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IBM Nordic
Introduction to MEK & Mentoring program
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16-07-2015
Who is MEK?
MEK is an association founded in May 2011 with following purpose:
 To strengthen the career opportunities for women with a different cultural
background than Danish - multicultural businesswomen in Denmark
 To establish a relationship between Danish companies and multicultural
businesswomen
Who can be a member of MEK?
- Anyone can be a member of MEK if they want to contribute to career development for
multicultural businesswomen
MEK differentiates between the following multicultural women
- Experienced multicultural businesswomen who grew up in Denmark or came to Denmark as
an adult
- Multicultural businesswomen - newly graduated or as a minimum have started their master
class
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Facts about MEK
– A non-profit association with a board
– MEK is founded by Sanila Rana, Sales Leader at IBM Nordic
– 45 solid members with very different cultural backgrounds
– A mentoring program for multicultural businesswomen established in 2012
– MEK is constantly looking for mentors/mentees with diverse backgrounds
Sponsors/Promoters
– IBM is the main sponsor
– Dansk Industri
– Lederne
– Copenhagen Business School (CBS)
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MEK board members
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MEK Mentoring Programs
Exec-level
Mentoring
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Exec-level carrier aspiration
Expert-level
Mentoring
Expert-level carrier aspiration
Entry-level
Mentoring
General carrier aspiration
Multicultural women with min.
6-10 years of work
experience
Multicultural women with
3-5 years of work
experience
Multicultural women with
at least Bachelor/Master
degree
MEK Mentoring Program
- 5 mandatory coaching areas to improve your career development!
- 1 year with quarterly “expert-meetings on each subject”
Barriers and strengths
 How do you make your strengths more
visible?
 How can you turn the so called barriers
into opportunities?
 Development in Women roles the past
50 years in DK? What can we learn from
them?
 Rip, Rap, Rup effect – what does that
mean?
 Build your network in the Danish
business society
 But how do you build your network?
Danish culture
 No-goes in Danish business
environment
 Danish humor?
Make a decision – and stick with it!
 Carrier development – how do I make my plan?
 Be responsible for your own development
– THINK yourself!
 What is carrier? –Shocking myths around carrier
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Minimum 1 Year
Sociological opinions
Network
For further information about MEK please contact
Sanila Rana:
E-mail: [email protected]
Cell: 4120 0588