Rebecca
Kerper
Founder, Lead Coach at Leadership Growth Group
"Reverse Mentoring for Digital Transformation: A Practical Playbook for Modern Teams"
"Reverse Mentoring for Digital Transformation: A Practical Playbook for Modern Teams"
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Session: Reverse Mentoring for Digital Transformation: A Practical Playbook for Modern Teams
Today’s early- and mid-career employees didn’t adopt technology - they were shaped by it. They’ve grown up in a world defined by social platforms, global connectivity, instant information, and fluid digital culture. Their worldview, communication style, and risk tolerance are fundamentally different from those of most senior leaders. And that gap is now one of the biggest barriers to innovation.Leaders who want to stay relevant, understand today’s consumers, and make decisions grounded in how the world actually works can’t rely only on their own lived experience. They need direct access to the perspectives driving modern behavior, not through dashboards or reports, but through the people living it every day.
Reverse mentoring is that bridge.
By pairing senior leaders with early- and mid-career talent in a two-way learning relationship, reverse mentoring unlocks real-time insight into emerging tech, social trends, digital behaviors, and cultural shifts.
Leaders gain fluency. Rising talent gains visibility, sponsorship, and influence. And organizations gain a true competitive advantage: more innovation, more inclusion, and far deeper alignment with the customers they serve.
In this session, you’ll learn how reverse mentoring actually works, why it matters, and how both leaders and rising women in tech can use it to accelerate growth, expand impact, and strengthen cross-generational collaboration.
Key Takeaways
- Understand what reverse mentoring is and why it’s a powerful, modern leadership tool for women and organizations.
- Learn how women can use digital fluency and emerging-tech insight to build influence, visibility, and sponsorship earlier in their careers.
- Gain practical scripts and strategies for coaching upward and guiding senior leaders without overstepping.
- See how reverse mentoring strengthens innovation, inclusion, cross-generational collaboration, and customer relevance.
- Walk away with a simple, repeatable framework to start or improve a reverse mentoring partnership - even without a formal program.
Bio
Rebecca Kerper is an award-winning digital transformation executive turned ICF-certified executive coach, recognized as one of the Top 25 Chief Digital Officers of 2024 for her leadership in innovation, customer experience, and digital growth. With over two decades in senior leadership roles at the QVC Group, she has long championed the advancement of women. She served as Executive Sponsor for the QVC Group Women’s Team Member Resource Group, sits on the ICF Florida Board, and partners with Dress for Success to lead workshops that help women build confidence, presence, and career readiness.As a coach, she has supported hundreds of women in tech and digital roles, helping them navigate transitions, strengthen influence, and unlock their leadership potential. Today, she equips organizations to develop inclusive, courageous, future-ready leaders, and to create workplaces where women can thrive and lead at every level.
