Mentor speeddating: 20 minute impact

True to ADM's mission, 'Share and Connect,' ADM youngsters met Ambits business mentors for 2x 20-minute mentoring sessions about their challenges as young leaders.

It was most refreshing to listen to this bunch of very engaged youngsters. Some after-thoughts of our mentors:

• Young potentials are eager to manage and lead but need the patience to learn the trade skills. Take the time to make mistakes, improve and try again.
• Even speed-date-mentoring can significantly impact: my mentees contacted me the day after they used the insights and tips from the session.
• The event format of the presentation with speed dates worked as a very natural warm-up for other networking afterward.
• Mentoring benefits both mentee and mentor: there is value in helping others.
• The younger generation is more aware of where they want to go professionally. A mentoring story fits them much better than generic leadership training.
• These young people are much more goal-oriented in achieving career moves
• They are eager to learn but want to learn in a pragmatic, hands-on way

Thank you, ADM, for allowing us to show the power of mentoring.

And also a big thanks to our enthusiastic mentors Anke, Ronald, Suki, David, Henk, Valerie, Dries, Jürgen, Wim, Bart, Kris, and Stefaan.

Let's do this again!