Is Mentorship Dead‪?‬ The Learning Objective

In this episode, presented by Teknion, 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.   
 
Accredited for: IDCEC | 0.5 CEU 
 
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. 
 
Quiz: Want CEU credit for listening? Take the quiz and earn your certificate of completion. 
How it works:  
Step 1: Listen to the episode. 
Step 2: Visit this link to take a short, 5-question quiz. 
*Scoring an 80% or above on the quiz will earn you 0.5 CEU 
Step 3: Upon passing the quiz, receive your certificate of completion from CEU provider Teknion. 
 
Connect with our expert guests on LinkedIn: 
Nina Johnson 
Dost Bardouille