Understanding corporate mentoring

A company director, although surrounded by close friends and colleagues, can sometimes feel a certain loneliness related to its function, particularly during periods of growth.

How do you get ahead and move your company forward? Find out why corporate mentoring offers unique support, that can't be learned from books or in school.
 
We offer here a generic definition of corporate mentoring as it is practiced in North America and Europe. We offer mentoring services in the territory served by our team.
 

What is corporate mentoring?

 
 
 
 
In-company mentoring is a way of accompanying a person and helping him or her in his or her career. professional and personal development. The professional coach is called a mentor. He draws on his skills, his experience, his know-how and know-how. The relationship between mentor and mentee is volunteerwithout judgment or authority, it's a transfer of experience from entrepreneur to entrepreneuras equals. The mentor must be a good listener and help the mentee to open up his or her field of thought. To avoid any conflict of interest, the mentor cannot invest in the company of the mentee during the 2 years following the end of this entrepreneurial mentoring. This support process includes reciprocal commitments and an evaluation process. It is generally carried out over a period of 12 to 18 months.
 

Who can benefit from corporate mentoring?

A corporate officer, director or majority shareholder can need an outside view to analyze its growth strategy.
To call on a mentor at the most opportune moment, it is recommended (but not required) the company must have been created more than 2 years ago, employ around ten people and have development potential.
 

How do I become a mentor?

The mentor may have the same function as the mentee, but has already successfully gone through the company's growth phases. He or she knows the challenges and difficulties of having to carry an entrepreneurial adventure alone. Through mentoring, the mentor commits to sharing his or her experience and know-how. In this way, they contribute to the entrepreneur's success by sharing their experience.
 

What are the benefits of corporate mentoring?

In-company mentoring has many advantages:
  • for the mentee, personally,
  • for his business,
  • and also for the mentor.
Visit mentee acquires and develops new knowledge and skills. He is no longer alone, thanks to tailor-made guidance and ongoing support. He also expands his professional network by meeting new people. They increase their chances of success by being accompanied by someone who knows their difficulties and has successfully overcome them. In-company mentoring also contributes to personal development. It develops self-confidence, boldness and stress management.
 
As for the mentorIn addition to the personal satisfaction derived from sharing his knowledge and skills, his involvement brings other professional benefits. By becoming a mentor, he or she is recognized as a person to be trusted. He also expands his professional network and discovers new ways of working and new ideas.
 

In partnership with "Réseau Mentorat", SADC offers mentoring sessions to local entrepreneurs

The SADC Achigan-Montcalm team supports hundreds of entrepreneurs in the region: 10 municipalities in the MRC de Montcalmthe municipalities of Epiphanyof The Assumption and Saint-Sulpice located in the L'Assomption RCM, as well as the municipalities of Sainte-Sophie and Saint-Hippolyte located in the Rivière-du-Nord MRC.
 
As part of its ongoing financing and guide for business managers, SADC offers business mentoring sessions in partnership with the Fondation de l'entrepreneurship's mentoring service for entrepreneurs, called "Réseau Mentorat".
 

What are the stages of the Achigan-Montcalm SADC mentoring program?

On the Achigan-Montcalm SADC territory, the team supports entrepreneurs with invaluable assistance froma dozen mentors.
 
To become a mentee, all you have to do is contact SADC or Mentoring Network or register directly online on https://www.reseaumentorat.com/adhesion-mentore
 
Our team will then contact the candidate first by e-mail and then by telephone. A search for compatibility (personal and professional values and personalities) between our mentors and the member will be carried out.
 

We believed in their project and they put their trust in us.

Since our creation in 1992, we have supported a large number of entrepreneurs in their business transfer, start-up or growth objectives. These include :
 
Ms. Nancy Gadourywho is president and co-founder ofExploreNaDooma company specializing in high-quality video production, digital content strategies, coaching and consulting.
 
Laurentian bargainsa zero-waste thrift store and boutique project in our region that offers a range of bulk items to help citizens reduce the environmental impact of their consumption.
 
Dollar or twoThe company's mission is to offer low-cost items for parties, but also for the kitchen, health, beauty and hardware.
 
Solnor EnvironnementSolnor Environnement is an expert consultant for contaminated land and geology. Solnor Environnement's core business is the management of projects with a geological component, the analysis and study of soil and water, their decontamination and the environmental analysis of sites.
 
Lait de poule inc. the maternity and nursing specialist in l'Assomption, offering clothing and textiles for pregnant women and textiles to facilitate breastfeeding.
Fleurs d'époque floristThe florist offering original and authentic floral arrangements, located in St-Lin-Laurentides.
 
Brasserie L'Apothicaire of St-Jacques de Montcalm, whose mission is to support an ecosystem of regional microbreweries, and to help and contribute to the emergence and development of local players offering products of excellence.
 
The integration company Job Access Buffet whose core mission is to provide a gateway to the job market in the catering sector.
 
While these players belong to a wide variety of economic sectors, the fact remains that our approach, which focuses on the local level and on serious, well-thought-out support tailored to their objectives, has contributed to these successes. success stories. Behind each of these entrepreneurs was a ambitious project, and we are proud to present their success..

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