Mentoring Orientation

1. Mentoring Orientation Mentee Version April 13, 2018

2. Mentoring Program Agenda • WIFI Goals • Mentoring Program • Goals • Timeline • Process • Structure • Roles & Responsibilities • Mentoring Tools • 5 Essentials of Mentoring Relationship • Dos & Don’ts • Frequently Asked Questions • Appendix • Program Agreement • Managing Your Career

3. What is Mentoring? WIFI– Mentoring Program Connecting women across the industry and inspire them to reach their full professional and personal goals. The Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary  Defines a mentor as "a trusted counselor or guide." Katherine Lewis, About.com's Guide for Working Moms, expands on that and defines a mentor as "someone who is helping you with your career, specific work projects or general life adviceout of the goodness of his or her heart.” Wikipedia defines Mentorship as a relationship in which a more experienced or more knowledgeable person helps to guide a less experienced or less knowledgeable person. The mentor may be older or younger, but have a certain area of expertise. It is a learning and development partnership between someone with vast experience and someone who wants to learn.

4. Who Are We? The mentoring program connects women across the industry, and inspires them to reach their professional and personal goals. Supports the people in Footwear Industry WIFI supports Two Ten by engaging and empowering women in the footwear industry. Two Ten Ambassadors - Evolvement & Give-back

5. WIFI – Mentoring Two Ten Program Mgr. Open Program Structure Program Chairs Carol Goodhue Cindy Chen-Derkacz SME Subject Matter Expert Committee Advisor Mentee Mentor Amie BlumbergCareer Path & Coaching Skills

6. WIFI Mentoring Program Goals 6

7. Mentoring Program Timeline 12 Month Process March - Feb Months 6 & 12 Months 1 -3 Months 4 - 12 Months 10 Advisor Advisor Build Skills & Experiences No Fault Confidentiality Attend Events & Network Communicate Two Ten Messages

8. Mentee Role You are the driver of the mentoring relationship. Schedule meetings, set agenda, monitor progress & timeline A mentee is someone who is seeking guidance for growth and development.

9. What you need to consider. Mentor Role • Make time available and establish a climate of open interaction • Coach mentee in personal assessment. Assist them in setting goals and creating a development action plan • Listen to mentee and be open-minded regarding mentee’s ideas • Share experiences and offer challenging ideas • Support & facilitate learning for the mentee • Encourage mentee to explore options and take appropriate risks • Expose mentee to other Subject Matter Experts (SME) to augment your experience to meet their goals • Help to identify obstacles and coach mentee through ways to overcome • Maintain confidentiality • Encourage mentee to expand their network A mentor someone who teaches or gives help and advice to a less experienced person. C O A C h Leverage network Share Experience

10. Peer2Peer Role • Share: • Experience • Best Practice • Contacts • Make time available and establish a climate of open interaction • Collaboratively set goals and coach each other on the development action plan • Listen to each other and be open-minded regarding the others ideas • Share experiences and offer challenging ideas • Support & facilitate learning for each other • Encourage each other to explore options and take appropriate risks • Expose partner to other Subject Matter Experts (SME) to augment their experience to meet their goals • Help to identify obstacles and coach partner through ways to overcome • Maintain confidentiality • Encourage each other to expand their network Peer mentors are teams from similar disciplines who teach, give help and advice to each other

11. What is a Mentoring Committee Advisory? Advise designated team members throughout the year • Check in • Advise team on any challenges. • Identify any Subject Matter Experts (SME) • Resolve Conflicts

12. What is a S.M.E | Subject Matter Expert? • A subject matter expert on a key area • Supplements mentors knowledge. • Narrow topic to 1 hour discussion • Keep it simple - Focus on actions Mentee Advisor Mentor

13. Mentoring Tools

14. 5 Essentials of a Mentoring Partnership

15. Do’s of Mentoring DO • Expect honest guidanceand advice that aims to improve your chances of success • Expect “constructive criticism” • Be flexible – mentoring needs ebb and flow. You will have challenging periods with frequent questions/advice and others where you just need to “touch base”. • Give the relationship a chance–not everyone “clicks” at the first meeting, but over time, positive and beneficial mentoring relationships can be nurtured.

16. Don'ts of Mentoring • be afraid to ask questions • expect your mentor to tell you what to do – they guide and advise, but it is ultimately your decision • expect your mentor to make your career “happen” for you – only you can. • expect to hear only good things about yourself. • like you, mentors are busy people with professional and private lives of their own. Don’t cancel meetings at the last minute or take it for granted. • Don’t expect your mentor to be your best friend, available 24-7; this is a professional relationship. There are boundaries. DON”T

17. Frequently Asked Questions:Relationships/Problem Solving Problem Solving Suggestions/Guidelines: • Conflicts are a natural result of putting diverse people together and asking them to work as partners. • If a mentoring pair can work through conflicts by valuing their diversity, the richness of their differing viewpoints, background, and experiences, then they can learn a great deal more from each other, precisely because they are not thinking the same way. Seen from this perspective, differences can be strengths, not weaknesses, in a relationship. • The WIFI Mentoring Committee and Two Ten encourages Mentors and Mentees to talk openly and honestly with each other. If they find they have questions or struggles in their relationship, the most important thing to keep in mind is that the WIFI Mentoring Committee Advisors and Two Ten are key resources to utilize. They will act as a forum for problem resolution.

18. Suggestions to Build Relationships Conversations: • Career plans, Networking, Work/life balance • Goals: what are they and how to reach them Expectations • Job and career related stressors • Food/Beverage: • Get coffee, lunch, dinner, drinks • Try out one another's favorite restaurant Professional: • Go to seminars, guest lectures, exhibitions, etc. • Tour each other's work areas • Introduce/meet with others, network • Market shop – look at product Community, • Do community service: volunteer at the VA Hospital or Food Bank, Serve meals at a shelter • Check with city for dates on Creek/Stream clean-up Outdoors/Recreational: • Walk through downtown • Visit museums • See a film or a theatrical presentation • Do a 5k Walk/Run • Go to a sporting event: your children/grandchildren/nieces/nephew's game, local high school teams

19. Frequently Asked QuestionsGeographic Differences Suggestions to Bridge the Gap: • Skype • Meet at shoe shows • Telephone - - set phone dates • Email & Text updates • Arrange meetings when your travel takes you closer to your counterpart • Meet at Two Ten Events • Meet at local WIFI Events What should a Mentor/Mentee do if there are geographical challenges negatively impacting their match?

20. What should a Mentor do if their Mentee asks for insight outside the Mentors scope of experience or knowledge? Frequently Asked Questions Knowledge Requested Outside Mentor’s Expertise Suggestions are for the Mentor and Mentee to: • Reach out to other professional contacts to see if they can do a one-time meeting to answer the Mentee’s questions • Notify the WIFI Mentoring Committee Advisor for a Subject Matter Expert (SME)

21. Frequently Asked Questions Not Responding or Follow through What should a Mentor/Mentee do if their counterpart is not responding to them? Suggestions are for the Mentor and Mentee to: • If your Mentor/Mentee seems unresponsive, send choose another method of communication • If you still don’t get a response, then write or call again, asking if something is wrong. • Notify the WIFI Mentoring Committee Advisor if you are unable to get any response.

22. Frequently Asked QuestionsPotential Mismatch A mismatch may result from: • conflicting personalities • differing career goals or areas of expertise • differences in work ethic At advisor check-in, if a mismatch is uncovered at this time, or at any other time: • options to resolve the issue will be explored. It will be determined if a new match is an option. If a new match is need • the WIFI Mentoring Committee and Two Ten will help Mentors and Mentees dissolve the relationship and help to identify a more appropriate match. What should a Mentor/Mentee do if they have already tried problem solving suggestions and feel there is a mismatch between Mentor and Mentee?

23. Questions???

24. Appendix Brand Ambassador Mentorship Program Agreement Managing Your Career Guide

25. Be aTwo Ten Ambassador

26. Managing Your Career Guide

27. Steps to Support Your Mentee’s Growth How to Get Started

28. Step 1: Understanding your Role

29. Pre-Work Prior to Kick-off MENTORING PROGRAM AGREEMENT EXAMPLE

30. Step 2: Review of Mentee Survey(Accomplishments, Aspirations and Blockers) • What do you do really well? • What have you accomplishments to date • Skill/ competency gaps • What are your personal drivers • What are you constraints & limitations • How would you define your Career Aspirations • How would you define your career aspirations? • What roles would you be interested in having in 1–2 years? Mentor Coaches Mentee Through Questions

31. Step 3: Create a Vision for Your Career(Goal Setting, Mindset, Values and Influencers) • What do you value most in terms of your career • What drives you • Mindset; are you more creative or concrete • What sort of lifestyle would you like to live • What non-work goals and priorities may influence your career decisions Mentor Coaches Mentee Through Questions

32. Step 4: Create an Action Plan (Complete Action Plan, Strategy to Execute) Mentee Prepares and due by 5/30

33. Questions???