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::Tips on Effective Mentoring
Tammy Erickson
At its best, mentoring is a mutually beneficial process. Check out these tips on how to foster a work environment where employees share experience, knowledge and ideas.
::Mentoring: A cost-effective retention tool
Scott Reisz
Mentoring is exceedingly cost-effective and, given the current global economic downturn, now may be the best time to implement a mentoring program. This comprehensive article gives applicable, real-life examples.
::Issue: Retiring employees, lost knowledge
Realizing that a large number of baby boomer employees were posed to retire, taking critical know-how and experience with them, in 2006 American Express launched a program wherein soon-to-be retirees passed on their knowledge and insight to younger generations of AmEx employees. This case study provides an excellent example of resourceful and effective mentoring.
::Creating a Mentoring Culture: Hallmarks of a mentoring culture
Lois J. Zachary
What does a mentoring culture look like? This article details the attributes and values of work environments that sustain effective mentoring practices.
::How to Start a Mentorship Program
Jennifer Alsever
Unsure how to implement a mentorship program? This step-by-step resource gives valuable insight and encouragement that will not only make the task less daunting, but will also get you excited about mentoring.
::How to Establish a Mentor Program
Karen E. Klein
Formal or informal, mentoring can have a hugely positive impact on small businesses. Employee development leads to better employee performance, and small businesses are in a unique position to facilitate both.
::The Value of a Mentor
Katherine Hansen
Do you need a mentor? Here’s what to look for in a mentor, including how to best approach that person and how to get the most from a mentor-mentee relationship.
::Workplace Loyalties Change, but the Value of Mentoring Doesn’t
Mentoring is more unusual in companies today than it has been in the past. Learn about how attitudes toward professional mentoring have shifted in recent years as well as the surprising benefits of mentoring to all parties involved.
::It’s Important to Take Some Time to Orient New Employees to the Office
John Allen
Mentoring should begin when a new employee first sets foot in your company. Here are some tips for how to best welcome and successfully orient new hires so that they will feel valued and be engaged from the outset.
::Training: Your investment in people development and retention
Susan M. Heathfield
Learn how to cut employee turnover rates by establishing an effective mentoring program.
::Why Mentoring Matters in a Hypercompetitive World
Thomas J. DeLong, John J. Gabarro and Robert J. Lees
Talent and practical knowledge are the usual casualties of high turnover rates. However, a focus on mentoring and employee retention can help companies maintain their competitive edge.
::Mentoring Takes Practice, Patience…and Plagiarism
Nelson Finch
While in theory mentoring may sound easy, in practice it actually demands a considerable amount of dedication and patience. Mentoring also entails modeling, coaching and copying—a process this article playfully deems plagiaristic.
