1. “Mentoring vs. Sponsorship”
CROSS COMPANY
MENTORING INITIATIVE
Program Introduction
Results to Date
Corporate Approaches
Conclusions
“Mentoring vs. Sponsorship”
Gloria Lorenzo, Oracle
GSW - Athens June 2012

2. Cross-Company Mentoring Introduction
Started in Spain in Jan 2010
Sponsored by Diversity and Women Initiatives from the three companies
One Year Program:
Mentors: Country Executive Committee or direct reports
Mentees: High Potential/Top Talent
Matching Process: Conducted by HR departments
Mentoring Guidelines: Combining best practices from each company
Legal Confidentiality Agreement

3. Results to Date
Details Mentees per company
Men included
VIP Program

4. Results to Date Promotion and Progressions
Great results up to date – 75% promotions in first year, reached 10% after 1.5 years.
From Mentoring to Career Sponsorship

5. Corporate Approaches American Express
Local Program with international participants
Expanded to join-venture companies
Oracle
Expansion in EMEA - Aligned to support goals of Oracle Women’s Leadership Program
UK Program – 2 Editions:
Creation of a Women Network for cross-company initiatives
Objectives: Mentoring & Networking
7 Oracle customers, 2-4 participants per company:
AXA, BBC, Channel 4, Diageo, Time Warner, Vodafone
Women Mentors & Mentees mainly
6 months program

6. Can it be scaled up? Can it be scaled up? Massification might not work
Limited resources in subsidiaries
Heavy involvement from HR
Matching Process & Tools
External vendors

7. Can it be replicated? Is replicable to other companies?
Different markets
Employee Focus Culture
Frame under D&I or Leadership

8. Working Today to secure Tomorrow
We are very happy to the work and results today, as we were able to define a program for the present that is securing the future for women leaders.