The crucible of leadership contains a concoction of complexity, constraint, exposure and expectation. Navigating this as a new leader has never been more important, or more challenging. How do we supercharge the capability, influence & impact of our up-and-coming leaders? 

Barrington Centre introduces the Peer Advisory League (PAL) , a coordinated and structured mentoring program connecting emerging leaders with the best minds in leadership.

Please view the Program Outline (PDF download) and the FAQs section below for more information about the program and how it is run.

Emerging Leaders are often faced with navigating the delicate balance of complexity, constraint, exposure, and expectation. In these uncertain times, where circumstances demand new ways of thinking, deciding, and acting, the need to cultivate and grow good Leaders with the skills for collaboration, diverse thinking, and innovation are more important than ever.  

Through the Peer Advisory League (PAL) program, Barrington Centre aims to deliver the leadership support needed to supercharge your capability through a multi-disciplinary mentoring approach that will help you to strategically position yourself to successfully lead through the challenges and complexity of 2021.

Unlike professional networking where you tend to move in industry-specific circles, PAL’s unique structure matches you to mentors from different industries and unrelated disciplines.  This approach presents 2 benefits:   

  1. The opportunity to connect with the greatest minds and leaders whose paths you would not ordinarily have opportunity to come across; and  
  1. The opportunity to observe, understand and interact differently. The peer advisory group structure enables greater collaboration and exchange of ideas through syndicates, consisting of other emerging Leaders. 

Mentoring is about building long-term relationships based on mutual trust and respect. Unlike coaching, the relationship between a mentor and a mentee is a two-way exchange; one can learn something from the other irrespective of whether they are in the role of a mentor or a mentee. 

PAL’s unique structure matches Mentees to Mentors from different industries and unrelated disciplines, and unlike other mentoring programs, incorporates baseline and post-program assessment which will enable measurement of the positive impact of the program. 

If you are a prospective Mentee, this program is right for you if you are within striking distance of your 1st directorship, or within 12 months of commencing a director or equivalent role. 

If you are a prospective Mentor, this program is right for you if you are in a Senior Director or equivalent role and are looking to engage and connect with emerging leaders from a discipline that is different to yours, providing you the opportunity to share your learnings, and providing you with critical connections with the new wave of leaders. 

What is expected of participants (Mentors and Mentees) is the ability to commit their time, effort, and attention to a 3-month mentoring program.

Upon commencement of PAL the Mentee completes the Baseline Assessments/Questionnaires, which provides Barrington Centre with data on clear areas of strength, and opportunities for development. Each Mentor also completes the Assessments to determine their key areas of strength. 

The Mentees are then matched with Mentors who can best provide guidance, insight and support to their opportunities for development.  

Peer groups are arranged, taking the following key areas into consideration: 

  • Balanced mix of areas of strength and opportunities for development 
  • Diversity in thinking and leadership styles 
  • Mix of professions and experiences

The Barrington Centre Team are here to support you. We provide you with a structure for the meetings between Mentee and Mentor, and should you have any queries, please call the team on 1300 857 363, or email to elizabeth.watson@barringtoncentre.com  

The PAL program starts with an Opening Forum, where participants will have the opportunity to hear from a Keynote Speaker (TBC), go through objectives, outcomes, structure, and overviews of the program, and meet Syndicates, Members and Mentors.

Following the Opening Forum, Mentees are sent a Baseline Assessment to complete in order to identify the measures for their goals. Once this is completed, they will be matched with their Mentors, and commence their 3-month involvement with the program, which includes: online modules, meeting with Mentors, and individual syndicate activities. 

At the end of the program, Mentees go through a post-program assessment to identify changes and progress with their goals. The program wraps up with deliverables and Syndicate presentations. 

The mentoring program is delivered virtually via secure platform Cisco Webex for complete confidentiality and to optimise the quality of interactions in a virtual environment. 

By delivering the program online, it provides the opportunity for Mentors and Mentees in Regional Victoria to connect in with those in Metropolitan, whilst being agile in this ever changing world. 

The time investment for PAL program core work (online modules, meeting with mentor, and syndicate activities) is 3 months. To provide enough time for Delegates to optimise their involvement with the program, the Opening Forum, Deliverables, and Syndicate Presentations will take place outside of the 3-month engagement.  

To get the best out of the course, we recommend downloading the videoconference platform, Cisco Webex, to your computer or personal device (download is free). Download instructions will be emailed to you after signing up, and prior to the commencement of the Opening Forum. 

Cancellations are not accepted. Submission of registration form confirms each Mentees place in the PAL program. If Mentees can no longer attend, it is the responsibility of the Executive of the Mentees organisation to find a replacement.  

AUGUST
1. Pre-program Baseline Assessment
2. Introductory session between mentors and mentees
3. Opening forum with keynote speaker Mark Crosweller

SEPTEMBER – NOVEMBER
4. Online Modules, Meetings with Mentors; Individual and Syndicate activities
5. Post-program Assessment

DECEMBER (early)
6. Forum Deliverables and Syndicate Presentations