Becoming a young professional
Putting entry-level talent on the track to impact
PERFORM helps early-career professionals build the habits, skills, and network needed to transition from individual contributor toward emerging leader. Mentees learn to navigate organizational expectations, accept stretch assignments, and present themselves as future leaders.
Focus
Ready for growth
Program participants are early-career professionals who entered the working world one to two years ago. Full of energy and potential, they are already relied upon to deliver quality work and are eager for more responsibility.
Uncovering their talents
Identifying what makes them unique — skills, capacities, motivations, and approaches.
Establishing credibility
Carving out an area of expertise, then speaking up to contribute to the dialogue.
Building internal connections
Finding common ground with others and building relationships that last.
Taking on responsibility
Stepping up to challenges and being a solution to organizational problems.
Program details
Putting them on the right path
This program uniquely combines role-model mentoring with peer networking and a proven curriculum. Interactive workshops, panel discussions, and mentee learning teams are facilitated by experienced role-model mentors. Delivery can be adapted for in-person or online formats inside your organization.
Format: Hybrid — periodic in-person workshops in metro Atlanta plus online sessions, with one-on-one mentoring throughout the cohort.
Cohort experience
What participants can expect
- Personalized mentor matching at program start
- Kickoff and orientation with peers and mentors
- Periodic in-person workshops in metro Atlanta
- Online sessions that deepen in-person work
- Ongoing one-on-one mentoring throughout the cohort
- Peer exchange in small-group and full-cohort formats