What is workplace mentoring?
- A mentor, according to The Oxford English Dictionary, is “an experienced or trusted adviser.” The term is taken from Homer's Mentor, the wise counsellor to Telemachus, son of Ulysses
- Mentoring can be used to develop talent in line with psychometrics and performance management criteria, as part of ongoing development or as a key part of assessing and managing risk, but mentoring is not coaching and many experts maintain that mentoring should be kept separate from any other training activity
- Mentors typically focus on a mentee's achievements and areas for growth through a one-on-one relationship that is non-threatening and non-judgemental
Who is workplace mentoring for?
- Graduates in training (where the mentee is typically a protégé)
- Middle managers moving into new roles or being accelerated as part of a talent programme
- Senior execs in need of developing leadership capability (often supplemented with coaching)
Benefits to the mentored person include:
- Renewed confidence and self awareness
- Broader knowledge or technical know-how
- Clearer career goals
- Higher levels of engagement
- Better performance
How can People Resolutions help?
- Planning: Auditing and evaluating current mentoring structures and making recommendations for mentoring programmes
- Prevention: Training for managers in how to devise mentoring programmes within their organisations
- Resolution: Facilitation through mediation, coaching or supporting a team day or group event
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