Driving Business Success Through Effective Mentoring Programs

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Steve Callisher from The Mentor Group that has been assisting individuals in their career development through successful mentoring initiatives will talk about how effective mentoring programs can drive business success. His presentation will include the following:

1. The merits of mentoring
2. Mentoring is a business strategy
3. The changing career landscape
4. Types of mentoring
5. Critical elements for a successful mentoring initiative
   • Management commitment
   • Business goals and measurements
   • Selection and matching criteria
   • The "mentoring learning plan"
   • Training to support participants
   • Continual communication and feedback
6. Best practices and lessons learned from actual experiences

His delivery will be highly interactive and will capture the essence of mentoring within the context of organizations and institutions that have embarked on a mentoring program.

Presenter: Steven P. Callisher
Steve Callisher, Vice President, Business Partnerships/Practice Leader Talent Acquisition, has a diverse background which includes building client relationships, talent acquisition, employee development and outplacement.

Steve has served on numerous committees and Boards of Directors for various Human Resources organizations, is regularly both a presenter a well as a facilitator for panel discussions on HR and Talent Management topics, and very active in several diversity initiatives. He is a past President of the Electronics Personnel Association and a recipient of the Inroads “Advisor of the Year” award. He has also been involved for many years in college relations activities.

He earned his Bachelors Degree in Business Administration from the University of Illinois at Chicago, holds a Masters in Business Administration, with honors, from Roosevelt University and is certified as a Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR).