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Mentoring in the Workplaces

 Different businesses have different goals to achieve. They are competing with each other in many ways. Every business is unique and has diverse requirements. Businesses are changing rapidly; therefore, employees must develop skills to adapt to the changes and participate in the company’s growth. Mentorship programs are the best mediums to channel the latest technologies, beat the competition, and grow mutually.

Traditional mentorships take place when senior or experienced employees mentor new employees through advice, guidance, and sharing of their experiences.

They help them to tackle organizational projects or career challenges, and this kind of mentoring help you to get increment.

Executing a perfect mentorship program can benefit both the ends; employees and employers.

Purpose of Mentorship in the Workplace:

In a workplace, transformational mentorship is all about mentoring each other continuously through their experiences. This can lead both sides to long-term success and play a huge role in shaping the professional journey.

Transformational mentorship is a form of transformational leadership that occurs within a workplace as one of the most powerful tools proved to be in your professional growth. You may find it difficult to find the right mentee and sometimes to establish a bond with your mentee. Transformational mentorship does not work all the time, and most of the time, your search can end in disappointment or waste of time.

Finding a mentor in your colleague, senior, and leader is a challenging job. But if you are capable enough to build a good relationship with your seniors, you will find the right person to mentor you. You can start looking for people like you who have similar interests and passions to grow. You can initiate a relationship by giving a kick start to talk about likes, dislikes, interests, and hobbies; share your thoughts as well.

It is very challenging to get mentorship from a mentee who works with you in the same organization as a senior. Therefore, WomELLE took the initiative to create professional mentoring programs for businesswomen, leaders, and aspiring entrepreneurs.

You can opt for different programs set up for different needs of mentees depending upon your current position.

How can you get benefits from the mentoring programs in workplaces?

There are a number of benefits you can get from a mentoring program at your workplace. Three major significant employees can take are listed here:

    1.    Developing a habit of learning,

    2.    Giving direction to employees, and

    3.    Employees become leaders, create a great team, and set a benchmark.

 

Apart from these major advantages, mentorship provides consistency and structure, improves organizational values, and gives purpose to work to employees and the organization. A successful mentorship requires commitment, patience, and a habit of adaptability.

How to start a mentoring program in workplaces?

Setting up a mentoring program attentively from the very start offers open program guidelines, objectives, and successful completion. Five key steps are listed out here that will help you to build a fruitful mentorship program in your workplace:

     1.    Outline the program's objectives and expectations clearly.

     2.    Choose the type of mentoring program; for more, visit: https://mentorshipforentrepreneurs.quora.com/What-are-the-three-3-types-of-mentoring-techniques

     3.    Choose mentors and mentees for the program from your employees.

     4.    Match mentors and mentees rightly to establish perfect relationships.

     5.    Launch your program and evaluate everything.


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