The mentorship program is intended to help new supervisors successfully navigate Duke and their role in managing people – one of the most important and influential roles at any organization.
While the design of the program is focused on supporting mentees, mentorship is a reciprocal relationship where both mentor and mentee can learn from each other. Mentors will be selected from graduates of the Duke Leadership Academy, a year-long program focused on developing and preparing emerging leaders at Duke.
You should meet with your mentees at least once a month as well as attend an introductory session with your mentee at the beginning of the semester. Make sure you are otherwise able to maintain an open line of communication with your mentees and respond to their questions in a reasonable amount of time.
Conversations between mentors and mentees should be confidential. Mentors should not disclose information to a mentee’s supervisor or HR unless given explicit permission to do so by their mentee, or if their mentee’s health or safety is at risk. The only information shared with the mentorship program committee will be through the application and evaluation forms.
At the end of the program, mentors and mentees will be asked to complete an online evaluation to provide feedback on their time in the program and to inform future improvements to the program.
