“If you are a light for someone, remember that light can brighten your path too.” That idea captures what being a mentor is really about. Mentoring is often discussed in […]
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6 Corporate Mentorship Program Best Practices That Stick
Getting two people into the same room is the part everyone remembers. The applications, the pairing, the kick-off email that finally goes out, the first meeting that goes better than […]
Why Mentoring Programs Fail: 5 Reasons Initiatives Quietly Die After Year One
Around 84% of Fortune 500 companies run a mentoring program, but only a fraction are still delivering measurable results by the end of year one (Mentorink mentoring statistics). That gap […]
How to Get More From Mentoring: 10 Tips for Mentees
A mentoring relationship can begin with a lot of expectations. You may be hoping for career advice, a clearer direction, support through a difficult decision or simply the chance to […]
How to Be a Good Mentor: 10 Practical Tips for Mentors
A mentee may arrive at their first mentoring meeting with a question they have been thinking about for weeks: Should I pursue a new role? How do I handle a […]
Top 10 Mentoring Mistakes Organizations Should Avoid
A mentoring program can create meaningful opportunities for people to learn, share experience and build stronger connections within a community or organization. Whether it supports employees in a company, students […]
Benefits of Mentoring
The benefits of mentoring can be seen on every level, from individuals to organizations. Especially in times when mobility and change are constant, whether in companies, NGOs, universities or communities, […]
What is Mentoring?
Can you think of the most valuable piece of advice you have ever been given. Probably, it did not come from a textbook or a manual. It came from a […]
Women Mentoring: Building Better Access to Leadership
Women mentoring is not about telling women to be more confident, more visible or more ambitious. Many already are. The real question is whether women have equal access to the […]
Mentorship vs Sponsorship in the Workplace
Not every career-support relationship works the same way. Some people help you think through your next step. Some help you build confidence, sharpen your skills and make better decisions. Others […]