Why make the effort?

A mentoring culture is a vivid expression of an organization's vitality. Its presence enables an organization to augment learning, maximize time and effort, and better utilize its resources. The relationship skills learned through mentoring benefit relationships throughout the organization; as these relationships deepen, people feel more connected to the organization. Ultimately, the learning that results creates value for the entire organization.

Without a mentoring culture the chances of long-term sustainability of any one mentoring program is limited. A mentoring culture aligns mentoring within the organization's culture and focuses on consistency of good mentoring practice. In addition, mentoring culture...

• Establishes ownership for mentoring within the organization
• Promotes shared responsibility
• Maximizes resources
• Maintains integrity
• Facilitates knowledge utilization
• Supports integration of key processes into the organization
• Creates openness to learning through mentoring
• Shortens ramp up time