Mentor
Coming up to the top? If you have reached a level of success if you feel compelled to return something? You can not create anything, "back" to the people who helped you along the way, can you give further "to." As a mentor, an effective strategy, where you can make an important contribution to the skills of others and it provides a way of building skills towards future career goals for which the promise of your business.
The difference between a simple training and mentoring of no significance. Education means providing the tools and time, but it's really the other person to "get it." Mentoring is a personal interest in others and see the training and knowledge transfer through to completion and success. It is rewarding an investment that yields mutual satisfaction.
Share your professional and personal knowledge and experiences with other foster growth and development that might not otherwise be possible. It is based on encouragement, constructive criticism, openness, mutual trust, respect and a willingness to learn and share.
Some of the benefits for the less experienced employee (mentee) is:
- Advanced knowledge;
- A supportive environment in which successes and failures can be investigated and evaluated;
- A smooth transition to the next level, to promote and
- Development of professional self-confidence and self esteem.
Some of the benefits of experienced employees (mentors) are:
- Give back what you will be given in your career by others;
- A new enthusiasm for your profession and / or talent;
- Participation in challenging discussions with someone who has a new perspective on business and life you would not otherwise be discontinued,
- Satisfaction from contributing to the success of another, and
- An opportunity to try out new ideas and concepts.
The benefits for the company are:
- Improved delivery of products and / or services through greater information and qualified personnel;
- Higher employee retention;
- Improved communication between different parts of the company,
- A new support network for employees in times of organizational change and
- Development of managers with a way to interact with people.
To assess whether you would make a good mentor, consider whether you possess these qualities:
- More experience and knowledge than the mentee;
- Flexible and progressive style, very good people skills;
- Reliability of open and honest communication;
- Compatibility with personality adept;
- A win-win agenda;
- Ability to give constructive advice and act as a model.
A successful mentoring partnership is a professional development experience to enjoy. If your company does not currently have a mentor program, pioneered in the track. You will notice, in addition to the above benefits, the gap between departments and different levels of management within the organization, affecting morale and, ultimately, on the bottom line!
Be a mentor!
