The Launch of our Scaled Mentorship Program

PILOT is thrilled to announce the launch of our new Scaled Mentoring program. Through our Accelerated Coaching, we’ve been able to make previously difficult-to-scale career development solutions affordable and inclusive. Through our award-winning 6 month coaching program, PILOT members have taken command of their careers by engaging in weekly digital coaching activities and monthly live coaching sessions, all while getting valuable developmental feedback from their managers. Our product is shaped by our customers and they asked us to help them solve the huge demand for mentoring and limitations of their current internal programs. 

We’ve found that mentoring programs, though extremely effective when done right, often fail for a number of reasons (confusion with sponsorship, misaligned expectations, no structure to sustain). Mentoring is often limited due to a lack of qualified mentors and too many mentees. Not to mention that training for mentors is typically inadequate if not absent. Even if a mentoring program starts off strong, it quickly becomes at risk to fizzle off due to other priorities that arise, leaving both the mentor and mentee feeling a sense of failure in the program. One-on-one mentoring also provides a more narrow perspective on success, relying on one person’s voice and experience as a guide. 

Therefore, we challenged ourselves to develop a mentoring program that’s inclusive, engaging, and easy for everyone. Scaled Mentoring is a solution that leads to employees feeling valued and well-advised and executives feeling successful and empowered. You may be wondering, how do you take mentoring, typically a one-to-one relationship, and make it one-to-many?

Our turn-key Scaled Mentoring product empowers HR leaders to identify five executives to be mentors. PILOT then hosts five fireside chats for each coaching cohort. Our crew helps executives to be prepared and provide meaningful insights and guidance. Our four-part process includes a Mentor Career Wisdom assessment, a Prep Call, a polished Career Profile for the Mentor, and the warmly facilitated Mentoring Session (fireside chat vibe).

Our most recent mentor, a Chief Customer Officer said this after the session: “I really enjoyed the session, I think you have a great model going and I hope that you succeed in replicating it far and wide!”

If employee development, diversity & inclusion, or talent retention are part of your HR/management goals for 2021, PILOT would love to help you reach further into your organization and accelerate progress with your existing budgets. Request a demo today!