Why a mentoring program?

Research indicates that mentoring is one of the crucial and important factors in business success. In essence, what mentoring provides is a safe, protected environment in which one can learn. One benefits from the mentor's experience without having to go through the trial and error of learning those same lessons over the years. Time is compressed; mistakes need not be repeated. Valuable lessons, knowledge, attitudes, and recognition of opportunities are passed on.

Engaging in a mentoring relationship is critical to anyone planning on advancing in his or her career. In interviewing successful professionals who have had mentors, they consistently reported that it was the guidance received from a mentor that made the difference in their careers.

Why you should have a mentoring strategy.

Is your business in transition? Most businesses are in transition. Some are in positive transition, yet many (perhaps most!) are not. The key competitive weapon will be the workforce

Examine your own firm with our Self Test and Free Checklist to help lead you to a decision putting the powerful concept of mentoring to work for your organization.

What you gain from a mentoring program.

Knowledge transfer, employee retention, career development, and performance improvement are just a few of the advantages that a mentoring program can deliver.

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Faced with retraining 50 million American workers a year, corporate America is using distance learning for all aspects of training both internally and externally. Many major corporations such as Hewlett-Packard save millions of dollars each using distance learning to train employees more effectively and more efficiently than with conventional methods.