CEO mentoring

Sigasi is a fast-growing IT scale-up founded 13 years ago. The company has a lot of growth potential at an international level. Therefore, a new strategic direction has been decided.

Ambits Business Mentor Bart Briers mentors CEO Bob Seghers who joined Sigasi in 2017. Bob is an open-minded, solution-oriented jack of all trades who doesn’t fear challenges. He reached out to Ambits for a sparring partner.

Bob seeks leadership support to achieve ambitious targets. More specifically, he wants to align all stakeholders on the strategic direction. He also wants to make sure that all team members are fully engaged and motivated to contribute to company growth. Bob needs everyone to give the best of themselves. Knowing how to openly discuss potential emotional burdens within the team removes roadblocks to further growth.

Bob and Bart briefly discuss their mentoring journey.

1. Be truly interested in your mentee and his/her case
2. Refrain from selling yourself: if you are trying to sell someone you are not, you'll fail to help the mentee
3. Come prepared and be extremely flexible timewise in every session. Take the time to get to know the mentee, to learn the context. Don't do this in between meetings, but best at the end of the working day, so you have a big enough window to get into depth
4. Ask a lot of open questions
5. Dare to voice your opinion: the mentee deserves and expects your advice