When it comes to helping new members of staff or less experienced employees, mentorship is a great route to go down.
This can be through simply sitting at the office sofa and having a chat about how things are going, to full on training and development opportunities.
First things first, what is a mentor exactly?
To simplify things, a mentor is someone who has a wealth of experience and offers advice to those who are either just starting out, or new to a particular task. This can be through a shadowing arrangement or it can simply be a chat for advice when needed.
Offering mentorship can be the difference between success and failure for some employees, and may help to develop their confidence to be able to speak up on important issues around the boardroom chairs.
For a few other reasons why mentorship is a great idea, check out this useful video.
A mentor doesn’t have to be a management figure, sat at a professional office desk, it can simply be a colleague who has been there and done it.
Have you worked with mentorship programmes before?