01 / STANDARD
Hosted by us
A straightforward starting point for your mentoring cohort.
$150 / learner
12 months of access
- 10–49 learners: $150 each
- 50–249 learners: $125 each
- 250+ learners: $100 each
- 10-seat minimum
- Hosted in our LMS
Mentorship training for organizations
Develop the people who
develop your people.
Your experienced employees know their work. But when colleagues turn to them for guidance, expertise alone doesn’t tell them how to handle a difficult conversation, offer useful feedback, or help someone move forward.
Foundations of Mentorship equips team leads, player-coaches, and peer mentors with a shared approach—and realistic practice—so effective mentoring depends less on instinct.
For organizational buyers · 10-seat minimum · Flexible delivery
Built for the people your team turns to.TEAM LEADSPLAYER-COACHESPEER MENTORSEMERGING LEADERS
The opportunity
Make mentorship a skill your organization can develop.
Being experienced in a role does not automatically prepare someone to help a colleague grow. Effective mentors need practice in listening, asking useful questions, establishing boundaries, and turning conversations into action.
Foundations of Mentorship gives HR and learning leaders a structured way to build those capabilities—and support the development relationships behind their retention strategy.
01 / CONVERSATION
Move beyond giving advice.
Help colleagues examine assumptions, clarify what matters, and choose their own next steps. Learn when to coach and when to direct.
02 / RELATIONSHIP
Build trust with intention.
Practice psychological safety, professional boundaries, difficult emotions, and repairing a conversation when trust is strained.
03 / APPLICATION
Show the skill in practice.
Use role plays, simulations, recorded demonstrations, and a reflective portfolio to put concepts to work.
A moment of practice
The next question can change the conversation.
Mentorship requires judgment in the moment. Learners work through decisions, reflect on their responses, and practice before applying their skills with colleagues.
Illustrative workplace scenario. Try a response to explore the approach.
YOUR COLLEAGUE SAYS
“I keep getting passed over for projects. Maybe I’m just not leadership material.”
Select a response to see what it invites into the conversation.
Designed for application
Knowing what good mentors do is the beginning. Practicing how to do it is the work.
Learners watch demonstrations, make decisions in interactive scenarios, rehearse conversations, and examine their own responses. Guided reading and reflection support the practice.
Role plays, simulations, recorded demonstrations, and a reflective portfolio require learners to apply what they’ve learned. Clear performance criteria and opportunities to revise keep the focus on demonstrated skill.
01 / SEE IT
Watch the skill in action.
Demonstrations and examples make mentoring practices concrete.
02 / TRY IT
Rehearse the conversation.
Interactive scenarios, role plays, and simulations create opportunities to practice.
03 / DEMONSTRATE IT
Make learning observable.
Recorded conversations and portfolio work show how learners apply the practices, with opportunities to revise.
The curriculum
From a mentoring mindset to demonstrated practice.
Six core modules combine research-backed frameworks with guided application. Workplace examples and delivery are adapted for your organization using an established scope and sequence.
01Foundational knowledge & mindset
SELECTED LESSONS
- The Advice Trap Reflection
- When to Coach vs. When to Direct
- Mentor–Mentee Role Clarity
WHAT LEARNERS PRACTICE
Choose an appropriate response and establish clear expectations for a mentoring relationship.
02The five essential practices
SELECTED LESSONS
- Reflect and Repeat: Reflective Statements
- Surface the Root: Surfacing Beliefs
- Anchor and Aim: Facilitating Insight and Commitment
WHAT LEARNERS PRACTICE
Reflect what they hear, explore assumptions, and help a colleague commit to action. Bring all five practices together in a recorded conversation.
03The mentor’s mental habits
SELECTED LESSONS
- Developing a Presence Practice
- Receive, Don’t Just Listen: Deep Listening Practice
- Judgment Awareness
WHAT LEARNERS PRACTICE
Stay attentive and recognize when their own judgments shape a conversation. Examine their practice through reflection and video self-review.
04Conversation architecture
SELECTED LESSONS
- Question Stems Toolkit
- Feedback That Invites Reflection
- Storytelling and Role Play
WHAT LEARNERS PRACTICE
Ask purposeful questions, offer useful feedback, and structure a conversation with a clear beginning, middle, and close.
05Building trust & safety
SELECTED LESSONS
- Navigating Difficult Emotions
- Boundaries and Professional Limits
- Resistance and Repair
WHAT LEARNERS PRACTICE
Respond to defensiveness, maintain professional boundaries, and practice repairing strained trust.
06The mentor as learner
SELECTED LESSONS
- Feedback Integration Review
- Video Self-Critique
- Growth Plan
WHAT LEARNERS PRACTICE
Evaluate their own practice, incorporate feedback, and identify specific improvements in a personal growth plan.
Instructional videoGuided journalsInteractive modulesRole playsSimulationsReflective portfolio
Evidence of learning.
Room to improve.
The course uses a pass-or-revise approach. Learners assemble reflections, completed activities, and recorded demonstrations in a digital portfolio, with explicit performance criteria guiding their work.
Ways to partner
Your people.
Your delivery model.
Start with a cohort in our learning platform, create a branded experience, or license a customized course in your own LMS. Enrollment is coordinated directly with your organization.
02 / BRANDED
Your brand. Our LMS.
An organizational learning experience with full data access.
$10,000 / year
Includes the first 50 learners
- Your branded course experience
- Hosted in our LMS
- Full data access
- $100 per additional learner
03 / LICENSED & CUSTOMIZED
Built in your LMS
Customized delivery within your own learning environment.
$25,000 year 1, up to 250
Then $12,500 / year
- 251–1,000: $40,000 in year 1
- Then $20,000 / year
- Over 1,000 learners: custom quote
- Annual review included in renewal
- Licensed and customized for you
Plan your cohort investment.
Estimates follow the published learner tiers. Final scope and delivery are confirmed on your fit-check call.
Standard · 12 months$6,250
Branded · annual$10,000
Licensed · year 1$25,000
Licensed · annual renewal$12,500
Start with a paid pilot. Ten Standard seats start at $1,500. Your pilot investment is credited toward Branded or Licensed delivery if you upgrade within 90 days.
Designed by an educator
Dr. Elisa Janson Jones
EDUCATOR · MBA · DOCTOR OF EDUCATION
Elisa brings experience in teaching, instructional design, digital learning, and business strategy to the development of this course. Her work spans classrooms, professional learning, and corporate training.
Foundations of Mentorship pairs a structured curriculum with varied learning activities so participants can examine their thinking, rehearse conversations, and demonstrate their developing skills.
Before we talk
A few practical details.
Who is this course for?
Organizations preparing team leads, player-coaches, peer mentors, and emerging leaders to support colleagues’ development. This page is for institutional purchasing; individual enrollment is not offered here.
When can our team get started?
The course assets and scope are established. Your institutional version is assembled after you engage us, with delivery available in one week. We confirm the start date and any LMS or customization requirements on your fit-check call.
Can we use our own LMS?
Yes. The Licensed and Customized option is built in your LMS. We review your platform and customization requirements together before confirming delivery.
How long does the course take to complete?
The curriculum includes substantive practice, reflection, and portfolio work. We will discuss a suitable cohort schedule and learner time commitment during your fit-check call. Standard access lasts 12 months.
Will the course improve employee retention?
The course develops mentoring skills that can support your employee-development and retention strategy. Retention depends on many organizational factors; the course does not guarantee a particular retention outcome.
What happens on the fit-check call?
We discuss your learners, mentoring goals, delivery preference, and timing, then identify whether a paid pilot or a broader rollout is the right next step. Enrollment is handled directly with your organization.
Build your mentoring capability
Give your mentors a foundation to grow from.
Let’s talk about your people, your priorities, and the right way to bring the course to your organization.
Book a fit checkOrganizational enrollment · Paid pilots available