Reverse mentoring

In other respects, the nature of these types of relationships, and therefore the mentor characteristics, can be quite variable. For example, mentoring relationships could follow a reverse mentoring model, in which the mentor is potentially (much) younger but certainly more junior than the mentee. Many senior mentees view reverse mentoring as a unique opportunity and are fully conscious of the fact that having a yoimger mentor is not a humiliation but a benefit. 

Procter Gamble (P G) is a global consumer goods corporation that owns and operates hundreds of household name brands across the world. In order to retain and develop female managers in the marketing division, P G devised and implemented an innovative reverse-mentoring scheme. The project was so successful that is has been subsequently expanded across six other functions besides marketing. 

The lesson seems to be that reverse mentoring can work provided that there are clear aims for the scheme, a cultural willingness to innovate and a phased approach to implementation, with specific learning and review points along the way. 

As briefly discussed in Chapter 3, reverse mentoring implies a mentoring relationship between a mentor and mentee in which the mentor is on a lower hierarchical level than the mentee. This t rpe of relationship could occur whenever a (hierarchically) more junior person possesses insights and experience that will be helpful to a (hierarchically) more senior individual. 

What t)rpe of mentoring model would you like to employ -one-to-one, team, reverse mentoring, or a combination of different models ... 

Mentoring models For example, one-to-one or team mentoring reverse mentoring or peer mentoring (Chapter 4)... 

Reverse mentoring programs are gaining in popularity. In this model the younger or underrepresented employee is set up to mentor a more seasoned leader. However, from my perspective this is still a one-sided concept and not as inclusive as one that acknowledges reciprocity. 

The situation seemed to be reversed for the research laboratories. The Oxford Dyson-Perrins Research Laboratory had women researchers throughout the period of our study, while in the Cambridge Chemistry Research Laboratories there did not appear to be any mentors for women students for example, Mary Johnson published her research as sole author, while Delia Simpson undertook her research in the Physics Laboratory. For Cambridge, it was biochemistry which provided the supportive research atmosphere, as we show in Chap. 8. 

I appreciate this opportunity to speak at the same time on the iast day of this symposium just as my close friend and mentor. Dr. Sourirajan spoke on the first day of this symposium. In concluding his talk. Dr. Sourirajan said, "The inherent potential of reverse osmosis processes and reverse osmosis membrane to contribute significantly to the health and welfare of all being and also to the progress of many fields of science, engineering, biology and medicine is far more than what one can comprehend at any time."... 

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