Mentoring Program

Team Leadership Project : A presentation and paper is required for this
assignment. Students will be paired up with a partner to present to the class your
research/findings about a topic in Talent or Leadership Development 

Topic : Mentoring programs
The goal of this assignment is to have students research about a particular topic and
to present “best practices” regarding what organizations are doing today. Students are required to interview a HR representative, company leader, or organizational
development representative to ask them about their experiences with implement a
leadership development initiative within a company. (you can make up the person, but not the company)

Students will need to develop a presentation (no longer than 20 minutes) derived from articles, research, and interviews with leaders and/or HR personnel in organizations
and present a written summary of their results as a team.

Some key questions to answer in preparing both your presentation and written
summary about “Best Practices” in a specific talent/leadership development topic are:
 What are some of the current trends around this topic of interest?
 What are the benefits of implementing this initiative?
 What are some of the risks and obstacles involved with ensuring the
process leads to successful outcome?
 What kinds of tools would you need to be used in implementing this
initiative?
 What are some models/theories that can be used to implement this
initiative?
 What are the implications for leaders, employees, and the organization?
 What are the relevant competencies needed for the leader to be successful
at this initiative (if relevant)?
 What are at least (2) contemporary organizations that have been known for
their initiatives on this topic? 

Need power point, 6-7 slides
10 pages double space, APA
2 pages of speakers note
4-5 sources