Mentoring Guidelines: Who Benefits from Mentoring?
The Individual
- Effective induction to a new organisation or working environment
- Support with change and difficulties
- Coaching in specific new skills
- Enhanced management skills
- Career development for promotion or moving on
- Professional contacts for wider networking and reducing isolation
The Mentor
- Development of human resource management skills
- Increased understanding of self, others and the organisation
- Personal satisfaction
- Development of new skills, e.g. counselling or strategic thinking
- Enhanced confidence from positive feedback on communication skills
The Organisation
- Cost-effective staff support and development
- Enhanced commitment and creativity
- Prevention of crises
- Shared organisational values
- Increased levels of skills and knowledge
- Improved staff motivation and retention
Updated: 05 February 2006