When it comes to answering the question: How can midsized companies launch powerful mentoring programs, many companies try a range of common steps. Training is an important component of any mature operation. Developing and socializing standard operating procedures is essential. Routine town hall video calls bring together staff from dispersed offices to talk shop and hear directly from leadership. Off-sites build camaraderie and a sense of purpose. All these help, but can any of them replicate the intensity of individual working relationships and the cross-functional projects from when the company was more intimate? As you’ll read, mentoring provides a great option.
A structured approach is to set up a comprehensive program of mentorship. Pairing staff together in a systematic way provides tailored and concentrated learning opportunities with a practical and personalized focus. Drawing ideally from enthusiastic partners on both sides, mentors share the benefits of their experience and commitment while mentees — the protégés — gain specific knowledge and insight into the operation and build supportive relationships across the company.