First and foremost, I’d be delighted for the opportunity to connect with you and mutually broaden our professional circles. During our initial meeting, the primary objective is to assess whether a mentoring relationship would be mutually rewarding and fulfilling. We’ll also explore whether there’s a good personal rapport between us.
I will provide a comprehensive overview of my experience and the mechanics of the mentorship program.
Afterward, I’ll open the floor for you to discuss your current challenges and future aspirations.
In a nutshell, by the end of our conversation, we’ll determine if we’re both well-suited for a beneficial partnership.
This initial consultation is free of charge.

Additionally, I’d be happy to assist you in making a compelling case to your direct supervisor about the value of investing in your personal and professional growth.

1. Establishing a trust foundation: By starting with mentoring, a solid trust foundation is formed between the mentor and the mentee. This initial mentoring phase ensures that the mentee feels supported, understood, and guided by an experienced individual.
2. Addressing pressing areas: The mentoring mode in the initial sessions enables us to focus on addressing immediate and pressing areas of concern for the mentee. This involves providing advice, sharing experiences, and offering solutions to specific challenges or problems.
3. Transfer of knowledge and skills: During the mentoring phase, the mentor can share their expertise, knowledge, and skills with the mentee. This knowledge transfer helps the mentee develop a stronger foundation and gain valuable insights that can be applied to their personal growth and development.
4. Establishing a personal connection: Through mentoring, a personal connection is established between the mentor and mentee. This connection enhances mutual understanding, empathy, and rapport, which are crucial for effective coaching.
5. Utilizing open-ended coaching questions: Once the pressing areas have been resolved and a sense of trust has been established, the transition to coaching becomes more effective. Coaching focuses on empowering the mentee to find their own solutions and make decisions through the use of open-ended questioning. This approach encourages critical thinking, self-reflection, and independent problem-solving skills.

If a certificate is your main goal, then we are not compatible.

We shoot for a different goal: boosting your skills in real, not on paper.

In 2023, 19% of my clients were self-funded. Nevertheless, I like seeing your company contributing fully or partially to your personal boost.

We facilitate the sessions mostly online using Zoom. I love meeting clients f2f for introduction or  for the regular sessions in Prague, Czech Republic.

Most certainly, there are plenty of great coaches in the field I respect.

Nevertheless, I believe I strongly differentiate in the following areas:

1. My technical background is an asset. I’ve been there with you. Moving from a developer over architect to a senior manager of 100+ reports. I know how it feels to be an introvert.
2. I know what works and what does not. I know how to understand delivery and culture without spreading agility dogma all over the place. I know how to save you months to quarters of trials and errors.
3. My profile is the mindset of a gardener. I grow by making people around me grow.
4. In 2023, I’ve facilitated 300+ mentoring sessions. See more data.
5. My Mentoring triangle of Strength strategy puts me in an unbeatable spot as a mentor.
6. With regard to territory, you might consider speaking with me in your native language (CZ, SVK) as an asset.
7. I don’t strictly differentiate between mentoring and coaching, leaving the battle to others. Both of the approaches have their strong points, and I love using both, depending on how far we are.
8. I have an open network of specialists, geeks, managers and leaders you are free to benefit from.
9. Pay as you go. I don’t look for any advance payments. My principle is fairness. You pay for the value. If, for any reason, we spot the mutual value is not there, I’m good to cancel the payment and rethink my tactic to improve.

Nope.
The main principle of our cooperations is fairness: Pay as you go, invoice monthly. I’m not looking for long-term contracts draining our budgets.

1. Identify the key areas for improvement:
   • Soft skills development, such as enhancing communication, mastering delegation principles, achieving work-life balance, caring for people, conducting performance reviews, fostering learning, etc.
   • Delivery improvements, including consistently delivering 80+% of the roadmap, optimizing the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), refining discovery and adoption processes, and improving team structure.
   • Strategic advancements, like setting and evaluating Objectives and Key Results (OKRs), goal setting, strategy execution, and scalability.
2. For inspiration, explore additional opportunities at https://www.kamenistak.com/mentoring/#scheme and select your top 3 goals.
3. Regarding costs, a package of 12 sessions is priced at 98,000 CZK.
4. To determine the value, document the anticipated improvements and their impacts (e.g., a 20% increase in efficiency, a 15% reduction in costs within 6 months, a 12% decrease in the cost of delay) and calculate the total monetary value over a one-year period.
5. Calculate the ROI: ROI = (Impact in $ – Cost in $) / Cost in $ * 100%. For instance, for a team of 6 people with a monthly cost of 180k per person, a 20% efficiency improvement equates to 216k CZK per month or 2.59 million CZK annually. Compared to the 98k CZK cost of mentoring, the ROI is ((2.59 million – 98k) / 98k) * 100%.
6. Such efficiency gains or cost savings could enable us to reduce expenses or hire a new developer to expand the team.
7. You and your manager will review the goals at the start of the mentoring program, and we will provide brief updates every 2-3 months.