDeRidder

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Digital gems Digital laggards

Shops online

Knows the tools & platforms of the digital space

Active on social media

Understands digital business models

Thinks digital first

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

NO

NO

NO

NO

NO

Traditional Mentorship

It’s going from a one-way street…

Senior

Junior

Years of experienceIndustry knowledgeBusiness insights

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To a two-way street

Senior

Junior

Years of experienceIndustry knowledgeBusiness insights

Online business modelsSocial media insights

Online behaviour insightsDigital first mindset

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HOW DO YOU SET UP

REVERSE MENTORSHIP?

Let’s see those 7 checkboxes to set up you own reverse mentoring program

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1. Select members

Use an assessment system to identify digital gems and laggards in your organization.

1. Select Members

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1. Select Members

The good part is, once you have done one, the other becomes much easier ;-)

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1. Select Members

Make digital savviness a KPI in your hiring process to grow your gem pool.

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1. Select Members

After defining who’s who, matchmaking begins. You can assign reverse mentorship teams, or let participants choose.

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2. Define the ‘why’

2. Define the ‘why’Both parties need

to know why they are stepping into the program and what’s in it for them.

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Listing their goals & objectives provides you with a list of topics to discuss during the meetings.

2. Define the ‘why’

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3. Set Rules

3. Set Rules

A reverse mentorship relation is against many traditional

company dynamics.

To make it work, ground-rules have to be set…

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3. Set Rules

..and egos left at the door ;-)

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4. Milestones

4. Milestones

To stay on track and to keep both participants engaged, intermediate milestones must be defined.

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4. Milestones

Setting milestones allows you to break up the ‘why’ of the project into smaller sub-needs.

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4. Milestones

Milestones make it easier for the participants or organizer to create an agenda for the meetings.

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5. Graduation and rotation

5. Graduation and rotation

Acknowledging the effort the participants put into the program is important for them …

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5. Graduation and rotation

…and important to onboard other members of the organization.

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5. Graduation and rotation

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Setting up a fun graduation moment when a mentor has finished a program is a cool way to do this.

5. Graduation and rotation

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After graduating, mentees can rotate to new mentors so they keep learning.

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6. Choose an environment

6. Choose an environment

The location and environment where the meetings are held can influence the success-rate of the program.

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6. Choose an environment

There is no best place to hold these meetings, the participants have to decide this themselves.

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6. Choose an environment

Sometimes an office is the best location to remain professional, sometimes a bar is the best location to loosen up and to lower the hierarchy barriers.

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7. Manage Expectations

7. Manage Expectations

The main investment will be time. Time to meet, time to prepare, time to execute.

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7. Manage Expectations

Clear expectations will increase the success-rate of the program.

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checkboxes for setting up a Reverse Mentorship Program71. Select Members 2. Define the ‘Why’ 3. Set Rules 4. Milestones 5. Graduation and rotation 6. Choose an environment 7. Manage expectations

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We have constructed a reverse mentorship program canvas to visualize these 7 checkboxes and make sure your program is set up right.

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NAME OF THE PROGRAM

GROUND RULES

AGENDA AND DURATION OF THE PROGRAM

GOALS AND KPI’sOF THE PROGRAM

WHAT WE WILL ASK OF MENTORS

RECRUITMENT OF MENTORS AND MENTEES

THE REVERSE MENTORSHIP PROGRAM CANVAS

WHAT WE WILL ASK OF MENTEES

PROGRAM LEADER

ENVIRONMENT OF THE MEETINGS

MILESTONES

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