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BENEFITS OF MENTORSHIP |
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BENEFITS OF MENTORSHIP
Fact Sheet
The benefits of mentoring extend to the protégé, the mentor and the employer itself.
FOR THE PROTÉGÉ
Mentoring can assist a protégé to:
• Set better goals helping an individual discover what they really want, using the protégé’s own values, needs and vision as a reference point.
• Reach their goals faster providing a consistent structure of support and offering innovative strategies to reach the protégé’s goal.
• Make significant changes focusing on areas such as business, career and quality of life.
• Get ahead professionally using career advancement strategies, reputation-building methods and business development tactics.
• Make better decisions.
• Have someone to collaborate with.
• Improve business relationships.
• Become a better manager, executive or businessperson.
(Source: Sandy Villas, Becoming a Coach, 2004)
FOR THE MENTOR:
Through the partnership, being a mentor:
• Keeps them engaged with individuals in their industry and/or the business community.
• Enables them to support and foster the next generation, leaving their legacy.
• Contributes to the mentor’s own personal and professional growth.
• Provides a professional distinction as someone who can serve as an example and role model for others.
FOR THE EMPLOYER:
For the employer, mentoring:
• Is an effective succession planning strategy and leadership development program.
• Can be a valuable tool in recruitment, retention, knowledge transfer, and workforce development.
• Converts training to results and assists individuals to move up the management levels.
• Contributes to the promotion of diversity in an organization.
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