Why Start a Mentoring Program?
Most companies believe that mentoring provides a win-win relationship: the company wins by reducing turnover and improving employee morale. The employee wins by feeling better about their job and increased productivity. As one Brown-Forman executive put it, “Mentoring supports what the firm is trying to accomplish through its strategic priority of becoming an employer of choice, a great place for all our people to develop and advance.” One Success Story One organization that has had success with establishing a mentoring program is MDRC, a non-profit policy research organization in Manhattan. MDRC knew that there was some informal mentoring going on, but that it was uneven. The more assertive staff had no problem approaching others in the organization and asking for help. But other staff were not as confident and did not know how to ask for guidance. In addition, feedback from exit interviews indicated that some former employees experienced feelings of isolation and were unsure how to p
