Workplace Mentoring Program

Our workplace mentoring programs

Learn about what of what types of mentoring programs for the workplace we offer.

(Career) Development mentoring program
Everyone has different needs and career challenges. We'll match your team members with the right expert for their exact needs. Our mentors have been helping our mentees in the following areas: skills building, self-confidence, imposter syndrome, communication, presentation and public speaking skill, career growth, figuring out the direction of your career or work-life balance.
Women mentoring program
In this program our mentors help women with their career development and any career challenges they have. This program is a great additional career development benefit for members of the women's ERG, or for companies who wants to support women and help them grow.
Leadership mentoring program
We connect your team members with experienced managers who will give guidance on leadership challenges and share their experience. This program is great for first-time managers, as well as managers who wants to work on their leadership skills. We also offer various leadership workshops for this program.

How the Mentoring program for companies works

In this structured 6 months program, we'll match your team members with the right expert for their exact career needs for 1:1 career mentoring.

1:1 Mentorship and support
Your colleagues will get up to 12 hours with a mentor who has 5+ years of experience. Our team supports the mentees and mentors throughout the whole mentoring journey to ensure the satisfaction with the program.
Mentoring Platform
Your colleagues will get access to the Mentoring Platform where they'll be able to track their progress, write notes, rate the sessions and more!
Networking, Community and Resources
All participants of the program will get a free access to our community, networking opportunities, invites to our events, and a library of educational resources and webinars.
How to be a good mentee workshop
To kick off the program, we'll organize a workshop for the group to learn how to work with the mentor, what questions to ask, and how to get the most out of the mentoring experience.
Reporting in your Client platform
You'll receive access to the Client platform where you can track how your employees are progressing in the program and how they are improving their skills thanks to mentoring.
Possible add-ons
For extra price, we can offer group workshop (online or in-person) on leadership or development topics, or professional 1:1 coaching.

What our company clients say

Read about the experience of our clients who sent their colleagues to our Mentoring program

We cooperated with Femme Palette on Mentoring Program for Avast women employees. This program was focused on leadership skills, soft-skills development. Mentees had a chance to learn from the experts across different industries which was invaluable. After the program mentees felt more confident about how to pursue their careers, started to build personal brand and some Mentees even got promoted!

Irina Veligan

Campaigns Optimization Manager at Avast, Women at Avast Committee member

The experience of working with Femme Palette has been impactful and really easy! The participants of our women’s development programme, who were matched through FP to their mentors, felt it was the most beneficial part of their experience. Throughout the programme we felt supported, with useful reporting insights on progress for the mentees. What we liked about Femme Palette as a partner, is their commitment to supporting women get access to development through the FP Scholarship fund who may not otherwise have the opportunity.

Raveena Dhadwal

DEI Business Partner
at SThree

90% of our mentees would like to continue in mentoring, most of them even with the same mentor. I believe this speaks for itself. From my personal point of view – I've seen quite a few AHA! moments of our mentees, great progress and even shifts of their mindsets over the course of this particular program.

Zuzana Peskova

Head of People & Culture
at Livesport

We love working with Femme Palette! Our whole team is so excited to get a chance to speak with senior mentors and gain experience through conversations without actually spending months or years of trials and errors themselves. We will definitely continue in the future and keep the option for people to join this awesome program!

Pavla Munzarova

CFO at Mews

People&Culture is one of the company priorities. The development of our team leaders and managers is our primary focus, as we know they are the key to our success. We chose Femme Palette’s mentoring program to become one of the pillars in this development initiative, and I could not thank the mentors more! The perspective brought from outside of Bonami helped our managers broaden their view on their growth, as well as people management in the company. Every mentee I talked to found the program beneficial for their current role and for their future career steps.

Regina Kluchova

Chief of People at Bonami

We wanted to give our leaders and managers the possibility for both professional and personal growth. Our aim was to implement a long-term educational program focused on improvement of our managers’ soft skills, and once we saw what Femme Palette offers, we knew we had found the corresponding way of doing that. The main purpose of the program was for our leaders to clarify their professional goals and get inspiration for their managerial roles from other professionals from different companies and industries. We really appreciate the cooperation with Femme Palette, their proactive approach and their willingness to solve all our ad hoc requirements. Their reports gave us a great overall picture of the impact the program has had on our company's everyday reality.

Irma Maric

Education Specialist, Tipsport

What our company mentees say

Read about the experience of mentees who were sent to our Mentoring program by their employer.

I had a blast and grew so much in these couple of months. I feel very lucky to have had Pavla as my mentor. Not only is she knowledgable, well-read and professional, she's also a wonderful person and joy to be around. No matter how stressful my week had been, after a mentoring session I always felt better. Her enthusiasm and positive energy are infectious. I have learned SO MUCH and I couldn't be more grateful. I know I'll benefit from your tips and attitude for years to come. Thank you!

Pavla Mautvicová

Marketing Project Manager at Bonami

I had a great experience with my mentor Rana. She suggested great trainings, initiatives, approaches and challenged my way of thinking or acting in order to help me grow in my current role and move towards my mid-term goals. Now I have a toolbox full of ideas I can pick from everyday.

Stefania Dalle Pezze

Head of Business Processes and Systems at Make

If you have a chance to participate in Femme Palette mentoring program, make sure you do! I got absolutely amazing mentor Lilla who had a relevant experience and answer to almost all of my questions and she tremendously helped me to develop my leadership skills and out of the box thinking. A time well spent indeed!

Zuzana Kojdjak

Prague PMO Lead & CIB PMO CoP Lead at Barclays

I recommend this program and Akita for her expertise, patience, and commitment to fostering my growth. A huge thank you to her for taking out the time to connect with me every month and provide guidance.

Priyanka Madan

Learning and Development Manager at OSL Retail Services

I had the chance of joining the program and I would recommend it to everyone. With my mentor we identified focus areas that could benefit me throughout my career and she pushed me to use all the tools and connections I have to make the most of my current position.

Margaux Careje

Social media community manager at Avast

It's great that this program can connect you with someone who sees the world through your eyes, shares your common interests and is much more experienced than you and can advise you. It's only up to you what you would like to know.

Martin Pova

Data Activation Team Leader at Livesport

Case studies

Tighe & Bond wanted to provide their mid-career top female talent with mentorship that didn’t exist within the firm, predominantly from a soft skills perspective.

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The company wanted to try out a different approach to talent development and decided to enroll selected employees to the leadership and mentoring program. The company wanted to give its leaders who have been in their roles for several years an opportunity to learn 1:1 from external mentors.

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The company wanted to help selected leaders in the company to continue working on their leadership skills through personalized 1:1 approach in the form of external mentoring.

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SThree runs its global women’s leadership development programme, Identify, and for the year 2022, they decided to offer the participants of the leadership programme an opportunity to get a personal mentor.

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The company has its Women Resource Group, whose main leaders wanted to offer its members an opportunity to get a mentor and work on their career and skills.The committee of Avast’s ERG selected the right candidates for the program based on their motivation.

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The company wanted to offer selected employees a professional development opportunity through external mentoring. The company has been supporting their employees internally on their professional development, but wanted to give them also the option to learn from external resources.

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The finance team wanted to offer their team members an opportunity to learn from external resources through mentoring to keep up with the company's high growth and new challenges.

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How our employee mentoring options compare

We offer individual employee mentoring as well as a structured mentoring program for companies. Compare and decide which option best fits your needs.

Individual mentoring
(regular/company covered)

Mentoring
program for companies

Who it's for

Individual or small groups (up to 5 people) apply directly to get a mentor and their company covers the program fee for them.

The companies themselves decide to send a group of 5+ individuals into our Mentoring Program.

Access to reporting

No client reporting

Full acces to our Client Dashboard - includes reporting, tracking mentee progress, resources for your colleagues, and more

Mentoring focus

Up to the individual to decide

Up to the individual to decide but can be controlled by the client (Cases such as the mentee wants to work on a business idea, instead of developing skills needed for growing in the role, will be flagged to the client)

Who are the mentors

Mentors who work with us on a volunteering basis

Our best-rated or more experienced mentors who work with us on a paid basis (or non monetary compensation). These mentors can also sign a Non-Disclosure Agreement before working with company mentees if needed.

Additional packages

No additional packages

Includes Employer Branding Package (benefits such as advertising the company's job opportunities in our community or client spotlight interview on our blog)

Legal conditions

Regular T&C closed with the mentee

Company client signs a contract with Femme Palette outlining the terms & conditions of the employee mentoring program. More flexible conditions for when the employee leaves the company.

Mentee perks

Basic community membership

Premium Digital community membership for 1 year

Level of support

Support for mentees individually from a Program Manager only

Client is given their own Account Manager to deal with on a company level, as well as individual mentee support. Account Manager informs the client about the progress of the mentees on regular basis.

Training and resources

Available as offline training materials in the mentoring platform

Live online workshop exclusively for a closed group of mentees from your company, facilitated by your Account Manager. Participants have the option to ask questions during the event. Additionally, the event is recorded and available for future use.

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FAQs

Who is the program for?

We focus on helping develop all talent in the company. Even though our other activities are mainly focused on women, you can enroll employees of any genders in the Mentoring Program! Some of our clients choose the option to enroll only women to help with their diversity efforts, but other clients make the program available to anyone.

How many mentoring sessions are included in the program?

The mentees have a 20-min chemistry session + up to 12 hours of mentoring included in the program. Our recommendation is to plan the sessions once in 2 weeks for 1 hour, however, it also depends on what the mentee and mentor will agree on. For example, they can meet every week for 1 hour and the program will be shorter for them, or they can meet once in 3 weeks for 2 hours. Also, the mentees don’t have to use all 12 hours of mentoring if they feel like they reached their goals earlier.

When is the start date?

That’s up to you! The program is very flexible. You can either enroll a group of people in the program and have them start at the same time, or you send people to the program when it works for them better. In order to use the premium features of our offer, it’s better for a group of people to start together.

What is the price of the program?

Schedule a call with us to talk about the pricing.

Where are the mentors located?

Our mentors are located around the world! We have 1000+ mentors who are ready to help. Most of our mentors are spread out in major European cities, USA and Canada.

How do you ensure the quality of your mentors?

We have a very selective application process in place and accept only mentors who meet 80% of the criteria. For the mentors, we offer a mentor training, mentoring workshops and other resources for development of their mentoring skills.

How does the matching process work?

When we match mentees with mentors, we are aware of the goals the employees have set during the onboarding call. We discuss the goals with the potential mentor to see if they think they are a good fit for each other and if they can help the employee with their goals. We take into account the ideal mentor profile of the mentee as well. Although the mentees can’t select a specific mentor, we make sure that we match them with the best possible mentor for their goals. After they meet their mentor for the first time, they let us know if they think that the mentor is a good fit for them or not. If they don’t feel the mentor is a good match, we find a new mentor for them. The mentor can do the same.

How do I explain to the employees that the program is for everyone, not only for women if it’s provided by “Femme Palette”?

The company started as a community to support mainly women in their professional development, and over the last year expanded its focus to everyone no matter what gender they are. Their database of mentors consists of both females and males, as well as the list of mentees attending the program. Thanks to cooperation with companies, FP is able to offer scholarships and discounts to women who don’t get support from their companies, students, women on maternity leave, young people from children’s homes and socially disadvantaged backgrounds, and refugees.

How can I measure the impact of the program?

You will have access to the dashboard where you can track mentees’ progress during the 6-month journey. In the dashboard you'll find information about the mentee/mentor matches, mentee's satisfaction, progress, metrics scores, reflection about the program, and more.

What if the mentee doesn’t like the mentor?

We make sure to know the mentee’s impressions of the mentor after the initial chemistry session. If they don’t feel like it’s a good fit for them, we offer a rematch. We have a detailed rematch policy that will be shared with you beforehand.

Mentoring program for companies

These companies trusted us with development of their talent

Our workplace mentoring programs

(Career) Development mentoring program

Women mentoring program

Leadership mentoring program

Impact of mentoring on our company clients

4.8/5

4.9/5

92.4%

How the Mentoring program for companies works

1:1 Mentorship and support

Mentoring Platform

Networking, Community and Resources

How to be a good mentee workshop

Reporting in your Client platform

Possible add-ons

Evaluate and track the program in the Client platform

Track mentor x mentee matches

Evaluate overall and mid-program feedback

Check progress and self-reflection from each mentee

Access client manual and other resources

Benefits of Mentoring program for the company

Employee engagement

Knowledge transfer

Increased productivity

Retention

Equity

What our company clients say

What our mentees achieved

86%

89%

84%

86%

94%

85%

Meet some of our mentors

We have 1200+ mentors ready to help

Agata Hauerová

Aleš Bartůněk

Angeley Mullins

Anup Hirani

Chiedza Muguti

Hana Součková

Ivana Sediva

Josef Starychfojtu

Mentors work in companies such as

Who are our mentees and mentors

What our company mentees say

Case studies

Our pledge

How our employee mentoring options compare

Read client interviews and whitepapers on our blog

External perspective as an employee growth opportunity: Mentoring at Merkle

External perspective as an employee growth opportunity: Mentoring at Merkle

External perspective as an employee growth opportunity: Mentoring at Merkle

Helping managers grow their leadership skills: Employee mentoring at Tipsport

Helping managers grow their leadership skills: Employee mentoring at Tipsport

Helping managers grow their leadership skills: Employee mentoring at Tipsport

Personalized talent development in a scaleup: Employee mentoring at Mews

Personalized talent development in a scaleup: Employee mentoring at Mews

Personalized talent development in a scaleup: Employee mentoring at Mews

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FAQs

Who is the program for?

How many mentoring sessions are included in the program?

When is the start date?

What is the price of the program?

Where are the mentors located?

How do you ensure the quality of your mentors?

How does the matching process work?

How do I explain to the employees that the program is for everyone, not only for women if it’s provided by “Femme Palette”?

How can I measure the impact of the program?

What if the mentee doesn’t like the mentor?