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HR Forums Mentor Program

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Goal
To advance the HR profession through mentoring members of the next generation of HR leaders.

Mentees
  • People in their first HR VP role (or HR VP role in a small company, ready to move up to a larger one)
  • People next in line to assume a VP HR role
Mentors
Recognized leaders with broad perspective and years of executive level experience. Current mentor team:
  • Deborah Barber, Principal, Jackson Hole Group
  • Eileen Nelson, Senior Vice President, Human Resources, Openwave
  • Greg Pappas, Vice President Human Resources, CyberSource
  • Gustavo Rabin, Founder & Executive Managing Partner, Sapience Organizational Consulting
  • Steven Rice, Executive Vice President, Human Resources, Juniper Networks
  • Eileen Schloss, Executive Vice President Human Resources, Rovi Corporation
  • Eddie Sweeney, Senior Vice President Worldwide Human Resources, National Semiconductor
Program Design
Our program is designed – in today’s business environment which makes it difficult commit to traditional long term mentoring relationships – to maximize opportunities for both mentees and mentors.
  • Topic and event driven
  • Brief commitments
  • Opportunity for multiple mentor-mentee relationships
Possible Topics
Aimed at giving the mentee a purposeful set of tools to apply to the challenge of being an HR vice president. This list is a work in progress, and we invite input from our members.
Dealing with the BOD
Dealing with the Comp Committee
Dealing with the CEO
Large scale organizational transitions
Highly leveraged opportunities for organizational improvement
Creating a change agenda
Personal agenda for the first 90 days on the VP HR job
Managing across white spaces
Format
  • Event
    • A panel of mentors discusses the topic and shares experience, ideas, key learnings, best practices, etc.
    • Mentees have the opportunity to interact with mentors and each other through group discussion, small groups, etc.
    • Mentors and mentees arrange with each other for follow-up.
    • As part of this arrangement, mentors and mentees may agree on an action learning agenda for each mentee.
  • Follow Up
    • Mentors make themselves available for follow up by phone and email for a set period – perhaps 30 - 60 days.
    • Mentees initiate contact with mentors to discuss their action learning agenda, questions, etc.