OCIOEITS Mentorship Program

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OCIO/EITS Mentorship Program
By learning you will teach, by teaching you will
learn. -Latin Proverb Presented to the Senior
Leadership Team and Management Advisory Board by
the Mentorship Project Committee on February 19,
2008
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Presentation Outline

• What are the benefits of a Mentorship Program?
• Why should OCIO/EITS implement a Mentorship
  Program?
• How do we begin?

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Mentorship Program Benefits

• Develops EITSs leaders for today and tomorrow
• Encourages staff to be more proactive and
  knowledgeable about managing their careers
• Aligns with Core Services and Values
• Contributes to recruitment and retention
• Promotes cross-group and inter-generational
  knowledge sharing
• Encourages informal one-on-one partnerships

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Workforce Management

• The Mentorship Program is an integral part of the
  OCIO/EITS Workforce Management strategy
• It supports the development of a Learning
  Organization
• It will be supplemented by separate Training and
  Development and Leadership Training programs

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Roles and Responsibilities

• ITPDS as Champion of the Program
• Maintain Program Documents
• Process and Retain Partnership Documents
• Accountable for Programs Long Term Success
• Program Council as Manager of the Program
• Approve Individual Partnerships
• Track Partnerships Progress
• Identify Opportunities for Improvement

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Mentorship Programs Goals and Metrics
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Mentorship ProgramsGoals and Metrics (contd)?
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Proposed Pilot Program

• March 2008 through August 2008
• Members of project committee as the first Program
  Council
• Members of the committee may participate as
  Mentors and Protégés
• Additional OCIO/EITS staff may participate as
  Mentors and Protégés to add a fresh perspective

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Program Process

• Individual seeks Supervisor approval and submits
  Program Initial Interest Document
• Attend a Meet and Greet networking event
• Mentor and Protégé self select and begin formal
  partnership
• Together they develop Individual Development
  Action Plan for the Protégé
• No-Fault Partnership Termination if needed

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Conclusion

• The proposed Mentorship Program
• Develops EITSs leaders for today and tomorrow
• Encourages staff to be more proactive and
  knowledgeable about managing their careers
• Aligns with Core Services and Values
• Contributes to recruitment and retention
• Promotes cross-group and inter-generational
  knowledge sharing
• Encourages informal one-on-one partnerships

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Questions?