Mentoring

It is the Employee training system where the experienced mentor offers expertise and guidance to a new colleague. The mentor acts as a guide and advisor to a junior or trainee. They help the new employees to understand and get an idea about the company’s culture and work ethics. The mentor is responsible for his trainee’s performance. 

Mentoring is sharing your knowledge and experience with a new employee.

Mentoring can be formal or informal:

• Formal mentoring occurs through a well-defined program with an established structure.
• Informal mentoring takes place spontaneously between the mentor and his protegee.

A mentor can do the following things:

A mentor plays an important role in the protegee’s professional career. To discuss in detail:

• They offer help, guidance, feedback, constructive criticism, and important suggestions for the protegee’s improvement.
• They will let the mentees know about new opportunities and skills they need to update themselves with.
• They offer support in times of need and help them to handle critical situations.
• They protect their protegees from challenging situations and guide them on how to handle them better next time. 

Purpose of Mentorship:

The purpose of the mentorship program is to match up an experienced employee with someone joined new to the company. Through this mentorship program, a newbie will be turned into an experienced guy who can do his work on his own. A mentor program can be formal or it can be informal. A successful mentoring program will not only help retain employees but also help boost employee morale.

Responsibilities of a Mentor:

• Allow the employee to grow and become more independent.
• Encourage the employee to resolve problems directly with the manager.
• Assist the employee in developing skills.
• Attend regular meetings with the mentee.
• Provide emotional support when required by the mentees.
• Protect the mentee from other persons and help them to grow in their careers.

5 ways to become a good mentor at the workplace:

1. Have interest

Being a great mentor works only when you have a genuine interest in your mentee. Understand the mentee’s background and help him figure out his current situation as well as dreams and aspirations.

2. Perceive

Try to understand the mentee’s situation and their problems and try to help them. Give hope to your mentee that you are there to save him in his critical situations.

3. Listening and Learning

Try to listen to your mentee whenever possible and try to answer his questions and help them to solve the problems.

Make your mentee learn industrial skills which are used to enhance their growth.

4. Commitment

Have an open-door policy for your mentee to approach you and seek help whenever required. Be committed to fulfilling your promises to your mentees and hold them accountable.

5. Provide feedback

Provide honest feedback in a way that should be helpful to the growth of the mentee. Finally, encourage your mentee to take their own decisions.