BE A MENTORACT AS MENTOR

FEEL LIKE MENTOR

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Aim: make a discussion and meeting platform to exchange experience with mentors from different mentoring programs in Latvia, Estonia,

Lithuania, U.S., Finland and Austria.

Place: Freeport of Riga Authority, 12 O.Kalpaka blvd, Riga, Latvia

Participants: we hope to meet current mentors, professionals and experienced entrepreneurs as well as future mentors;

companies’ representatives and others who believe in positive impact of mentoring in self-development.

Opening speeches

Dzintars Zaķis Parlamentarian Secretary of LR Ministry of Economics

Aiva Vīksna board chairperson of association Līdere

Mikko Kivikoski 1st Secretary of Embassy

of Finland in Latvia

MENTOR &

MENTEE

MENTOR = PROFESSIONALS, EXPERIENCED

ENTREPRENEURS

MENTORS

PARTICIPANTS OFPANNEL DISCUSSIONS

Katarina G. Bonde Anja Ström

Aiva Vīksna

Ritva Nyberg

Agita Hauka Gražina Pašakarnienė

Friederike Sözen

Jaana Taniberg

Katarina G. Bonde

Katarina G. Bonde, Managing Director Kubi LLC, combines a strong executive management background with extensive international business experience. Kubi engages in technology investments and international board and management consulting.

In mentoring process I gain energy from the other person who is getting on with their

life, their choices and ideas.

I get to follow another person.

When she or he succeeds I am very proud and I feel just as happy.

Ritva Nyberg

Managing Director for the Women`s Enterprise Agency Finland. Creating and carrying out entrepreneurial mentoring

programmes for women.

I became a mentor because I really want to help other people. It’s wonderful to see that something I have experienced in my life can be of use to someone else. I also enjoy to be able to

see the mentee developing in her work and life.

Anja Ström

Since year 1982 she has been working as a management and marketing consultant and the

last 19 years by her own company A.A. STRÖM & CO KY

A good mentor is a person, who really desire to help and give out her own

life- and business experience to other people. A mentor has to be

professional, but very human, open and warm, for to be able to really

open the door to the mentees mind.

Gražina Pašakarnienė

From 1994 owner and finance director of sewing company JSC “Mazasis Salonas”. Established the business together with her

husband and are in this business for 11 years. “Business women club – XXI age” president

Wonderful experiences and a lot of more life understanding.

A very good possibility to keep my self “up to date” with,

what is going on in different business areas.

I even got a chance, to meet very special and nice people and

got new friends.

Aiva Vīksna

Executive director of publishing-house "Lietišķās informācijas dienests", Director and co-owner of subsidiary company of the

publishing house in Ukraine Служба дiловоï iнформацiï, Director and co-owner of aluminium-recycling company “Baltmetals”, board chairperson of association „Līdere”,

philanthropyMentor is a person with a wide life and

entrepreneurial work experience. It’s a fully developed personality with a wide life view.

He/she is fair and faithful – these are qualities, the mentor tries to hand over the mentees. This

person works in a team, listens to others. This individual willingly shares

own knowledge and contacts with others, dedicating his/her

time. This person is a philanthropist and a maecenas at the same time . To be a mentor is

an honor and a responsibility, which have been trusted.

Agita Hauka

Since 1999 self-employed – owner of Cosmetologist cabinet.

Board chairperson of Iecava’ women club “Liepas”, Director of Women organisation to

the Latvian Farmers Federation, Board member of the Latvian Farmers Federation.

Main principles on what I build co-operation of mentor – mentee:

these are frankness and faithfulness both in a success and in a failure.

A mentee’s wish to perform and gain new knowledge is also very

important.

Jaana Taniberg

HR and Administrative Manager of IMG Konsultant AS

I like to put young people to thinking right things and take responsibility about their

development their-self. To be mentor is very good opportunity to improve my own

learning and develop my career. The younger generation can help you improve your

knowledge and understanding. I want to see my mentees to be successful in the future.

I got satisfaction in being able to contribute to someone

else’s growth.

Friederike Sözen

Career consultant & project management Chamber of Commerce of the Federal Province of Burgenland, Austria

5 things why I will suggest to other experienced entrepreneurs / professionals become mentors:

• development of human resources within one’s own institution or within the surrounding enterprises.

• building a network between old & young professionals / entrepreneurs.

• enhance information flow - learning from each other

• getting into contact with other mentors nationwide

• also getting international contacts through mentoring platforms & project connections

EVALUATION OF MENTORING Qualitative research

August 2005

The association “Līdere” in collaboration with a market and social researches centre “Latvijas

Fakti” executed a research, whose goals were to clarify: (1) the advantages and disadvantages of

mentoring movement in the point of view of mentors and mentees; (2) mentors’

characterization viewed by mentees and mentees’ characterization viewed by mentors; (3) mentors’

and mentees’ personal qualities, which either encourage or impede cooperation; (4) mentors’

and mentees’ adequacy to the model of an “ideal mentor” and an “ideal mentee”. 10 mentors and 10

mentees were inquired during the research.

With a research you can get acquainted at the home page of the association “Līdere”

about Mentoring

INQUIRYThanks to all participants of the

conference that gave their opinion and suggestions filling-up the

questionnaires!

The results we will use organising next Baltic Mentors conference.

Evaluation of conference panel

discussion themes (in a 5 point scale, where 5 – very interesting, 1- not interesting)?

1.panel discussion

2. panel discussion

0%0%0% 23%

61%

16%

1 2 3 4 5 nav atbildes

0%0% 7%19%

62%

12%

1 2 3 4 5 nav atbildes

Evaluation of panel discussion participant’ presentations

(in a 5 point scale, where 5 – very good, 1- very bad)

65%

25%

5%

0%

0%

5%

5 4 3 2 1 nav atbildes

How participants get information about the conference?

44%

12%2%14%

28%

From association "Līdere" No reponse

From media From home page of "Līdere"

different (frineds etc.)

Evaluation of the organization of the

conference? (in a 5 point scale, where 5 – very good, 1- very bad)

0%0%0%

90%

5%5%

1 2 3 4 5 nav atbildes

Registration0%0%0% 7%

79%

14%

1 2 3 4 5 nav atbildes

Support of organisers

0%2% 12%

23%

30%

33%

1 2 3 4 5 nav atbildes

Translation

0%0% 5%

93%

0%2%

1 2 3 4 5 nav atbildes

Coffee break

Evaluation of the organization of the

conference? (in a 5 point scale, where 5 – very good, 1- very bad)

0%0% 9%

84%

2%5%

1 2 3 4 5 nav atbildes

Technical equipment

0%0%0% 16%

84%

0%

1 2 3 4 5 nav atbildes

Handouts

Has conference met participant expectations?

95%

5%

Jā / yes Nē / no

Would participants like to participate at the similar events in the future?

100%

0%

Jā / yes Nē / no

Have participants heard before about mentoring?

Are you a mentor?

88%

12%

Jā / yes Nē / no

21%

77%

2%

Jā / yes Nē / no nav atbildes

If no, would you like to become a mentor?

55%30%

15%

Jā / yes Nē / no nav atbildes

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Thanks to all 1 Baltic Mentors conference

participants!