The Mentor-Mentee Relationship
Episode description
Mentorship should be a two-way street, according to board member Barbara Adachi, NACD.DC.
Adachi, Lori N. Mackenzie, and Raquel Suarez discuss the role of mentorship in the boardroom, including what defines an effective mentor-mentee relationship, whether and how to formalize mentorship programs, and how mentees, mentors, and the board can benefit from the engagement.
Host: Raquel Suarez, NACD senior manager of diversity, equity, and inclusion
Guests: Barbara Adachi, board member at Atlas Technology Solutions, Old Republic International Corp., and VSP Vision; Lori Mackenzie, cofounder of the VMware Women’s Leadership Innovation Lab at Stanford University and advisor to August Public
NACD Resources:
- Board Mentorship Program Guidelines Sample
- NACD Blue Ribbon Commission Report, Culture as the Foundation: Building a High-Performance Board
Visit nacdonline.org for further research and information.