Event Registration - The WIT Network

Discover how intentional mentorship can transform careers and organizations. This session explores the differences between mentoring, sponsorship, and coaching, and reveals how each can contribute to professional growth. Whether you’re seeking mentorship or aspiring to be a great mentor, you’ll learn how to set clear goals, maximize mentoring relationships, and practice actionable skills to enhance your impact. Through practical strategies, real-world examples, and interactive takeaways, you’ll leave equipped to build thriving careers and empower others—igniting excellence for yourself and those you support.

For those who are seeking mentors, you will:

• Understand the power of intentional mentorship and the significant role it can play to build a thriving career.
• Unpack the differences between mentoring, sponsorship, and coaching and the role each of these can play in a thriving career.
• Learn how to approach mentorship by setting clear goals and expectations, and leveraging mentoring relationships to maximize the benefits.
• Practice/Take away actionable steps to enhance mentorship skills, such as identifying potential mentors, making the most out of mentoring conversations, and seeking guidance through effective articulation of goals and challenges.

For those who want to be great mentors, you will:

• Unpack the Core attributes of effective mentorship and exploring how to create a nurturing and empowering environment for mentees.
• Practical strategies and real-world examples on how to communicate effectively, build trust, and inspire the next generation of leader
• Essential mentoring skills and techniques to overcome common obstacles in mentoring relationships.
• Tools to make a significant and lasting difference in mentees' professional journeys.
• Support colleagues through peer mentoring.