TITLE

Building an Effective Mentoring Program

AUTHOR(S)

Messmer, Max

PUB. DATE

February 2003

SOURCE

Strategic Finance;Feb2003, Vol. 84 Issue 8, p17

SOURCE TYPE

Academic Journal

DOC. TYPE

Article

ABSTRACT

In this article the author discusses the role that mentoring programs can play in an organization. He notes that training programs can often be costly for organizations and mentoring programs offer a cheaper alternative that can provide beneficial results. He describes the normal role that a mentor plays in a new employee's career, providing them with advice on everything from the inner workings of the office to how to get ahead. Mentors can build motivation, teamwork and increase employee competency. For the mentor these programs build supervisory and leadership skills and can also lead to higher job satisfaction due to the organization respecting their training abilities.

ACCESSION #

9048278

Tags: MENTORING -- Research;  EMPLOYEE motivation -- Psychological aspects;  MENTORING in business;  EMPLOYEE training;  JOB enrichment;  EMPLOYEES -- Attitudes;  NEW employees;  JOB satisfaction;  LEADERSHIP -- Social aspects;  ROLE models -- Social aspects;  QUALITY of work life;  COST effectiveness

 

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