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Reverse mentoring program

Learn from junior team members through reverse mentoring

Set up reverse mentoring to learn from junior team members. This activity helps you stay current and build bidirectional learning relationships.

35 minutes
collaboration

Overview

Set up reverse mentoring to learn from junior team members. This activity helps you stay current and build bidirectional learning relationships.

Learning objectives

  • Identify learning opportunities
  • Create reverse mentoring structure
  • Build mutual value

Instructions

Setup reverse mentoring:

1. Identify learning areas 2. Find junior mentors 3. Define mutual value 4. Create meeting structure 5. Set learning goals

Steps

1

Opportunity identification

10 minutes

Find learning areas

2

Relationship design

15 minutes

Structure mentoring

3

Goal setting

10 minutes

Define objectives

Pro tips

  • Be genuinely curious
  • Create mutual value
  • Stay humble

Example outcome

Reverse mentoring agreement with learning goals and structure

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