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Mentorordningen - Neste Steg

A mentoring scheme offering individual one-year follow-up from experienced mentors for Neste Steg participants, focusing on reflection, networking and career guidance.

Who is it for?

Elite athletes and military personnel

About the mentoring scheme

The mentoring scheme in Neste Steg offers individual follow-up from experienced mentors for participants in the programme. The mentor acts as a sparring partner and supports reflection, clarification and personal development during the transition to the next stage of a career or life.

What the mentee receives

Key functions are personal follow-up, feedback and access to new knowledge and perspectives through the mentor's experience and network.

Individual mentor follow-up for one year after participation.
Active listening, constructive feedback and questions that promote reflection.
Encouragement of learning and new ideas based on the mentor's experience and perspectives.
The mentor facilitates the mentee finding their own solutions; it is not the mentor's role to secure a job or provide ready-made solutions.

What mentors gain

As a mentor you have the opportunity to make a difference for an elite athlete or defence employee by sharing experience, offering sparring and contributing to transition processes. The mentor role also provides access to a wide network of other mentors.

Collaboration and exchange of experience with other mentors.
Opportunity to contribute to individual development during transition phases.
Encouragement to open doors in one's own network to support mentees' development.

Examples of mentors' backgrounds

Mentors represent a broad range of Norwegian working and organizational life, with connections to among others:

SEB, Deloitte, Sopra Steria, Equinor, Fremtind, DNB, BDO
Kongsberg Gruppen, DNV, McKinsey, KPMG, BI
Netsecurity, Olympiatoppen, Norsk Fjellsport, Grieg Logistics, Bama and others

How it is organized

Before each run of Neste Steg, a mentor meeting is arranged to introduce role expectations, facilitate experience exchange and build networks among mentors. The programme matches participants with an individual mentor as part of the overall offering.

Partners

The mentoring scheme is part of Neste Steg's work to support participants in transitions, in collaboration with various partners and actors within sport, defence and business.