IV. Mentoring Partnership
What can Mentoring provide?
Mentoring provides:
- A safe space where knowledge is shared;
- Opportunity for interaction between multiple layers in the organization;
- Relationship building;
- Increased communication and collaboration;
- Increased employee motivation, performance and innovation;
- Career development;
- Opportunity to help others and give back to the organization;
Who is Mentoring for?
Employees who stand to gain the most from mentoring include those individuals who have either moved up to a higher level, have moved into a new unit, or have recently joined the company.
A mentee is a self-motivated individual seeking to continuously promote personal development. A mentee recognizes personal strengths and weaknesses and actively seeks methods for personal growth.
A mentee should be:
- Eager to Learn
- A Team Player -
- Patient – learning and career advancement takes time
- Risk Taker – step out of the comfort zone and extend oneself
- Positive Attitude
Who are the Mentors?
A mentor is an experienced individual that serves as a trusted counselor, loyal adviser and coach who helps and guides another individual’s development. The mentor is a confidant who provides perspective, helps the candidate reflect on the competencies they are developing, and provides open, candid feedback. Mentors have a unique opportunity to serve as a “sounding board” for the candidate on issues and challenges they may not share with individuals within their own organization. Mentors are people who are interested in and willing to help others.
A mentor should be:
- People Oriented
- Good Motivator
- Effective Teacher
- An Achiever
- A Role Model
- Respectful of Others
- Successful and Respected by Others
Benefits of a Mentoring partnership
Mentee
- Improved motivation
- Improved self confidence
- Career advice
- Better understanding of management and change implementations
- Support through difficult times
- Opportunity for interaction between multiple layers in the organization
- Increased employee motivation, performance and innovation
- Constructive feedback
- Career development
Mentor
- Peer recognition
- Increased skills in developing others
- Opportunity to recognize talent
- Greater appreciation of problems facing the organization
- Improved motivation and job satisfaction
- Opportunity to help others and give back to the organization
Organization
- Newly appointed employees become effective more quickly
- New employees adapt quicker to the culture and expectations of the organization
- Increased interaction between multiple layers in the organization
- Opportunity to break down barriers and change organizational culture
- Reduces negative effects of personality clashes
- Reduction in employee turnover