In our business mentorship program in Nairobi, Kenya and East Africa, mentors are the role models, acquaintances, and guiding lights who will be a crucial part of developing our clients to positively improve their communities and enhance their leadership skills. The goal of the Mentor/Mentee relationship at Caterpillar to Butterfly Entrepreneurship is to offer both parties a chance to learn from each other and to build understanding across generations, culture, citizenship, backgrounds, etc.
Why should you apply as Mentee in our business mentorship program?
Many successful people credit having a good mentor as a key factor to their success. A mentor is an invaluable resource to shift from surviving to thriving in your field, to gain insight into past experiences and tricks of the trade, can increase and improve networks, and can provide feedback on working styles, attitude, technical knowledge, methodologies, etc.
This business mentorship program provides the opportunity to expertly match you with a committed and experienced mentor in a casual but structured environment.
Types of Business mentoring
- One-on-one mentoring: A mentee and mentor are matched, and they participate in a custom mentoring relationship with structure and time frame of their making or as established our formal mentoring program.
- Group mentoring: A single mentor is matched with a cohort of mentees. Initial program structure is provided while allowing mentor to direct progress, pace and activities.
- Peer mentoring: A relationship between people who are at the same career stage or age, in which one person has more experience than the other in a particular domain and can provide support as well as knowledge and skills transfer. Peer mentoring may be a one-on-one relationship or experienced in a group.
- E-mentoring: This is “virtual” or “distance” mentoring.
- Reverse mentoring: A senior employee seeks to gain business insights from a less experienced, often younger employee.
- Speed mentoring: A “mentee” rotates between a number of different “mentors”, with a limited time available to meet each “mentor” and garner some knowledge or advice.
