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MBA Mentoring

You are the next generation of leaders. It's time.

Engagement & Understanding
Katie Connor

Welcome

Leeds Advantage

Connecting individual students directly with experienced professionals is one of the most significant Leeds advantages. We care deeply about your development, success, and contribution to your profession. Let's get started!

KATIE CONNOR
Director

Advice from experienced people about any question.

Pathways & Relationships

The Leeds MBA Program and the Professional Mentoring Program are excited to announce a new mentoring program that meets the unique needs of our MBA students. For information on the success of our popular undergraduate mentoring program, we invite you to view the video above.

Students
Will McCollum

Benefits

Why Mentoring

• Mentors bring great insight, best practices and an outside perspective
• Get engaged with the Colorado business community through your mentor’s extensive network
• Mentors provide professional development advice to increase success throughout the internship and job search process.

Cindy Carillo

Mentors

The Matching Process

Students are matched with their mentor based on functional areas of expertise, industry interests, geography and other criteria.

This is your opportunity to engage with a successful business professional with the experience to help you embark on the next phase your career.

Alumni

Eligibility & Application

Getting Started

Mentoring is available to both MBA and Dual Degree students with three semesters remaining in their program. Our pilot program is limited to 30-40 students.
The application period for the 2011-2012 school year has closed. Thank you for your interest.

Mentors
Student

New Leaders Arriving Now

Impact

Your experience and advice matter to our MBA students, and will impact our business futures in exciting and meaningful ways.
Being a mentor means to participate in a virtuous circle: advisors learn from advisees, and caring mentors inspire mentees to become mentors.

Calendar

Expectations

How it Works

• Commitment to being accessible and engaged throughout the duration of the relationship.

• Willingness to share your personal & professional experiences, insights, and network with your mentee.

Eligibility & Application

Getting Started

We seek mentors with at least 2-3 years of post-graduate degree work experience or 7 years of total business experience. Mentors do not need to be a CU-Boulder alumnus, or be located in Colorado. Applications are accepted anytime, however students are assigned each January. APPLY NOW

Resources
Harvard Business Review

5 Mentoring Questions

Achieve Understanding

"An effective diagnostic tool that can provide better guidance to mentees, employees, or generally anyone with whom you are playing the role of a counselor. Additionally, they can serve as a self-diagnosis of one's own capabilities and opportunities."
ARTICLE

Wall Street Journal

Mentoring is Important

Impact

"We know that when young professionals have a mentor in their field it makes a difference,' [Sen. Kirsten] Gillibrand said. 'I have been fortunate to have extraordinary women role models who were instrumental in my own life."
ARTICLE

Harvard Business Review

Demystifying Mentoring

Preparation

Mentoring should be useful to both parties involved. Before seeking out a mentor, think about what you have to offer him or her. Can you provide a unique perspective on the organization or her role?
ARTICLE