Unlocking Potential: Mentoring at Navitas as a Catalyst for Leadership Development

with Lisa Lee
Human Resources Manager, Talent Programs
Navitas

What Navitas loves most about Mentorloop:

Turning pockets of mentoring into a culture of mentoring

Elevating company culture

Throughout the years, we knew we had some mentoring activities occurring in pockets of the organisation, however there was nothing consistent and group-wide until we found Mentorloop.

94% Participant Satisfaction

Positive feedback from mentors/mentees

94% of mentoring participants are enjoying their mentoring relationship and feel they are a perfect match.

Mentorloop Impact Award Winner 2023

After almost a month of creating our matches, we have many 5-star ratings and the feedback provided indicates that participants are enjoying their discussions and still learning about their mentors/mentees.

Very useful - I feel that I have been paired with someone who can provide me with exactly the right support I was looking for.

Our meeting went really well! Although we work in very different departments at completely different levels, I really enjoy getting an insight to my mentor's experiences and attitudes. I am especially pleased that I feel comfortable asking some tough questions, and that my mentor takes them seriously.

At first I was hesitant to be matched with Melissa as I did not think I would be able to help her with her background being Academic and mine marketing. But it has been working really well.

We have had some expressions of interest to take part in the next roll-out of the mentoring program. And we hope to see our mentees become mentors in future mentoring programs.

Before Mentorloop

We found that it was hard for our staff to connect and network across our large organization. These interactions are important for us as we value the learnings and guidance we can provide each other in order to develop. Throughout the years, we knew we had some mentoring activities occurring in pockets of the organisation, however there was nothing consistent and group-wide.

Program Impact

The program has been widely embraced since its conception by organisational leaders and staff.

To help prepare for our program, approximately 180 Navitas mentors attended tailored mentoring training, facilitated by Women & Leadership Australia.

99% of participants have been matched, with 132 mentoring connections made across our organisation.

After almost a month of creating our matches, we have many 5-star ratings and the feedback provided indicates that participants are enjoying their discussions and still learning about their mentors/mentees.

The positive outcomes reflect the fantastic training our mentors received from Women & Leadership Australia before the program. It laid a foundation to ensure we had the knowledge, skills and encouragement to embark on our mentoring relationships without fear of failure.

Some participants have also publicly shared on LinkedIn their involvement in the program.

Mentorloop is such an easy platform to use. The Smart Matching really cuts down the time it takes to pair participants. The chat option with the Program Coordinator allows us to help participants quickly and I like the casual, relaxed style of communication used in the Nudges. There’s such a large and vast range of content in the Help Hub and it’s great to have all these resources if you feel stuck.

Looking to the Future

We plan to continue to promote the program internally and externally by celebrating the strong connections made across the organisation.

The Mentorloop Sentiment feedback will be regularly reviewed, and learnings will be shared amongst the program team to improve how we roll this out in the future.

We have had some expressions of interest to take part in the next roll-out of the mentoring program and we hope to see our mentees become mentors in future mentoring programs.

We’re eager to see if the program itself might be a tool for organisational leadership development during workforce and career planning.

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Mentorloop is such an easy platform to use. The Smart Matching really cuts down the time it takes to pair participants.
The chat option with the Program Coordinator allows us to help participants quickly and I like the casual, relaxed style of communication used in the Nudges. There's such a large and vast range of content in the Help Hub and it's great to have all these resources if you feel stuck.

– Lisa Lee, Human Resources Manager, Talent Programs at Navitas