Mentorship Programs
What's Included in a Mentorship Program
Program Outcomes
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A Career Blueprint
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Enhanced Skills
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Improved Capabilities
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Expanded Professional Network
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Leadership Confidence
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Professional Exposure
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Clarity and Direction
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Personal and Professional Growth
1:1 Mentor
Peer Growth Group
Career Workshops, Events & Resources
KALA Online Community
Membership
Mentorship Programs
Dual-mentorship is KALA's unique structure that pairs mentees with a
dedicated certified mentor and a supportive mentee peer group.
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Dual-mentorship fosters an environment of knowledge sharing and skill
development while expanding professional networks.
LAUNCH
Leadership Academy
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People-Leaders
New and Aspiring
Front-line Leaders
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Ideal Candidates:
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New biotech/pharmaceutical sales leaders with 12-18 months or less of experience.
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Individuals with aspirations for a sales leadership role.
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Current people-leaders striving for growth in their current role.
PROPEL
Pathways Academy
Role-Specific
Mentors, Topics, and Resources for Specialized Industry roles
Ideal Candidates:
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Individuals in a specialized role with 12 months or less of experience.
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Individuals with aspirations for a specialized cross-functional role.
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Biotech/pharma professionals striving for growth in their current role.
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PERSONALIZED DEVELOPMENT
Access exclusive resources, targeted workshops, insightful expert sessions, and strategic networking opportunities aligned with your career aspirations.
Total Annual Time Commitment
20 hours (~1.6 hours per month)
Plus additional time for activities that support achievement of your developmental goals.
The KALA Difference:
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Dual-Mentorship: Personalized development through a combination of one-to-one mentoring and peer guidance.
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Human Connection: Share experiences, ask questions, and gain valuable feedback and perspectives in a growth-driven community.
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Role-Specific: Connect with mentors and like-minded peers facing similar challenges and opportunities. A confidential space for open discussions and brainstorming.
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Unlimited Potential: Break free from perceived limitations. Learn from mistakes, adapt, grow, and reach for the stars in pursuit of your full professional potential.
Kala's Mentorship programs offer a unique approach to professional growth, combining personalized mentoring with peer and expert guidance.
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With monthly challenges that allow for hands-on skill development, you'll gain a deeper understanding and confidence in applying new skills to your profession.
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Additionally, our supportive environment fosters valuable connections with fellow participants and industry professionals, providing clarity and direction towards achieving your career goals while expanding professional networks.
Additional Program Features
Certified Mentors
All mentors undergo a thorough screening process to ensure they're a good fit for the program. Selected mentors complete KALA's Mentor Certification Program to equip them with the knowledge and skills needed to effectively guide mentees. Each mentor completes a DiSC assessment, which helps identify their behavioral style. KALA considers a mentor's DiSC style, experience, strengths, and skills when pairing them with mentees. KALA's strategic matching algorithm aligns the goals of the mentee with the mentor's experience, strengths, and personality. This fosters strong mentor-mentee relationships and the individualized support and guidance helps mentees to excel in their chosen career paths.
Monthly Challenges
Monthly professional development challenges encourage participants to step outside their comfort zones and continuously develop both personally and professionally. Challenges can boost growth by pushing participants to learn new skills, experiment with different approaches, and gain valuable experiences. A variety of challenges (like networking, personal branding, and incorporation of AI) allows participants to choose areas they want to focus on. While participation is not mandatory, it is encouraged.
Monthly professional development challenges are a fun and effective way to nudge participants towards continuous learning and growth.
Special Events
Program participants get access to special events throughout the year. Networking events allow participants to connect with professionals outside their immediate circle, potentially leading to new collaborations, partnerships, or opportunities. Expert engagements provide valuable insights and knowledge from industry leaders. Participants can learn new perspectives, best practices, and gain inspiration.​ These optional events enhance the program by offering learning opportunities that complement participant's goals and interests.
Peer Growth Circles
In addition to one-on-one mentorship, mentees will also participate in a monthly Peer Growth Circle. These regular peer meetings provide an opportunity to connect with other participants, share experiences, and learn from each other's perspectives in small group settings. Mentees gain personalized guidance from their mentors and collectively learn from peer experiences throughout the program. This blended approach of individual mentorship and round-robin peer groups provides a well-rounded support system that can significantly enhance the professional growth of mentees while meaningfully expanding professional networks.
Resources
A comprehensive resource library contains materials on various subjects to support targeted learning. With resources on leadership branding, emotional intelligence, goal setting, and more, mentees can find materials directly relevant to their individual development plans. The library contains articles, videos, exercises, and conversation guides, catering to different learning preferences. Mentors can leverage the resource library to guide mentees towards specific materials that can enhance their development plan. Mentees can use the resource library to explore topics to discuss during mentor meetings, or for self-directed learning.
Career Investment
Programs are 12-months in length with built-in flexibility. Mentees should plan to dedicate approximately 20 hours throughout the course of the year, plus time to complete individual commitments in support of their professional development. An upfront Investment of 4 hours of onboarding ensures participants are well-prepared for the program. Each mentee receives 8 hours of one-on-one time with their mentor. Mentees and mentors can establish a meeting cadence and schedule that works best for them. Finally, 8 one-hour round-robin peer group meetings occur for 8 months of the program.
