Design Nerds Anonymous

Is Mentorship Dead?

Sep 21, 2023 · 37 min · Season 5 · Episode 3 · 35.6 MB
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In this episode, ThinkLab interviews Dost Bardouille, Director of Sustainability and Corporate Responsibility of Swinerton; and Nina Johnson, Senior Commercial Insights Manager at Armstrong Craven. They discuss the pitfalls of traditional mentorship and explore three additional solutions for career development and upskilling your talent in a modern era.
After listening, you will be able to:

Identify a key shift impacting career development today

Compare three new methods used for engagement

Assess the D.E.I. benefits of champions

Summarize the 7 considerations needed in designing a shadow board.

In part one, we sit down with Dost Bardouille of Swinerton to evaluate the pitfalls of traditional career development and compare two new methods of connection: sponsorship and champions. And in part two, we sit down with Nina Johnson of Armstrong Craven to identify how implementing a shadow board, a tactic that major fashion house Gucci used, can provide employees with high level engagement and in turn prove long-term success for a company's growth.

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Nina Johnson
Dost Bardouille

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