Mentor Program
The ABMVSS Mentoring Program is designed for current Business Managers and people aspiring to the position of Business Manager. The program addresses important issues such as leadership and succession planning using high quality presenters.
WHAT IS MENTORING?
MENTORING IS
- A deliberate pairing of a more skilled or experienced person with a lesser skilled or experienced person, with the agreed upon goal of having the lesser skilled person grow and develop in their competencies.
- A two-way professional collegiate partnership which contributes to the growth and development of both partners.
- Goes beyond buddying, coaching and counseling and moves towards a deeper partnership in working together creatively developing professional and personal growth.
- Helps to make skills and experience inter-generational.
- Creates satisfaction and enjoyment in the work place.
- Gives us the opportunity to leave a legacy.
WHAT MENTORING IS NOT
- Cloning or becoming a substitute parent.
- An alternative to counseling or confessional relationship
- For those who lack an action-based commitment to excellence and the high standards and expectations of the profession,
- For those who are not willing to confront their own limitations.
- For those who are uncomfortable with the multiple dimensions of diversity in schools.
- A job - mentoring is a privilege and an opportunity to share work experience.
The purpose of the program is to offer training to Business Managers so that they can support newly-appointed Business Managers, aspiring Business Managers, current Business Managers or Business Managers who are returning to the role following an extended absence.
The program aims to foster and encourage a spirit of self-reliance among Mentees and is not about training them to perform the specific duties or tasks associated with being a Business Manager.
The goal of the program is to assist participants in developing the necessary leadership skills and competencies, as well as develop a wider understanding of the Business Manager role and its newly emerging directions.
The content of the program includes :
- Recruitment, selection, induction and training.
- Leadership and management styles.
- Personnel and performance management of teams and individuals
- Developing emotional intelligence skills for the workplace.
- Goals, priorities and effective time management.
- Managing health and well-being.
The aims of the program are to address:
- Succession planning
- Enhancement of professional,skills and confidence of participants
- Increase numbers of suitably skilled applicants for Business Manager positions.
- Foster career planning and development and promote job satisfaction
- Creation of strong networks.
Commitment to the program includes :
- Both the mentor partners complete a short, user friendly self reflection and feedback questionnaire and skills audit to support the identification of their strengths and development opportunities
- The mentor partners making contact with each other prior to the one day induction program
- A one day induction conference will build the partnerships, explore mentoring and identify a development focus
- The mentor partners will continue to meet/make contact and consolidate/progress their ‘development initiative’.
- The mentor partners will regularly update their Principals and integrate the benefits of their participation in the program in their workplaces.
- A second full day development conference
- Continuing the mentor partnership and progression/maturing of the development initiative
- A third full day development and celebration conference
- The journey continues.
