Reverse mentoring is a unique approach where younger or less experienced employees mentor senior leaders or executives. This process helps bridge generational gaps, fosters diversity, and promotes a culture of learning within organisations. By understanding and valuing the experiences and insights of all employees, reverse mentoring can drive positive changes and innovation. 

Our Managing Director, Kirsty Watson, has utilised her lived experience as an employee from a challenging socioeconomic background, ethnic minority, neurodivergent, female background to create a framework and process to work towards fostering inclusivity and nurturing innovation in the workplace.  

Framework Using Four Stages 

1. Mindfulness 

2. Immersion 

3. Collaboration 

4. Action Review and Repeat 

Tools for Effective Reverse Mentoring 

1. Validation (of experiences) 

2. Acknowledgement and Recognition (of skills and value) 

3. Encouragement (to be self) 

4. Celebration 

The Main Focus

The primary focus of reverse mentoring is to understand the culture, group, and challenges experienced by diverse employees and work collaboratively to make meaningful changes within organisations. This includes:

1. Understanding the Culture

2. Group Challenges

3. Valuable Attributes

4. Organisational Change

Benefits of Reverse Mentoring 

1. Enhanced Diversity and Inclusion

2. Knowledge Sharing

3. Improved Communication

4. Cultural Awareness

5. Organisational Innovation

Legislation and the Importance of Reverse Mentoring in the UK 

The UK’s Equality Act 2010 legally protects people from discrimination in the workplace and wider society. Understanding and embracing diversity through initiatives like reverse mentoring is not just beneficial but also essential for compliance with these regulations. Businesses that actively engage in reverse mentoring can better navigate these legal requirements, thereby reducing the risk of discrimination claims and enhancing their reputation as inclusive employers. 

This package for training is available at your locations, and throughout the UK. If you are interested in booking training, contact us directly on 07854581587 or email [email protected]