Are you ready to advance your leadership journey?
The CMB Mentoring Program is an elite opportunity for leaders in the broadcasting community to develop essential skills, network with successful mentors, and invest in personal and professional growth.
Who should apply?
This program is designed for future leaders or anyone aspiring to grow as a leader. If you’re considering a future in leadership or are committed to reaching new heights in your current role, this program is for you. Only 20 mentees are selected per cohort, ensuring a focused, high-impact experience.
What to Expect
The CMB Mentoring Program is a 7-month intensive (with 2 bonus months of engagement) that guides you through core leadership topics and skills. Through mentor calls, classroom discussions, and practical workbook assignments, you’ll build a strong foundation for successful leadership.
Core Topics Include:
- Self-Awareness as a Leader – Know Yourself to Lead
- Mindset of a Leader – Point of View for Successful Leaders
- Taming the Whirlwind – Time and Attention Decisions as a Leader
- Leadership and Management Essentials – Both Vital To Success
- Leading Teams and Building Trust – Clear Vision Launches A Clear Leader
- Navigating Change Effectively – Change and Your Leadership Approach
- Necessary Endings – When and How to Make Critical Decisions
What is CMB Mentoring?
It’s a different kind of leadership curriculum that is specifically tailored for broadcasters. The focus is not on the day-to-day specifics at a radio station, but rather it’s about learning from the experience of others.
Here are the monthly leadership topics discussed during the seven months of CMB Mentoring:
- July – Self Awareness
- August – Getting It Together
- September – Leadership
- October – Strategic Thinking
- November – Leading Teams
- December – Off Month
- January – Leading Change
- February – Necessary Endings
How does CMB Mentoring work?
Since this is an elite program for those in the broadcasting community, the first step is to nominate a deserving person by filling out the CMB Mentoring form. This is a powerful way to encourage others. Once everything is confirmed with the mentee, they will be individually paired with a mentor, such as a CMB Board member or another recognizable experienced industry leader who is passionate about investing in others. Mentors and mentees will first connect at Momentum 2024. Subsequent mentoring sessions will take place monthly. Not only will the mentees have one-on-one time with their mentor, each month they will receive a workbook with focused curriculum plus a virtual group discussion with Paul Martin.
What responsibilities do you have when nominating someone?
- Check in with the mentee and ask questions like, “What insights or practices are you implementing from this month’s CMB Mentoring program?”
- Encourage the mentee to schedule monthly sessions with their mentor as well as the monthly classroom discussion.
- If appropriate, schedule the mentee to share with your team what they’ve learned.
What are the eligibility requirements to be a mentee?
- CMB Gold or Silver Member – an exclusive member benefit
- Desire for personal and professional advancement
- Willing to expand scope of leadership
What is the investment from a mentee?
- Dedicate an hour each month to the one-on-one calls with a mentor
- Once a month group mentoring sessions with all of the mentees and Paul Martin
- Commit to read the monthly curriculum workbook (approximately 30 pages)
- Total investment is $1,050 ($150 / month)
What is CMB’s guarantee to the mentees?
Participants will emerge as empowered and effective leaders with enhanced leadership skills, collecting resources along the way to prepare them for their next step in their leadership journey. We firmly believe that CMB Mentoring is a valuable investment into the lives of our future leaders’ personal and professional journey. If you are interested in being involved with CMB Mentoring as a mentee and would like to ask your leader to consider nominating you, please use this Convince Your Boss Letter.
NOMINATIONS ARE NOW OPEN FOR CMB MENTORING
CMB is committed to raising up the next generation of leaders. Who do you know that would benefit from CMB Mentoring?
