Gaido, our mentoring management software
07 septembre 2021
Marie Croes
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We take business mentoring-as-a-service seriously, and we are driven by a Big Hairy Audacious Goal 😉 Enter software to bring efficiency and effectiveness to the next level allowing us to scale.
In our opinion, mentoring is a process that needs to be managed as a project. Gaido takes care of:
â• user management
â• communication
â• onboarding
â• algorithmic advice on matching
â• follow up on goals and tasks
â• meetings, incl. videocalls
â• extensive reporting
â• engagement
â• community building
â• ...
Gaido means 'guide' in Japanese (thank you Sara Coene, for the creative streak). No doubt, Gaido will help our mentees and mentors travel the mentoring path smoothly.
Struggles of a manager
Managers are
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- lack self-confidence
- don’t know how to go from being a colleague to being a boss
- need to loosen up on the command & control leadership style
- must let go of the (technical) expert status
- cannot give or accept constructive feedback
- feel pressure to perform as manager
- have difficulty building relationships
- want to be liked by everyone or want to be the ‘bad boss’
- play the hero
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- stay too involved in operations
- have trouble prioritizing
- cannot delegate
- fear conflict situations
- disconnect from the team
- deal with flawed strategic thinking
- do not relate to higher management
- lack clear communication skills
- remain not self-aware
- avoid difficult conversations
- miss political antennas
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- need mental preparation as successor
- need to be able to lead big changes ahead
- need to learn to be emotionally resilient and in control
- need to learn to make big decisions fast without all the information
- must become persuasive presenters
- need to learn how to cultivate their own personal brand
- need to learn how to lead by example
- manage by trust, not by fear
- need to overly develop empathy
- ...
