Goals of the CEO Mentoring Program:
- Provide professional development opportunities for Ohio CEOs.
- Recruit future leaders and increase their retention and career satisfaction.
- Provide tools and resources to develop career paths.
- Prepare mentees for leadership opportunities.
- Further the mission, vision, and strategies of the YMCA movement and leadership roles.
- Empower CEO mentees to maximize their talents.
- Create networking opportunities outside the mentee’s current association.
- Give CEOs in Ohio the unique
What are the benefits of being a mentee?
- Increased organizational awareness
- Enhanced ability to navigate through the organization
- Creation of a professional development plan to support future growth
- Increased networks at all levels and in all departments
- Gain knowledge from experiences and insights of senior staff in the movement
- Develop critical skills
- Gain exposure to different perspectives than the one you currently experience
What are the requirements for being a mentee?
- Desire to learn and grow professionally
- Ability to be self-reflective and responsible for creating and working towards achieving the action plan agreed on by mentor/mentee
- Ability to establish a relationship based on equal responsibility and respect
- Ability to practice problem-solving skills and to suggest options and alternatives
- Desire to be exposed to other perspectives
What is my commitment as a mentee?
- Taking ownership and driving the relationship with the mentor
- Monthly meetings – format determined via a collaborative decision between mentor and mentee
- Periodic check ins with both the mentor and mentee monthly during the year-long mentor program
What does the application process look like?
- Applications for both mentors and mentees will be available at ohioymcas.org.
- Your Strategic Consultant will pair you with a mentor.
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