how to start a high-impact mentoring program

Mentoring and Talent Development Solutions

HOW TO START A HIGH-IMPACT

MENTORING PROGRAM

5 Steps to Success

By Chronus Corporationwww.Chronus.com


STARTING A MENTORING PROGRAM…

Why mentoring? It drives:Rich learning & developmentfor mentors and menteesand benefits the sponsoring organizationin employee engagement & retention

Sherry Tiao

I would change to Why mentoring? (take out the capitalized M). And I'm not a huge fan of the ellipses. I think they look nice but they really make me pause my reading.


…IN 5 KEY STEPS

• Use this 5-step process to deploy a successful mentoring program with true business impact:

Here we go…


STEP 1: DESIGN YOUR PROGRAM

• Set goals and KPIs

• Decide: Enrollment – open, application,

or invite only Mentoring style – traditional,

situational, or reverse Connection types – 1:1, group,

or project-based Connection duration – weeks, months,

or single session Community/social aspects – beyond formal mentoring, tracking and

reporting needs

• Create a program workflow diagram to explain the flow of your program design


STEP 2: ATTRACT PARTICIPANTS

• A successful program needs Participant recruitment Promotion Participant training

• Recruit - explain the benefits for mentors,mentees, and program stakeholders

• Promote - Shamelessly promote your program through email, lunch n’ learns, and other tactics

• Train – Provide training on participant roles, goals of the program, best practices, and your program’s process


HERE’S A QUICK CHECKLIST!


STEP 3: CONNECT MENTORS AND MENTEES

• A successful program dependson a good mentor/mentee match

• We could talk about this all day,but since this is SlideShare, here’sa quick diagram:

Sherry Tiao

This is very software specific. Not sure if that's a problem.


STEP 4: GUIDE MENTORING PROCESS

• Mentoring relationshipscan lose focus and momentum

• Provide structure and guidance throughout the mentorship Create goals and workflow plans Provide help resources Establish checkpoints and progress reporting Have a formal process that brings closure


STEP 5: MEASURE YOUR SUCCESS

• Mentoring can be a significantinvestment

• Articulate the impact to secure ongoing funding and support

• Measure: Program effectiveness through business

objectives such as promotion or retention rates Individual learning Mentoring connection activity


A HELPFUL DIAGRAM!


AND FINALLY, MAKE IT EASY WITH SOFTWARE

• Consider software if you: Have more than 50

participants Want to reduce your time and

cost by automating matching and routine tasks

Want to provide proven guided mentoring workflows out of the box

Need to report true business impact metrics to your leadership

Want to scale your program to more participants or locations


NEXT STEPS

• Read this entire best practices eBook• Consider software to help you start,

manage, and measure a successful mentoring program

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