The benefits of workplace mentoring

Mentoring has often been seen as a great way to help new employees to integrate into the workforce but it could be used for a whole lot more.  A strong mentorship programme can help improve employee engagement, create more diversity, help with succession planning, develop leadership skills, create a strong company culture as well as impact positively on personal development and mental health.

Mentoring can be done on an informal basis by ‘buddying up’ or via a more structured programme but, whichever way, it needs to be part of the company culture. A formalised programme should be part of the recruitment process so new employees are matched with mentors straight away. Managers across the organsiation need to be onboard and the programme communicated so everyone knows it’s an important part of the goals and objectives of the organisation and one they that they can participate in.

It’s not just the organisation that benefits. Mentors have the opportunity to develop their leadership skills and show their readiness for further responsibility in addition to increasing the fulfillment they get from their role. For mentees, the support and encouragement they get helps them develop new skills, improve their confidence and ultimately provide them with further career advancement opportunities.

At the moment many organisations are looking for new ways to nurture and retain their best employees. Mentoring can play an important role in this by not only providing support for new employees but also helping to create an open, inviting culture that helps in the retention of staff.

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