We have helped over 600 people with their career challenges - from growing in their roles, learning new skills, making a career change to looking for a new job. Read below what our mentees say about their experience with the program.
It was my first professional coaching experience and Misa had a great approach - she guided me through the subjects we discussed which I initially didn't even notice impacting my career. She equipped me not only with understanding of where some of the issues come from, but also with tools to address them and overcome own limitations. I will be happy to work with Misa again in the future whenever I will need help in my professional growth.
Discussing things that seem obvious and easy to solve with someone in the industry who you sit down with and who knows the context of what you're doing is something that I find incredibly fun and moving. There is power in the detail. And the fact that you can take the time to look at yourself through a different perspective is not only priceless, but it has a real impact on your life. Not just your work life.
"The world is as blue as an orange", That's really how I perceive the world around me... A blue orange is unique... A uniqueness that you have to create yourself. And so is every woman... unique, one of a kind, one who should show everyone around her who she is, what she is, what her soul feels. Not to succumb to the pressure of the environment, norms and rules. But sometimes you need someone to listen to you, to ask the right questions, to open the door to other possibilities... And if your paths cross with the right mentor you have won.
The Mentoring Programme was excellent. My mentor Jana Kottasova from Mondelez helped me see my worth and potential. I have grown as a leader and I feel more confident about the future.
I can only recommend mentoring with Alex. Even though we both have pretty demanding work calendars, we always managed to find a common path and I didn't feel like I had to, on the contrary, we always came up with something interesting to solve during our calls and many times even an hour-long "lesson" wasn't enough.
Kudos to Femme Palette for this amazing networking program between mentors and mentees. There is a true connection in which we forget who is mentoring whom. A rich experience.
I didn't know much about mentoring before and I had no idea what we were going to do in the sessions and how we were going to achieve our goals. But my mentor was very experienced and through a combination of conversations and exercises I gradually started to improve. I felt better prepared for challenging situations at work, but also in my personal life. In addition, I was able to take inspiration from my mentor's experience and use it in my own work, which is what I appreciate most now.
Mentoring was a great opportunity for me to overcome job insecurities. Regular meetings over six months systematically moved me forward and contributed to my growth and confidence.
Through my mentorship program with Monique I gained many new perspectives for my day-to-day work. Coming from a different professional background, her outside perspective on our business was particular helpful and enlightening. A great experience, professional and personal.
I can't even describe by words how grateful I am that I decided to join in Femme Palette mentoring program. My mentor Klárka is the best personal fit to me. She is very supportive and she can always bring out the best in me. Thanks to her advices and wisdom, I was able to find a new job that is perfect for gaining new experiences.
I feel like I'm moving on and I'm getting a lot of great tips from my mentor Martina.
Femme Palette is amazing initiative what helps me improve my Manager approach. I am so glad that I was a part of the conference and started to be part of community. With my mentor Lenka we are sharing so many insights and she is giving me good hints from her perspective. My next goal is to be Mentor as a part of Femme Palette as well. Thank you! :)
I am really grateful for Veronika as she is able to help me not only with the goals that we have set up with Dagmar (my coach) but also be flexible wherever I feel like I need help. Thanks to her the timeline of onboarding new clients shortened and I am now more aware of what kind of clients I should go after and how to reach out to them.
You matched me so well that even when my job situation changed dramatically during the first weeks of mentorship, my mentor Marco helped me navigate this situation with specific recommendations and advice.
Both Lucie and Jana's empathic and creative approach to coaching and mentoring helped me think about myself and my work in a new, different, bolder way.
Mentoring with Tetiana was a great experience! She helped me to achieve my goals and showed me another perspective which I didn't see before. I was looking forward to each mentoring session and after each session I learnt something new.
Having someone who is ready to help and answer my curious questions is something that motivated and inspired me on my career path. Thanks for that.
My mentor gave me the perspective I needed in order to negotiate better and be able to read the room with a broader perspective. I'd definitely recommend to have this type of experience!
What a journey! With Terezia's help, I was able to work on my blind spots and discovered an unknown part of myself. Thanks to this, I have at least two new projects in my head that I would like to start.
Having both mentored and been a mentee before, this was the first time exploring having an external mentor. The program and matching was brilliant and I've really enjoyed the 12 hours with my mentor Hana. The whole experience has been incredibly valuable to me both personally and professional in achieveing the goals that we set.
6 months of an intensive thinking about my career, while having someone to support and challenge me. That's how I would describe my mentoring experience. Even though it was tough sometimes to find the energy and time, my mentor was always there to help me push through. I have a clear vision now and I am already walking on my newly defined path.
Through valuable input, calm presence, thought-provoking questions and non-judgmental listening, my awesome mentor Jana helped me switch from academia to Training and L&D and find a job that I love. I gained confidence, learned to take more responsibility and changed my mindset about full-time work. I now understand L&D better and have a clearer vision of my career path.
I worked with Anna as a mentor during 6 months. My main goals were to get more clear on my career development strategy and make solid steps towards my career ambitions. Now, looking back I see that this mentoring program with Anna gave me much more than I expected. I feel much more confident in myself as a professional and see many possibilities in applying my skills and abilities in the direction that fulfills my dream career. I am especially grateful to Anna for her empathetic listening and challenging me, and a lot of invaluable advice she gave me very mentoring session.
It is priceless to have an incentive, reason, will, confidence ...and fun to share my job-related challenges with somebody as experienced, professional, helpful, listening, and warm like Christina. And, at the same time, to have an opportunity to go through difficult moments at her workplace. I definitely gained more insight into leadership skills and techniques and how to apply them to my everyday work life.
The Leadership Program of Femme Palette has been a true blessing in my life. I have discovered a power within me that I didn't know about thanks to all their workshops and mentoring sessions, became more confident and have a clear vision of what to do to keep making progress in my life - as a professional and as an individual. I would recommend it a thousand times to everyone! :-)
I recently completed the Femme Palette leadership program, and I have to say, it was an incredible experience. The program provided me with invaluable insights and tools to develop my leadership skills, but what truly made the experience exceptional was my mentor. Yana's guidance, support, and expertise helped me to grow more than i ever imagined. I highly recommend the program to anyone looking to take their leadership to the next level.
Great idea and very well structured program which helps you develop your own skills with the help of your mentor. My mentor Tesa really helped me to see bigger picture and develop my own plan how to grow.
I recommend FP Leadership to anyone trying to grow in their career as a leader (manager, team lead, etc). The mentoring sessions definitely helped me grow and learn new tools that I can employ in my role and the exchange with other participants in the workshops was inspiring!
It is very nice to have a mentor who helps you to see things from a different perspective, to evaluate, navigate and handle things better at work. I'd like to recommend a mentoring programme to anyone who wants to get ahead at work.
My lack of self-confidence make me apply for the program. I am just in the middle of it, and I can honestly say, that the things my mentor show/say me, opened new perspectives to me. To get another point of view from someone more experienced, who is here to help me is really mind-blowing.
I have entered this program for the second time and it was the best decision I have ever made. It moved my business by miles. I worked with an amazing mentor, with whom we really clicked and it was great (but hard, do not take this wrong) months. I pushed myself, my limits, my expectations over the top and I reached for the stars. If you are thinking to join, do it! Money well spent!
The program was beneficial for me. My mentor Vladimir convinced me that showing emotions is not a "weakness". It made me realize that we are all dealing with essentially the same thing and looking for the right way to move our team and company forward. I will and already do apply some of the insights in my private life. And my kids approve :).
It was my first experience and I am thrilled. With my mentor Jana, we had a lot of common work and non-work topics to share, even though we are each from different fields. I would definitely recommend it to anyone who wants to be inspired and inspire others at the same time.
I am very happy that I was able to join the mentoring program. It's great to have a person with whom you can discuss different situations in the work environment and who doesn't judge you, but listens to you and gives you their point of view on the situations. My mentor Dalila was exactly that person. Every meeting with her enriched me by sharing experiences or a different point of view. At the same time, I was very inspired by her life energy and attitude.
I had a great mentor, Barbora, who helped me to move along things I couldn't on my own. I now have a better overview of the projects that are already underway and I'm better with my time when I'm planning more projects. Mentoring has been very beneficial for me.
Mentoring has been very beneficial for me. I gained a lot of new knowledge and experience that I can put into practice. I have learned to look at things through different eyes and feel more confident in my role.
It's great that this program can connect you with someone who sees the world through your eyes, shares your common interests and is much more experienced than you and can advise you. It's only up to you what you would like to know.
I was matched with an amazing mentor, Jana, who's helped me reach goals and start a new career! Thanks to her I am now much more confident in what I do and I've had the chance to attend several recommended activities that have helped me find connections as well. I am very happy with what we did these past six months!
My mentor was extremely competent in her field! She helped me to make some light into my life and career goals, becoming at the same time a friend and my number one supporter during the whole mentoring program!
I joined the Femme Palette Leadership program in the time while I was switching over to the manager position. All the program parts – meeting inspiring women, workshops on leadership topics & great match with my mentor – helped me on my journey of being a good manager & leader. The program has brought me new perspectives and topics for managing both myself and the team.
This program is a jewel. It has absolutely overcome my expectations! Not only I was matched with the mentor that understood very well, what I need and what might interest me on my career path, but I also have a clear plan of what to do to achieve my goal.
Can´t recommend high enough! I gained not only advice and insight that helped me navigate challenging situations in my career but impacted me on a personal level as well. My mentor was my inspiration and I loved her energy and drive! I feel I developed and progressed as a person thanks to the programme. Also, the whole programme is very well organized. I already participated in mentoring programme through different organisation and Femme Pallette is definitely the winner.
If you have a chance to participate in Femme Palette mentoring program, make sure you do! I got absolutely amazing mentor Lilla who had a relevant experience and answer to almost all of my questions and she tremendously helped me to develop my leadership skills and out of the box thinking. A time well spent indeed!
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I really love the program, before I joined, I was lost due my fast transition from pure development role towards more technical focused leadership role. I was connected with really amazing mentor Alaia and she helped me to work on several key areas where I definitivelly improved during the program. Example of key areas we focused on: stress management, handling difficult situations in team, accepting own mistakes, working on creating collaborative environment. At the beginning I was afraid, but programm is really inclusive and I would recommend it to everybody any time.
I learned a lot with my Adriana, my mentor. She helped me a lot gaining more confidance and giving me usefull tips to my daily routine. Even when I was not sure about the subject I want to develop in each session, she pushed me and all of them were super productive.
It's important to click with your mentor. If you do (and I was lucky enough to) it can be an interesting developmental experience. I learned a lot about myself in a very non-violent way, and started to look at things a little more from a distance, in context. I believe that I understand my role and the roles of my colleagues better and this experience will be a daily help in my work.
Thanks to the mentoring program at Femme Palette, I have not only met the professional goals I had set at the beginning of the program, but also gained a trustworthy guide on my journey. My mentor Olga has made every session challenging, enriching, inspiring and fun by sharing her expertise, insights and experience. I would truly recommend the program to anyone who is looking for self-development and/or career boost.
Shubhi really helped me clarify what I want in my professional career and the steps to get there. I could not be happier with what I've learnt.
Great experience, a great match, and great gain. Definitely not my last time going through this journey. My mentor Brooke was amazing and I can't thank her enough. If you haven't tried mentoring yet you are truly missing on something.
I had the chance of joining the program and I would recommend it to everyone. With my mentor we identified focus areas that could benefit me throughout my career and she pushed me to use all the tools and connections I have to make the most of my current position.
The mentoring was an excellent experience for me. Just in six months, I have so much clarity about what I want to do in the future and how I want to work on my career. Thanks to my mentor Tina, I learned many things about social media, presentation skills, and strengths that helped me achieve my initial goals and much more. I would recommend mentoring to everyone. It is a life-changing experience.
This has been a great experience, and I have learned so much in such a small amount of time. I thoroughly recommend this program to anyone looking to advance their leadership skills. I will take what I discussed with my coach into all areas of my professional life.
I am grateful for FP experience. The organisation was perfect from the very beginning & they matched me with an amazing mentor Christina. All the sessions were insightful, she provided me with guidance around soft skills, project management & career path. Always aligned with real experience & examples. I gained much more then I initially set goal for.
It is great to have a mentor and be at in mentoring program Femme Palette, because you will have an opportunity to start a new life from a new page, with support of a professional who can help you to realize your own goals and starting moving towards them. I am very grateful for this opportunity for me and will recommend this program for women in a difficult situation who don't know what to do. You must try the mentoring program and you will see your life will change for the better!
I recently transferred from academic research to UX research and I was the first and only UX researcher at my company. Louise helped me develop both my soft skills and hard skills and provided emotional support, feedback and very helpful tips. It has helped me grow into my new role much faster and gain confidence as an ambassador of research in my company. I wish I had access to mentoring like before, it's a complete game changer and almost feels like an unfair advantage. Mentoring for everyone!