Improving representation begins with
EXCELLENT SPONSORING EXPERIENCES
Most people who have successfully progressed their careers in a large organisation will usually share that at some point a sponsor helped them.
The value of successful sponsoring is obvious – the challenge is that often leaders might unconsciously sponsor those who remind them of themselves.
This challenge becomes even more acute, when an organisations’ senior leadership group isn’t diverse. As a result, the issue gets perpetuated and talented individuals from under-represented identity groups miss out on being sponsored and supported.
To break this cycle, we need to create deliberate sponsorship programs that match senior leaders with a diverse group of emerging talent. MentorKey can morph into ‘SponsorKey’ and deliver support to administrators and participants, facilitating an impactful sponsorship program.
Leaders tend to sponsor people who remind them of themselves. This can has a dramatic impact on diversity in leadership and results in under-represented identity groups missing opportunities and going unheard.
MentorKey breaks this cycle as “SponsorKey”
Improving representation begins with
EXCELLENT SPONSORING EXPERIENCES
Most people who have successfully progressed their careers in a large organisation will usually share that at some point a sponsor helped them.
The value of successful sponsoring is obvious – the challenge is that often leaders might unconsciously sponsor those who remind them of themselves.
This challenge becomes even more acute, when an organisations’ senior leadership group isn’t diverse. As a result, the issue gets perpetuated and talented individuals from under-represented identity groups miss out on being sponsored and supported.
To break this cycle, we need to create deliberate sponsorship programs that match senior leaders with a diverse group of emerging talent. MentorKey can morph into ‘SponsorKey’ and deliver support to administrators and participants, facilitating an impactful sponsorship program.
Leaders tend to sponsor people who remind them of themselves. This can has a dramatic impact on diversity in leadership and results in under-represented identity groups missing opportunities and going unheard.
MentorKey breaks this cycle as “SponsorKey”
Organisations are taking great strides in addressing the lack of representation of women in senior roles and pathways to leadership. The next step is to broaden this beyond gender and include all dimensions of diversity.
Facilitated sponsorship programs deliver a range of benfits to the organisation:
Enhanced Career Progression
The advocacy provided through sponsorship provides visibility, career clarity and a confidence booster to talented individuals.
Personalised Advocacy
When sponsors take personal accountability to actively promote and advocate for their sponsees, they are invested to understand the barriers they encounter in driving their career. This helps enhance leaders’ awareness of how to change their organisation’s culture to make it more inclusive.
Increased Organisational Diversity
Promoting gender, ethnicity, and sexual orientation diversity through the sponsorship programs helps create a leadership team that leverages greater diversity of thought and adaptability.
Reduction of Unconscious Bias
Encouraging leaders to support individuals different from themselves helps reduce unconscious biases and develops sponsors’ empathy and inclusive leadership skills.
Organisations are taking great strides in addressing the lack of representation of women in senior roles and pathways to leadership. The next step is to broaden this beyond gender and include all dimensions of diversity.
Facilitated sponsorship programs deliver a range of benefits to the organisation:
Enhanced Career Progression
The advocacy provided through sponsorship provides visibility, career clarity and a confidence booster to talented individuals.
Increased Organisational Diversity
Promoting gender, ethnicity, and sexual orientation diversity through the sponsorship programs helps create a leadership team that leverages greater diversity of thought and adaptability.
Personalised Advocacy
When sponsors take personal accountability to actively promote and advocate for their sponsees, they are invested to understand the barriers they encounter in driving their career. This helps enhance leaders’ awareness of how to change their organisation’s culture to make it more inclusive.
Reduction of Unconscious Bias
Encouraging leaders to support individuals different from themselves helps reduce unconscious biases and develops sponsors’ empathy and inclusive leadership skills.
"MentorKey enabled the relationship with my mentor to grow and therefore our conversations had a tangible impact on my career development"
Mentee
Health & Medical Research Sector
"MentorKey is a game changer"
Mentee
FMCG Industry
"I found it to be incredibly useful and easy to access the right information at the right time"
Mentor
Health Supplement Industry
"MentorKey supported me to approach my mentoring conversations with more drive, purpose and meaning"
Mentee
Health & Medical Research Sector
"MentorKey significantly enriched my mentoring experience"
Mentee
Medical Research Sector
"It gave us the framework to get the most out of our sessions together"
Mentor
Precious Metals Industry
"MentorKey enabled me to focus on the bigger picture, ensuring I spent time with my mentor focusing on the things that will make a difference to my career"
Mentee
Health & Medical Research Sector
"MentorKey was a a valuable way to prompt ideas and thoughts about "what next". I am not naturally thinking about career progression, so these prompts help"
Mentee
Health Supplement Industry
"MentorKey helped me to frame discussions with my mentee and supported me to ask the right questions"
Mentor
Health Supplement Industry
“MentorKey helped to focus our conversations around strategies rather than the day-to-day. It was much easier to think strategically after reflecting on it in MentorKey first”
Mentee
Health & Research Sector
"MentorKey guided me with easy prompts, so I could focus on the important topics to my career"
Mentee
Health Supplement Industry
"The application form and process encouraged some really good matches "
HR
Medical Research Sector
MentorKey allows you to create sponsorship programs from within the application natively. Once a sponsor and sponsee have been matched, the program assists by
MentorKey allows you to create sponsorship programs from within the application natively. Once a sponsor and sponsee have been matched, the program assists by
Understanding their unique role:
In many cases, sponsorship programs fail to have real impact because participants don’t understand the difference with mentoring. MentorKey nudges the sponsors to take action, to seek feedback and to advocate for their sponsee. The platform provides both partners with the individual, tailored guidance to truly step into sponsorship roles.
Understanding their unique role:
In many cases, sponsorship programs fail to have real impact because participants don’t understand the difference with mentoring. MentorKey nudges the sponsors to take action, to seek feedback and to advocate for their sponsee. The platform provides both partners with the individual, tailored guidance to truly step into sponsorship roles.
Structured Career Paths:
MentorKey provides structure to the sponsorship engagement, making sure it stays on track and provides data on impact and progress.
Structured Career Paths:
MentorKey provides structure to the sponsorship engagement, making sure it stays on track and provides data on impact and progress.
Scalable Solutions:
MentorKey assists organisations achieve their broad DEI objectives by supporting and integrating company-wide sponsorship efforts into a single, coherent program.
Scalable Solutions:
MentorKey assists organisations achieve their broad DEI objectives by supporting and integrating company-wide sponsorship efforts into a single, coherent program.
Focus On The Individual, Not The Typecast:
MentorKey assists in reducing and eliminating biases in sponsorship programs, ensuring that each person is supported based on their personal profile.
Focus On The Individual, Not The Typecast:
MentorKey assists in reducing and eliminating biases in sponsorship programs, ensuring that each person is supported based on their personal profile.
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FREQUENTLY ASKED
How does MentorKey support diversity in senior leadership?
MentorKey is designed to facilitate effective sponsorship programs that go beyond traditional mentoring. By connecting sponsors with sponsees from underrepresented identity groups, MentorKey ensures that these individuals receive personalised advocacy and guidance. This helps to break down barriers to career progression, fostering a diverse leadership team that reflects the broad spectrum of society.
What sets MentorKey apart from other mentoring platforms?
MentorKey stands out by focusing on structured, data-driven sponsorship programs that are scalable across entire organisations. Unlike traditional mentoring, sponsorship involves active advocacy, where sponsors are held accountable for the success of their sponsees. MentorKey’s platform offers tools to ensure every conversation is meaningful and tailored to the sponsee’s unique needs, helping to reduce unconscious bias and promote genuine inclusion.
Can MentorKey be customised to fit our organisation's DEI objectives?
Absolutely. MentorKey is designed to integrate seamlessly with your organisation’s existing diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) strategies. Whether your goal is to enhance gender diversity, improve ethnic representation, or support individuals from the LGBTQIA+ community, MentorKey provides the flexibility to create and scale sponsorship programs that align with your specific DEI objectives.
What results can we expect from implementing MentorKey in our organisation?
Organisations that implement MentorKey can expect to see improved career progression for underrepresented groups, a more diverse leadership team, and a reduction in unconscious biases. By empowering sponsors to actively support and advocate for their sponsees, MentorKey helps create a more inclusive workplace culture, which ultimately leads to better business outcomes and a stronger organisational reputation.