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Applications for the 2024 cohort have closed.

Applications for the 2025 cohort, which will launch in fall of 2025 will open on July 1 2025.

The MOLN Mentor program is now accepting applications for mentees for the new fall 2024 cohort. This is a semi-structured program for 12-14 months and is included in your MOLN membership dues. Applications will be reviewed, and matching will happen in August and September 2024. The matches will be communicated in early October with the launch of the new cohort at the Fall conference - October 17 & 18, 2024.

If any of these describe you, please consider applying!

  • Early career and aspiring to a leadership role
  • New to leadership and a strong desire to learn
  • Looking at a next step for your career
  • Experienced leader with specific needs for mentoring

2024 MOLN Mentee Application - Click Here to Apply! 

Mentorship eventMentors offer a professional partnership, provide feedback, and help guide the mentee on their leadership journey. The mentor and mentee pairs will be matched and communicated early October. We will launch the program at the fall leadership conference. If you are unable to attend, you will receive information via email.

Applications are open July 15 through September 30 to MOLN members only. Please apply by filling out the google form above.

If you have questions about the program, please send an email to office@moln.org.

Goals of the Mentoring Program

  • Develop the next generation of Nurse Leaders
  • Provide a mentor for new nurse leaders who would like a mentor Leverage the expertise and experience of the large MOLN membership
  • Support succession planning of leadership roles

Participants and Matching

The participants express interest by filling out an online application. The program coordinators match the mentors with several things in mind:

  • Current role or aspiring to leadership.
  • Mentors had some experience that the person doing the matching thought was relevant. Example: A mentor who currently works in the Twin Cities, may have been matched with someone in an outstate location. The mentor may have had previous experience in a like setting.
  • Type of interest; advanced education; role in practice or education, or other stated interests
  • Potential for ease of access. Please note most mentors are from the Twin City metro area. In some cases, matches are made within a larger healthcare organization, in some cases not.

Goal Setting

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Mutual goals should be set and agreed upon to help the mentor and mentee focus their time together and to help measure success.

Mentorship Program Framework

Program Coordinator:

Rebecca McGill: office@moln.org or rlmcgill@stkate.edu or by phone: 612-385-4884

Mentorship Committee Chair:

Heather Gleason: office@moln.org or heather.a.gleason@healthpartners.com

Recommended Books, Podcasts and Resources to Help You on Your Leadership Journey!

Conference Speakers
Books for Finding Resilience and Motivation
Books for Building Leadership Skills
Books for Managing Through Change
Books for Building Coaching and Mentoring Skills
Quick Reads - Partnering with Others & Building Skills

Leadership Experts to Follow

  • Simon Sinek
  • Quint Studer
  • Brene Brown
  • Cy Wakeman

Podcasts

  • Maxwell Leadership Podcast - John Maxwell
    Listen on Apple Listen on Spotify
  • Reality Based Leadership - Cy Wakeman
    Listen on Apple Listen on Spotify
  • Becker's Healthcare Podcast
    Listen on Apple Listen on Spotify
  • Speak Up - Develop your Executive Presence and Leadership Communication Style
    Listen on Apple Listen on Spotify
  • Life Beyond Clinical Practice- Healthcare Careers, Professional Growth
    Listen on Apple 

For more information about the Mentorship Program, contact Rebecca McGill at office@moln.org or rlmcgill@stkate.edu or by phone: 612-385-4884.

Paine, Katee BSN, RN; Prochnow, Jenny A. DNP, MBA, NEA-BC Leadership strategies to support resilience, Nursing Management (Springhouse): April 2022 - Volume 53 - Issue 4 - p 12-19 doi: 10.1097/01.NUMA.0000824024.53750.66

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For more information about the Mentorship Program, contact Rebecca McGill at office@moln.org or rlmcgill@stkate.edu or by phone: 612-385-4884.

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