You’re looking to take the next step in your career – leadership – and your manager told you that you need to find a mentor.
You’re sitting there wondering …
- Where in the heck do I find a mentor?
- Does this *unicorn* of a person even exist?
- How do I ask someone to be my mentor?
- Do I just bluntly ask someone to be my mentor?
- How will I know I’ve picked the right mentor?
You’re committed to your career and prepared to do whatever it takes, but this seems absurd – you feel lost and so awkward. Anyone you think about approaching is so busy, burnt out, and overworked and you feel an extra burden asking them to take you on as a mentee.
You’re resisting taking action because it feels so hard.
There must be a better way to find a mentor!
I’ve been there and after 25 years in the engineering/construction industry, I’ve cracked the code when it comes to leadership mentoring.
You don’t want to search endlessly for the (perfect) mentor and the reality is, there isn’t one person who will have everything you need.
The truth is you need a team of expert mentors, all skilled and experienced in their respective niches. A team of mentors who provide timely and relevant information on today’s hot leadership topics to build your skills, knowledge, and confidence.
Imagine it’s time for mid-year reviews, and you need to give some tough feedback. You feel prepared and confident because you’ve just talked to your mentor about handling this exact situation. This is possible — it’s not a dream!
→ You know who to talk to.
→ You know what to ask.
→ You know how to find the information you need.
→ You are NOT a burden to anyone — in fact, you’re the go-to leader in your organization, knowing how to access and leverage the power of your mentor network.
Mentoring is the secret sauce to your success, and I want you to be able to access the best there is. You’ll never have to second-guess a situation again or wonder if you’re taking meaningful action.
Let me show you how!
The Leader’s Path is a high-touch, personalized, self-guided, group program that supports your transition from being an uncertain new leader to a confident, skilled leader who’s making an impact.
Hi, I’m Erin, creator of The Leader’s Path.
I support leaders who struggle to find the confidence to lead the people-side of their work. I’ve mentored hundreds of new and emerging leaders in my engineering career, and I want to share what I’ve learned with you — a new leader who’s overwhelmed, undersupported, and ready to make a move in their career.
When you join The Leader’s Path — success mentoring for emerging leaders you will gain
- Access – A network of mentors who are all experts in their craft
- Training – Delivered every month via videos, worksheets, action plans
- Coaching – A LIVE Q&A session each month with a mentor
- Confidence – A nurturing environment to build your leadership skills fast.
Need more information? Here are all the nitty-gritty juicy details.
Mentoring is a long-term commitment. This isn’t a path to overnight success, but rather a guided journey over 12-months to support you in developing the awareness, mindset, and skills that you’ll need to be a successful leader who makes an impact.
When you join The Leader’s Path, you’ll get 12 months of mentoring on today’s hottest leadership topics including:
Conflict Resolution
Learn the tools and techniques to control your reaction, get to the root cause of the conflict and determine an acceptable solution.
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
Understand the keys to success when it comes to promoting and leading for diversity, equity and inclusion.
Managing Stress & Burnout
Let’s face it – we all get stressed! Learn the early warning signals of burnout and the importance of completing the stress cycle.
Goal Setting
Communicating clear expectations is the precursor to success as a leader. You cannot delegate until you can set a motivating, relevant and attainable goal!
Strategic Planning / Visioning
Strategic planning is part of every leaders job description yet so few understand what it actually is. Our mentors will walk you through strategy and you’ll never wonder what’s expected of you again.
Leading with Empathy
Empathy is a hot topic right now when it comes to leadership yet we’re still debating whether we are born with it or learn it. Empathy is a skill you can develop and our mentors will show you how and share the impact it will have on your team!
Building Trust
Trust is the foundation of teamwork and must be developed over time in small transactions. Learn trust building and trust eroding behaviors and how small adjustments can have a major impact in your team.
Time Management / Productivity
Feel like your always chasing your to-do list? Our mentors will show you the top productivity and time / energy management hacks so you can feel like you’re running the to-do list and not the other way around.
The Art of Negotiation
Ever found yourself in a negotiation and not sure what to do next? Let’s make sure that never happens again. Join us and learn the art {and science} behind a successful negotiation.
Power of Pause
Is there an advantage to slowing down and resting? How can you incorporate rest and pausing into your leadership? Our top mentors will provide actionable steps, relevant examples and support to help you slow down to speed up.
Indigenous Relations
Learn how to support the call to action in the Truth and Reconciliation Report led by indigenous leadership experts. It is possible to build a future where one groups prosperity doesn’t come at the expense of others.
Giving / Receiving Feedback
Feedback is a gift! Sometimes a hard gift to give and receive, yet critical to human development. Learn how to give effective feedback, when to not say anything at all and how to build a culture of feedback wherever you are.
On the 1st of each month, a new topic will land in your inbox. You’ll access that month’s materials through a secure website, where you’ll find all the content.
New to The Leader’s Path? Here’s how it works …
Content Available Online
Each month, you’ll get access to the monthly mentoring topic. All videos, worksheets, prompts, and resources will be available on the 1st of the month.
Learn When It’s Convienent To YOU!
No meetings to set up, no location to pick. You can watch (and re-watch) while learning from the comfort of your own home … in your sweatpants if you like!
LIVE Mentoring
Once a month, our expert mentors are LIVE answering questions, providing guidance and sharing their wisdom with you. These calls will be recorded however you’ll get the most value showing up LIVE!
Each month you can expect the following …
- 3 -5 Instructional videos on increasing awareness, developing the mindset, and building skills required to succeed in the topic.
- One 90-minute LIVE integration group coaching / Q&A session with mentor expert
- A workbook filled with checklists, worksheets, and an action plan
- Weekly check-ins over email / SMS to monitor your progress
- Journaling prompts
- A Phone / Laptop / Tablet Screen Saver image with an inspirational message or graphic related to the monthly mentoring topic.
- Feedback Survey so the program continues to meet your needs as you progress through the year.
If you join after the 15th of the month, you’ll get an introduction to the program and some pre-work to get you warmed up. You’ll get full access to the program the following month and have access to the program for 12 months.
If you’ve been searching for a perfect mentor, have an established technical mentoring relationship, or have given up on mentoring altogether, the Leader’s Path is for you.
Inside this program, you’ll find mentors cheering you on, ready to invest their time and wisdom into your success.
The Leader’s Path provides you access to the mentoring you need to be successful without the hassle of having to find a mentor and sustain a long-term relationship. Everything you need is inside this program.
Meet Your Mentoring Team
Erin Thorp
Empathy Mentor & Founder of The Leader's Path
Erin is an Author, Keynote Speaker, and Coach for leaders who struggle with conflict, communication, and performance during high-stress times. She supports them in navigating difficult conversations, building powerful teams, and communicating with empathy so that they can lead confidently.
Joanna Shea
Managing Partner and Founder of the Negotiations Collective
Joanna Shea has over 18 years of commercial and project negotiation experience in the natural resource, utilities, and infrastructure sectors. During that time, has led over $2B worth of acquisitions, divestments, and contract negotiations. She has managed, and negotiated agreements linked to over $1B in capital projects in Canada and the United States and held senior leadership roles in negotiations, project management, resource development and organizational restructuring.
Kelly Beattie
Empowerment Coach & Consultant Beyond Connections Consulting
With a long-standing career in leadership, Kelly has a solid foundation in the importance of heart-centered leadership, engagement and continuous improvement. She is driven by a passion to help others grow and develop, believing that each individual in their own way wants to be a part of something bigger than themselves. They want to be engaged, they want to be involved and they want to be valued. She is a valued as a coach and change maker for her commitment to inclusion of those at the heart of business.
Are you interested in becoming a mentor or do you know someone you want to nominate?
Check back often as new mentors are being added all the time!
The Leader’s Path is a 12-month program providing you access to top leadership mentors.
Many of the leaders I’ve worked with found they didn’t get what they needed when it came to the people-side of the work from their technical mentor. In some cases, their mentor was often just too busy to meet with them regularly. In other cases, having a mentor within the same company created a conflict of interest.
Some leaders went as far as hiring an executive coach.
If you haven’t looked into it yet, an executive leadership coach for private coaching would cost anywhere from $250 – $500/hour, often with a multiple 4 to 5-figure commitment. Listen, if you need private coaching and are ready to make that investment, go for it.
And if you’re a new leader who isn’t there yet, I want to welcome you to The Leader’s Path.
12-months of access to top leadership mentors.
The investment is a one-time payment of $500 or 12 payments of $50 + applicable taxes.
Understanding that you have a small professional development budget and are still getting started in your career, I don’t think that young leaders should have to pay an exorbitant amount to get mentored.
I wanted to create something that could be accessible and affordable to every emerging leader.
Ready to start on your path to success?
Excellent! Here’s how to get started.
Step 1
Take the first step towards your leadership success by signing up for The Leader’s Path today.
Step 2
Within 24 hours of making your payment, you’ll receive an email from me with your welcome and orientation package. Please check your junk/promotions folder if you don’t receive it.
Step 3
On the 1st of the following month, watch your inbox for your login instructions, content drop and start building your skills.
Before Erin started to mentor me, I was unsure about engineering and whether I had made the right decision to pursue a career in a heavily male-dominated field. Not only did Erin reassure me that I had made the right choice, but she was always there with mindful advice for any situation – whether it was schooling or jobs. It was beneficial being able to talk to another woman in STEM who faced the exact same hardships I did over my undergraduate career. With her support, I was able to overcome my second-guessing and grow more confident that I am exactly where I need to be. She helped me learn how to speak up for myself and bolstered my confidence with her own when mine faltered. With Erin’s help, I’ve navigated the intricacies of balancing work and school while prioritizing my mental health. I would absolutely recommend Erin Thorp as a mentor to anyone looking to enter the STEM field.
FAQ’s
Can I join anytime?
Yes, you can join anytime. If you join between the 1st and 15th of the month, you’ll get access to the current month’s topic. If you join after the 15th of the month, you’ll be given access to the following month’s topic. This ensures you have time to access the materials and complete the work before the LIVE coaching call with the mentor experts.
How much time will this program take per month?
That completely depends on you. We suggest a minimum of 2 hours per month is required to see results. That includes an hour on the content and an hour for the LIVE call with the mentor. If you want to get the most bang for your buck, we suggest a few minutes a day – every day – spent on reflection, mindset, and skill-building.
I know a great mentor — can I refer them?
Absolutely! Have them complete the online mentor application form, and from there we will connect to see if there is a topic and fit for them to participate in the program.
Do you offer corporate / group pricing?
Yes! If you have over 10 people looking to join the program, please email me at erin@erinthorp.ca for group pricing.
Do you offer refunds?
Within the first three months of joining the program, if you’re not getting a return on your investment, we will offer a full refund. We will verify your attendance at the live sessions and ask you to send in all your completed worksheets to verify you’ve done the work. The program won’t work if you don’t work it – you get out what you’ve put in. So if you’ve put in the work for the first 3 months and don’t see the value, we’ll happily refund your money. Refunds requested after 3 months will not be granted.
Do I have to show up LIVE?
The short answer is no! You don’t have to do anything. We’re grownups and we all have lives. That being said, you’ll get the schedule for the LIVE sessions (only one per month) in your orientation package, and we strongly recommend/suggest that you do your best to attend.
How does the payment plan work?
If you opt for the payment plan, your first payment comes out at registration, with the following payments coming out automatically every 30 days (using the same payment method as you used at sign-up). If you opt for a payment plan, you’re legally responsible to complete all payments (this is not a subscription – it is a payment plan). Sharing and/or selling videos is illegal (and not cool). Videos will be released on the 1st of each month and available to watch online.
Have other questions?
Email me at erin@erinthorp.ca and I’ll get back to you within 24hours Mon – Fri 9 AM – 4 PM MST. (I’m all about having work boundaries!)
Are you an HR professional or corporate leader who is looking for a leadership mentoring program for your team?
If you answered yes, please inquire about group rates for 10 or or more participants.
Are you interested in becoming a mentor?
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