Announcing the GovLoop Mentors Program!
With the impending departure of Baby Boomers from the workforce and the need to transfer knowledge from one generation of public servants to the next, there's one idea that we've heard again and again: "we need a government-wide mentoring program." Of course, there are several excellent mentor programs in individual agencies and at the state and local level...but there is nothing available on a larger scale - a massive mentoring project that connects people from every level of government with seasoned leaders and peers who can offer insight and advice to help each other advance in their careers.
Well, I am really pleased to announce today that we've created one:
Welcome to the GovLoop Mentors Program!
Our ultimate vision for the project: Imagine a program manager in a state-level department of health receiving feedback and insight from a senior executive at the federal DHHS level or an IT guy at OPM learning from a seasoned tech guru on the county level.
Here are a few more details about it:
- Mentors Sign-Up (Jun 30 - Jul 15): Most programs never have enough mentors, so we're working hard to get dozens of mentors before inviting mentees.
- Mentees Sign-Up (Jul 25 - Aug 15): We'll open it up to mentees in tandem with the Next Generation of Government conference the week of July 25.
- Matches and Online Training (Aug 15 - Aug 22): Final matches will happen by August 15 and we're starting the project as a pilot with only 50 mentoring relationships.
- Mentoring Relationships (Aug 22 - Nov 18): We're asking that mentoring relationships last 3 months, aiming for the mentors and mentees to connect 6 times (2 times per month) over that period with just one mentoring partnership at a time. The location and type of meeting is up to the mentors / mentees.
As we connect mentors with mentees across all levels of government (federal, state, local) and across agencies and disciplines, we hope that we're launching yet another valuable project that accomplishes our mission of "connecting government to improve government."
Thank you in advance for participating!
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Comment by Doris Tirone on March 21, 2012 at 7:04am -
Reading: Are You a Mentor or a Blowhard?
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Comment by Greg Mt.Joy on July 21, 2011 at 9:12am -
Is it too late to sign up?
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Comment by John Sim on July 8, 2011 at 10:57pm -
Just signed up!
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Comment by Andrew Krzmarzick on July 8, 2011 at 9:57am -
@Marilyn - Absolutely!
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Comment by Marilyn on July 8, 2011 at 9:52am -
I'm sure after 30 years with the government that I have something to share :)
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Comment by Carol Davison on July 5, 2011 at 5:18pm
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Sign up! The teacher learns three times as much as the student. I would do so but already have a mentee who teaches me something every week and encourages me. What a blessing!
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Comment by Karen Simpson on June 30, 2011 at 2:00pm
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This is a great idea. I would love to sign up. OPM just finished a 3 month pilot Mentoring Program.
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Comment by Sam Snead on June 30, 2011 at 8:22am -
This is a great opportunity. I will definitely participate.
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Comment by CollabNature on June 29, 2011 at 7:55am -
I am a great listener, so any chance to fine tune my skills is a blessing :-)
Thanks GL!!!!
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