Ground Rules for the mentor/mentee relationship Regardless of whether you find a mentor or mentee by yourself, or sign up for a formal mentoring programme, it is important that there is a set of guidelines for the mentoring collaboration. In the following, Kirsten M. Poulsen talks about 4 things to consider before entering a mentoring relationship. 1. Matching Mentor and mentee preferably should … [Read more...] about 4 things to consider before you enter a mentoring relationship

Formal mentoring programmes can increase employee engagement, accelerate employee development, and positively impact retention. However, not every mentoring programme live up to expectations. We have identified 6 reasons why mentoring programmes fail: No clearly defined need for mentoring Lack of support from top management No one is taking the lead Poor matching Lack of training and … [Read more...] about Six reasons why mentoring programmes fail

Reverse mentoring - providing senior employees with juniors as mentors - provide senior leaders with a fresh perspective on how life and work looks from the position of the juniors in the organisation. Reverse mentoring can build bridges between generations, provide new leadership insight to both senior mentees and junior mentors, foster a more inclusive work culture, and increase … [Read more...] about How to make reverse mentoring work

Work and life constantly bring us new challenges which requires openness to change, learning agility and innovative thinking. We see an increase in the popularity of creating reverse mentoring programmes at the workplace to facilitate new ways of thinking by connecting senior leaders with the next generation of talents. Usually, a mentor is expected to be older and more experienced than the … [Read more...] about Why reverse mentoring