Event description
This international mentoring program pairs one mentor with one mentee who work together over the course of nine months to help achieve mentee goals. The program uses a cross-company and cross-hierarchy approach with recent participants from Germany, France, Switzerland, Italy, the United Kingdom, Ireland and the United States and is inclusive of female and male mentors. Mentoring pairs meet at least once a month; meetings are usually virtual since mentoring tandems may come from different countries.
Program structure
• 1:1 - One mentor is matched with one mentee
• Mentoring pairs meet at least once a month for nine months
Depending on your preference and the availability of a matching mentoring partner, mentoring can either take
place virtually (since your mentor/mentee may be in another country) or in person.
• Mentees set a goal at the beginning of the program; mentors help mentees make progress toward achieving their
goal
Program activities
• September 12 - Mentoring program kickoff webinar - mandatory for all mentors and mentees
• September 19 - Mentor training - in-person meeting for mentors in Darmstadt (Rhein-Main area), Germany
• September 21 - Come2Gether for mentors and mentees - in-person meeting for mentors and mentees in
Darmstadt (Rhein-Main area) Germany
• October 2016 to June 2017 - Mentoring tandems meet on their own once a month, usually virtually
Mentee or mentor?
• Mentees are emerging leaders. They have a strong sense of their development needs and can identify one or more areas in which they need mentoring support. Mentees must have the time to prepare for meetings, fully participate and be willing to test and apply what they’ve learned to achieve their mentoring goals.
• Mentors are seasoned executives with significant experience in the healthcare industry or related services. They have a keen sense of their own strengths coupled with the ability and commitment needed to guide their mentees. Mentors are willing to share of themselves - relaying stories and anecdotes from their careers, recounting successes and failures, offering ideas and approaches and identifying tools and connections. Most mentors have experience in a director-level or higher position and/or have developed both individuals and teams.
Mentee course fee:
$150
Mentor course fee:
$0 - There is no charge for mentors, who volunteer their time and expertise to the program and their mentee.
How to apply - two steps
1. All mentees and mentors must register (below). Mentees pay the mentee course fee now.*
2. All mentees and mentor must complete the online application, which is sent via email as soon as you register.
Applicants must complete both this registration process and their online application to be considered for the program.
*If a match cannot be found for a mentee, the mentee’s course fee will be refunded in full.
HBA membership requirements
• Mentees must be HBA members - Mentees who are accepted into the program, elect to participate and who are not
already members must join the HBA by September 5, 2016. Please note that:
- The HBA annual membership fee is an additional charge; it is separate and distinct from the mentee course fee.
- The HBA annual membership fee is not refundable (so make sure you
have been accepted into the program and have made the decision to participate before joining).
• Consult your manager or HR department to see if reimbursement will be provided. Find out more about the value of
HBA membership and the annual nonrefundable membership fee here.
• Mentors are not required to be HBA members, but we hope you will decide to join.
Registration/application deadline
Register and complete the online application by August 21, 2016.
Cancellations/refunds
Is this event refundable? Yes; if a suitable match cannot be found for a mentee, the mentee course fee will be refunded in full. If a mentee decides not to participate in the program and provides written notification to the chapter contact by September 5, 2016, the mentee course fee will be refunded in full.
Event questions/support
- Chapter contact for event details: Tanja Keiper at tanja.keiper@merckgroup.com
- Membership questions: membership@hbanet.org or 973-575-0606 ext 1
- For assistance with online registration: events@hbanet.org or 973-575-0606 ext 3