Lynda - Developing a Mentoring Program

Size: 501 MB | Duration: 1h 5m | Video: AVC (.mp4) 1280x720 30fps | Audio: AAC 48KHz 2ch

Genre: eLearning | Level: Intermediate | Language: English

Formal mentoring programs help organizations retain employees, increase job satisfaction and commitment, and cultivate organizational citizenship behavior. In this course, management professor and mentoring expert Ellen Ensher outlines five critical elements of a formal mentoring program, and explains how to establish a program in your own organization. She covers designing a framework and a needs assessment for your mentoring program, creating a mentoring culture, choosing participants, and providing training and ongoing support for participants. To wrap up, she shares ways to evaluate your program.

Topics include:

* The benefits of formal mentoring programs

* The types and purpose of mentoring programs

* Designing a framework and a needs assessment

* Creating a mentoring culture

* Ensuring organizational support

* Choosing participants

* Training essentials for mentors

* Concluding and celebrating your program

* Evaluating your program

* Making your mentoring program last