FEM SEMINAR IN ESTONIA APRIL 2122, 2006

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FEM SEMINAR IN ESTONIA APRIL 21-22, 2006

• Presentation
• Leena Heiskala
• Palvelupartio Oy

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Mentoring as a tool of development

• Mentoring an old method
• In our societies before used in big companies and
  in universities
• Experiences in micro enterprises to use of new
  enterprises
• Rewarding for all parts, both mentees and mentors

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Mentoring in FEM

• Experiences already before FEM
• An idea of emphasizing group mentoring
• Focus to raise awareness of mentoring among
  micro entrepreneurs
• To develop mentoring as a tool in building
  business skills and co-operation

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Mentoring in FEM

• Aim to find best practices efficient methods
  and
• to help women entrepreneurs to make long term-
  strategic solutions
• Results will be shown - interest to co-operate
  will rise number and range of business contacts
  will grow new mentoring groups and pairs will
  be formed
• Mentoring is widely used and highly appreciated
  among women entrepreneurs

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Mentoring in FEM countries

• Estonia 4 pairs and 4 groups
• Finland 4 groups
• Latvia 3 groups and 20 pairs
• Lithuania 4 groups
• Norway 3 groups and 2 pairs
• Poland one group of 10 women
• Sweden 3 groups
• Alltogether about 200 people involved

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Finnish Group Mentoring Model

• Principles
• 1. co-ordinator 2. participants, mentees 3.
  mentor chosen and trained
• Confidence and chemistry important thats why
  agreements and specialists used when forming
  groups
• Tasks and Goals
• Solutions to concrete business problems, new
  contacts and networks

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Finnish Group Mentoring Model

• In Practise
• Group meets once a month
• First it finds a name for itself
• Sets the objectives to the work
• Mentor brings in her/his experience and inspires
  mentees towards exploring solutions

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Finnis Group Mentoring Model

• Mentor
• Needs not to provide any ready answers or act
  like a business consultant or adviser
• She/he is an encourager, commentator and friend
• She/he is not paid for the work
• Also she/he is developing, regenerating and
  growing
• Mentoring at its best is a win-win activity