WHY YOU NEED MENTORING?

Mentoring has been a renowned method of learning practiced ever since there has been a workplace. Today with the sophisticated world you and I live in, the term mentoring have taken a greater prominence among the business world and a must have practice for better growth.

Have you wondered as to why?

Well, mentoring is known to be a very effective method for employees to develop specific skills and talents needed to perform their job roles better, while being the best method to understand divergent cultures, ways of work and problem solving. Therefore good mentoring not only benefits you, but also gives a positive move to the mentor and to your organization.

So, wondering what kind of benefits you and your organization will enjoy through proper mentoring provided at the right time to the right people? Take a look at the following:

Benefits for you through mentoring

• Mentoring aids you perform better in the job role that you do, leading to increased salary or even promotions resulting in job satisfaction and well maintained business relationships.
• Helps you to understand the career growth if you are having an issue in planning where you want to head to in terms of career, resulting a better direction and a proper plan for your future growth. This is where your mentor could become your best career advisor.
• Mentoring could also be beneficial to employees, to keep them encouraged and ongoing while helping them to interact better with the other employees of the organization, resulting reduced isolation.

Benefits for your organization through mentoring

• Helps retain employees leading to reduction in employee turnover. This is because employees feel the organization values their work and as a result the organization invests methods such as mentoring to keep the phase going.
• Helps train the workforce faster with the phase the organizations are growing, aiding them to retain their position in the competitive world. It could be either new or existing employees, mentoring helps to socialize employees better and settle well in the position invested.