A clear way to run your mentoring program.
See what your team sets up, how participants connect, and where to offer support as the program develops.
Want the participant’s perspective? The tour follows one mentoring relationship step by step.
01 · Program team · define the experience
Set up your program
Create a program with its own dates, enrollment settings, and participants. Invite mentors and mentees, review applications, and help people complete their profiles.
- Organize cohorts around development tracks or communities
- Manage invitations, applications, and program membership
- Set expectations before the first conversation
Your programs
Sample dataLeadership track
24 pairs
Average goal progress72%Alumni career mentoring
40 pairs
Average goal progress58%Volunteer mentors
12 pairs
Average goal progress81%
02 · Participants & program team · choose a pairing
Connect mentors and mentees
Participants share their goals, expertise, and availability. Mentor recommendations explain the factors behind a suggested fit, while mentees and program admins make the final pairing decisions.
- Review mentor profiles and fit rationale
- Request a mentor and confirm the mentoring agreement
- Keep people involved in choosing their relationship
Suggested mentor
Sample data
Daniel Okafor
Principal Engineer
- Has guided three people to staff level
- Shares your focus on system design
- Free on Tuesday and Thursday mornings
03 · Mentor & mentee · prepare and follow through
Support purposeful meetings
Schedule a session, build a shared agenda, and record commitments. Goals and action items give both people something concrete to return to between meetings.
- Prepare shared agendas before a meeting
- Break goals into manageable milestones
- Record and follow up on action items
Shared session agenda
Sample dataMaya & Rashida · next conversation
Preparing for a feedback conversation
- 01Choose one situation to work through
- 02Explore an approach together
- 03Agree on a practical next step
Both people can prepare before they meet.
04 · Program team · keep people supported
Review progress and offer support
Participants track their goals and milestones. Program admins review engagement, pairings, session activity, and goal progress to identify where support may be useful, without opening private session content.
- Review goal and milestone progress
- See which mentoring pairs may need support
- Use program activity to inform the next cohort
Goals
Sample data- Shadow two executive reviews (done)
- Draft a critique framework (done)
- Run the March review (open)
- Collect feedback from leads (open)
See what this could look like for your program.
Walk through matching, sessions, and program progress with our team.