Six Strategies For Building a Mentoring Program That Benefits People and Organizations

Mentoring is a professional relationship that helps less experienced workers (the protégés or mentees) learn by observing, participating in and leading real-world experiences. Job-specific mentoring has been used for decades to supplement formal training and accelerate skill mastery and careers. However, its recent popularity can be attributed, in part, to an accelerated pace of innovation and a growing competition for talent.

Organizations are attracted to the potential gains attributed to mentorship as they work to create their own programs. Here are six ways to establish a mentoring program that benefits your company.

Get tips on creating your own mentoring program as Forbes Human Resources Council member, Cam Bishop, CEO and President of SkillPath, shares insight about the popular topic of workplace mentoring.