Do you feel you need to step up your digital game to cope with the challenges in your industry? Or do you think you can teach you senior management a trick or two? Reverse mentorship is your solution! Why? Because reverse mentorship is a great way to inject digital DNA straight into all the layers of your company. Learn all about it in this presentation Made by: https://twitter.com/JoDeRidder

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2. We are Duval Union Consulting,
a consultancy firm that helps
companies master digital strategies
and transformation.
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3. Do you feel the need to
step up your digital game
to cope with the challenges
in your industry?
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4. Do you think you
can teach your
senior management
a trick or two?
OR
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5. REVERSE
MENTORSHIP
IS THE
SOLUTION
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6. @JoDeRidder
WHY WOULD
YOU DO
REVERSE
MENTORSHIP?

7.
Reverse mentorship
helps you inject digital
DNA into all layers of
your organization
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8. Reverse mentorship closes the gap
between the average mindset of your
market and the average mindset of your
company. This is essential to win.
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9. Reverse mentorship is a key enabler
for your digital transformation
PEOPLE > TECHNOLOGY
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10. @JoDeRidder
WHAT IS
REVERSE
MENTORSHIP?

11. @JoDeRidder
The digital gems (often juniors)
mentor the digital laggards
(often seniors)@JoDeRidder

12. @JoDeRidder
Digital gems Digital laggards
Shops online
Knows the tools & platforms
of the digital space
Active on social media
Understands digital
business models
Thinks digital first
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13. It’s going from a
one-way street…
Senior
Junior
Years of experience
Industry knowledge
Business insights
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14. To a two-way street
Senior
Junior
Years of experience
Industry knowledge
Business insights
Online business models
Social media insights
Online behaviour insights
Digital first mindset
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15. @JoDeRidder
HOW DO YOU
SET UP
REVERSE
MENTORSHIP?

16. Let’s see those 7
checkboxes to set up
you own reverse
mentoring program
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17. @JoDeRidder
1. Select members

18. Use an assessment
system to identify digital
gems and laggards in
your organization.
1. Select
Members@JoDeRidder

19. 1. Select
Members
The good part is, once
you have done one, the
other becomes much
easier ;-)
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20. 1. Select
Members
Make digital savviness a
KPI in your hiring process
to grow your gem pool.
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21. 1. Select
Members
After defining who’s
who, matchmaking
begins. You can assign
reverse mentorship
teams, or let
participants choose.
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22. @JoDeRidder
2. Define the ‘why’

23. 2. Define
the ‘why’Both parties need
to know why they
are stepping into
the program and
what’s in it for
them.
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24. Listing their goals &
objectives provides
you with a list of
topics to discuss
during the meetings.
2. Define
the ‘why’
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25. @JoDeRidder
3. Set Rules

26. 3. Set
Rules
A reverse mentorship relation
is against many traditional
company dynamics.
To make it work, ground-rules
have to be set…
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27. 3. Set
Rules
..and egos left at the door ;-)
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28. @JoDeRidder
4. Milestones

29. 4. Milestones
To stay on track and to keep
both participants engaged,
intermediate milestones
must be defined.
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30. 4. Milestones
Setting milestones
allows you to break
up the ‘why’ of the
project into smaller
sub-needs.
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31. 4. Milestones
Milestones make it easier
for the participants or
organizer to create an
agenda for the meetings.
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5. Graduation
and rotation

33. 5. Graduation
and rotation
Acknowledging the
effort the participants
put into the program is
important for them …
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34. 5. Graduation
and rotation
…and important to
onboard other members
of the organization.
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35. 5. Graduation
and rotation
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Setting up a fun
graduation moment
when a mentor has
finished a program is
a cool way to do this.

36. 5. Graduation
and rotation
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After graduating,
mentees can rotate
to new mentors so
they keep learning.

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6. Choose an
environment

38. 6. Choose an
environment
The location and
environment where the
meetings are held can
influence the success-rate
of the program.
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39. 6. Choose an
environment
There is no best place
to hold these meetings,
the participants have to
decide this themselves.
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40. 6. Choose an
environment
Sometimes an office is the best
location to remain professional,
sometimes a bar is the best
location to loosen up and to
lower the hierarchy barriers.
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41. @JoDeRidder
7. Manage
Expectations

42. 7. Manage
Expectations
The main investment will be
time. Time to meet, time to
prepare, time to execute.
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43. 7. Manage
Expectations
Clear expectations will
increase the success-rate
of the program.
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44. checkboxes for setting up a
Reverse Mentorship Program7
1. Select Members
2. Define the ‘Why’
3. Set Rules
4. Milestones
5. Graduation and rotation
6. Choose an environment
7. Manage expectations@JoDeRidder

45. We have constructed a reverse
mentorship program canvas to
visualize these 7 checkboxes and make
sure your program is set up right.
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Reverse Mentorship Program7

46. NAME OF THE PROGRAM
GROUND RULES
AGENDA AND DURATION OF THE PROGRAM
GOALS AND KPI’s
OF THE PROGRAM
WHAT WE WILL ASK OF
MENTORS
RECRUITMENT OF MENTORS
AND MENTEES
THE REVERSE MENTORSHIP PROGRAM CANVAS
WHAT WE WILL ASK OF
MENTEES
PROGRAM LEADER
ENVIRONMENT OF THE
MEETINGS
MILESTONES
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48. Jo loves to dive into business projects and fully submerge himself to
understand the customer’s needs and expectations.
As a consultant Jo helps businesses brace themselves against an
age of digital disruption.
He merges a broad knowledge in enterprises into a – hands-on,
bootstrapped – strategy for years to come.
Jo de Ridder
Consultant
jo.deridder@duvalunion.com
+32 494 26 20 80
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