Priming the pump – Initiating a mentee/mentor relationship
Take the first step... your mentee is waiting for you and they don't even know it
Let’s face it, if your company does not have a formal mentorship program, your very first step might need to be educational: explain to potential mentees how to start a relationship and maintain it. There are many reasons why younger professionals might not seek a formal mentorship:
- Ego – A younger professional might feel that seeking a formal mentorship is somehow an admission of weakness or incompetence. Solution? Have a handy list of advantages and benefits of a formal mentoring program. These can include:
- Faster career advancement
- Realization from upper management that the mentee is serious about learning, advancing and, importantly, has no ego to get in the way
- Acquire decades of knowledge quickly
- Connections – a mentor’s connections often become a mentee’s connections
- Lack of knowledge on how to proceed
Your Gray Matters welcomes the opportunity to create a custom mentorship program for your organization or for you to implement in your organization. Write us at msalup@yourgraymatters.org or grab some time at www.calendly.com/performist-us/60 - Thanks