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Yesterday’s Leadership Daily Advisor explored modern mentoring—including some of the new and improved leadership methods that are making the trend a successful part of everyday corporate life for mentors and mentees alike. Today we outline four ways to help assess and advance mentoring advocacy at your firm.
When legendary songster Tony Bennett collaborated with pop starlet Lady Gaga last year, the partnership seemed unlikely, if not a little crazy. Sixty years and more than a few musical genres, after all, separate the two.
By Hugh Tonks, CEO of Thymometrics According to research from employee engagement consultants, Blessings White, a main factor that impacts whether an employee feels engaged or disengaged in the workplace is how much clarity and ownership they have towards their job—obviously, no one likes to feel out of their depth, but neither do they want […]
By Hugh Tonks In yesterday’s Advisor, we presented research suggesting that the much-studied Millennial generation highly values career growth and learning—an environment where mentorship becomes important for organizations. Today, guest columnist Hugh Tonks, CEO of Thymometrics, has advice on how to ensure mentoring improves engagement and talent retention.
Researchers report that the millennial generation now makes up the largest share of the U.S. workforce. To be sure, the baby boomer and Generation X contingents remain strong, but the sheer number of younger workers makes them a force to be reckoned with. Longtime workers may think their young colleagues have a lot to learn, […]
In yesterday’s Advisor, we reviewed a few of the benefits of mentorship along with some different types of mentoring put forth by the United States Office of Personnel Management (OPM). Today, we present a few more of OPM’s various styles of mentorship.
Mentorship can be a very useful training tool in any organization. An effectively implemented program will not merely communicate valuable skills information, but it can enhance company culture, create opportunities for succession planning, and increase engagement.
The Benefits of Employee Mentoring Programs Mentoring programs provide a multitude of benefits for both employees and the companies they work for. Employers have found that while an initial time investment is required in setting up the program, employee mentoring programs can reap positive results across the board. For example, employee mentoring programs can:
Cross-generational mentorships can help with workplace bullying issues in that they can help junior employees improve communication with colleagues and senior leaders, an area that is connected to many bullying incidents. Furthermore, mentorships give junior employees a “sounding board” in their mentors—someone they can talk to about sensitive issues who will give them candid advice […]
“My boss is picking on me,” is a commonly heard phrase by employees around the world. Does it constitute workplace bullying? Maybe, if “picking on me” means that the manager has yelled at the employee in front of his or her colleagues for the past month in staff meetings. Maybe not, if “picking on me” […]