Mentoring FAQ's
Being external to our organization, how are you positioned to advise us on launching a mentoring program or improving our existing one?

Our experienced consultants have been advising and implementing successful mentoring programs for over 20 years, for a wide variety of organizations. They are subject matter experts and implementation experts in the field of mentoring, and have the specialized knowledge and expertise to help your organization develop a strong mentoring program from any starting point.
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Our needs are probably unlike those of any other organization you’ve worked with before – are you sure you can help us with our mentoring program?

We understand that each organization has needs which are absolutely unique. To accommodate those diverse needs, we provide a vast range of mentoring products and services that can be purchased separately or in custom combinations to create the exact mentoring solution that is right for you. We are therefore confident that your mentoring program can attain its maximum return on investment with our help
I know that mentoring can really help my employees develop professionally, but what’s in it for our bottom line?

As the most important assets to any organization are its people and their accumulative knowledge capital, an effective talent management strategy is key to maintaining and growing the bottom line of any organization. With a good mentoring program, you retain top talent, ensure that each individual is progressing in a way that’s optimal to your organization, and boost productivity and competency overall. These people accomplishments will directly help you achieve your business goals. While our consultants are experts in mentoring, they are business leaders above all, and are well equipped to help you attain maximum ROI.
How can we ensure that all the mentors and mentees in our program will work well together in their partnerships?

The quality of mentoring partnerships can truly make or break mentoring programs at any organization. Quality partnerships depend upon identifying qualified Mentors, having a sound mentor-mentee application process, as well as a sensible matching and pairing process. This is where technology can and does come in to power your mentoring program - our interactive, user friendly mentoring technology provides a mentor / mentee application, as well as proven matching and pairing tools for creating optimal partnerships.
Is there a specific type of organization that benefits most from mentoring or needs it the most? What if mine doesn’t fall into that category?

While all organizations vary in HOW they can benefit from mentoring, there is no specific “type” of organization, per se, that needs it more or another “type” that needs it less. As long as you would like your employees to become more skilled, more productive, and to better leverage their greatest strengths for the success of your organization, mentoring can work for you. Mentoring is valuable for for-profit companies, non-profit companies, educational institutions, government entities, and other organizations alike.
How can technology help my mentoring program if it’s really the people that are most important?

Complementing your mentoring program with technology can actually give your program managers and administrators MORE time to interact with mentors and mentees. It also enhances the quality and focus of mentoring partnerships. Among many other benefits, online mentoring technology facilitates sound matching-and pairing, increases administrative efficiency, enhances program capacity, and enables mentoring to occur well beyond the confines of the corporate office.