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Capri Mentorship Program: Mentor Toolkit
MENTORSHIP DEFINED
MENTORSHIP BENEFITS
CAPRI MENTORSHIP PROGRAM MISSION
A mentorship program pairs a seasoned professional (a mentor) with a more junior employee
(a mentee) for the purpose of sharing their professional knowledge, skills and experiences.
Mentorship programs support and empower employees in their careers, develop their skills and
network to increase leadership succession, while fostering a strong company culture. The Capri
Mentorship Program will allow our employees to be their true and authentic selves at work.
The Capri Mentorship Program has 2 models of mentoring:
Traditional Mentorship - In a traditional mentorship, a mentor is expected to be more senior and
more experienced than the mentee.
Reverse Mentorship - In reverse mentorship, a less experienced team member mentors a more
senior level team member in order to exchange skills, knowledge and understanding.
Before you begin your mentorship journey, it is important to remember that mentorship is a twoway street.
Whether you are in a traditional mentorship or a reverse mentorship pair, becoming
a mentor offers many growth benefits outside of simply feeling good about helping others. The
lessons that you teach are a good reminder for yourself. In your mentor role, you can:
• Improve your communication and intrapersonal skills
• Develop your leadership and management skills
• Learn about other areas of the business or other departments
• Learn more about other cultures, backgrounds, generations, etc.
• Help mentees identify and achieve career development and personal growth goals
• Support building a bench of leaders who have knowledge, skills and abilities
• Foster higher levels of engagement and career vision
• Equip participants with the tools necessary to perform to their highest capability
• Create opportunities to meet and partner with others of different job titles, descriptions or
cultural boundaries
• Create a culture that sees mentorship as an effective way of developing individuals
• Provide an opportunity to promote D&I and encourage access, belonging and allyship CAPRI MENTORSHIP PROGRAM MENTOR TOOLKIT