How Do You Develop A Mentoring Culture In An Organisation?
• Understand the organizational culture. Senior executives need to know about the organization’s mission and goals. This understanding has to be clear because mentoring will be more effective when the mentor is well-versed with the direction of the organization. Mentoring can be viewed as guiding an employee within the boundaries of the organizational culture. • Be transparent. The CEO has to start the ball-rolling by declaring who is part of his internal circle and if he is also getting advice from a mentor who has no vested interest in the organization. This is a signal to the rest of the organization that their leader is open-minded and has a sense of flexibility that can weather any business dynamics. No employee likes to be in an organization that may go under because of the authoritarian leadership of the top management. • Ensure accountability of mentors and reward through remuneration. Business mentoring accountability and remuneration is an area of discussion that has yet to b
