Season 5, Episode 1: Mentors Open Doors

01/15/25 • 56 min

APTA’s National Mentoring Month podcast series features leaders, mentors, and mentees across the nation and in Canada. This episode’s podcast guests all agree that mentors help to open doors and assist mentees in navigating the changing expectations and skills required to succeed in the industry. Organizations can retain staff by investing in workforce programs like mentoring. If your organization is ready to launch a program, Latinos In Transit (LIT) has a guide available for you to take the first steps (Mentor Program Guide), the Conference of Minority Transportation Officials (COMTO) has a proven model you can follow, and APTA provides the path for the next generation of leaders to gain access to national mentors in the Emerging Leaders Program (ELP). Part I of this podcast series has information that can help your organization tap into a mentoring as a workforce strategy.

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Season 5, Episode 2: Mentors Open Doors Part II

During National Mentoring Month we are sharing more about how mentors encourage mentees to develop leadership competencies and build upon their current strengths to flourish in their career and in life.
APTA’s Emerging Leaders Program (ELP) provides public transportation professionals with the skills, knowledge, and networks needed for advancement. Tune into this episode to hear the stories of mentorship as a proven benefit for ELP mentees and mentors.