Elevate Program Description

Program Overview:

This program provides a cohort of 20 mentees a structured 12-month mentoring program with practical learning experiences designed to enable career advancement opportunities, develop leadership behaviors and foster community involvement. The program includes one-on-one, group, community and executive interactions involving participation from the mentee, mentor, executive sponsor and program alumni. The program brings together career-minded, entrepreneurial-spirited individuals with experienced mentors to foster talent and retain competitive human resources statewide.

Participants:

Mentee/Protégé: Career-minded, entrepreneurial-spirited individuals in the technology or emerging sectors workforce. Minimum time commitment: 54 hours

Please email completed application to: Mentee@WeBuildCharacter.org

Please email completed application to: Mentor@WeBuildCharacter.org

Executive Sponsor: person of influence who supports the protégé. Minimum time commitment: 8 hours.

Duration:

12-month program

Learning Outcomes:

Upon completion of the program, the mentee will have:

• Presented a personal Career Vision Statement
• Crafted a personal brand management plan
• Assessed their communication style and the preferences of others
• Participated in a community give-back or pay-it-forward activity with cohorts
• Practiced executing a personalized networking plan
• Attended a conference to honor the program and enable socialization
• Presented a roadmap to their future
  • Goal Setting
  • Communication Styles
  • Leadership Behaviors
  • Brand Management
  • Community Involvement
  • Creativity and Innovation
  • Entrepreneurism & Risk Management
  • The Human Factor
  • Building and Tapping into a Social Network
  • Planning and Organization Skills
  • Presentation Skills
  • Coaching Skills (Mentors Only)
  • Workforce Succession Planning (Mentors Only)