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Until a few years ago, mentoring was mainly associated with a very classic development model – a more experienced person supporting a younger employee, sharing knowledge, experience and business perspective. Today, however, more and more organizations are noticing that knowledge and competence no longer flow exclusively in one direction. This is why there is increasing […]
Mentoring is increasingly appearing in organizations as part of a development strategy – whether in companies, universities or industry organizations. This can also be seen in the growing number of programs and participants. But with this growth comes a very specific question: how to measure the effectiveness of mentoring and whether it actually brings business […]
Academic mentoring is increasingly becoming an important element of the modern development support system at universities. Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun has been consistently developing this approach, implementing successive editions of the mentoring program aimed at the student community. The third edition of the Mentoring Program, implemented by the Copernicus Center for Integration, has been […]
Employee mentoring is one of the most effective forms of employee development in organizations. More and more companies are reaching for this model to support competence development, strengthen team engagement and retain knowledge within the organization. Unlike one-off training sessions, mentoring is a long-term process, embedded in everyday work and real business challenges. From this […]
BORG Automotive, a European leader in the automotive industry, set itself an ambitious challenge: to create the company’s first-ever mentoring program. The goal was not only to develop the competence of employees, but also to strengthen cooperation between branches in different countries. Thanks to the Mentiway platform, BORG Automotive efficiently launched and implemented two editions […]
Mentoring is not just the transfer of knowledge. It’s a relationship in which a more experienced person supports another in development – professionally, personally or educationally. If you are wondering how to be a mentor who can listen and actively support, you are in the right place! In this article you’ll find specific tips to […]
Mentoring is based primarily on the relationship between Mentor and Mentee. In order for this relationship to fulfill its purpose, the couple should establish its principles at the very beginning of the process. This is the role of the mentoring contract. In this article I will take a closer look at what a contract is in the mentoring process, why it is worth having one and what it should contain.
Mentoring has many advantages and great benefits for everyone – for Mentees, for Mentors and Mentors, for the organization. Development of specialized skills, soft skills, relationship building, improved well-being and job satisfaction leadership development in the organization are just some of them. But like all forms of development, mentoring also has its limitations. One of them is price – the cost of mentoring. In this article I will try to answer the question of how much mentoring costs. I will mainly touch on the perspective of Mentees, although there will be something for Mentors and organizers as well.
In a previous blog article, I touched on the most common questions related to mentoring. This time I decided to take a closer look at a few selected questions by providing answers in a more comprehensive manner.
Mentoring in a company has many advantages. It is effective in transferring and retaining knowledge in the organization, builds relationships, and improves employee motivation. It also has many broader, less direct effects. According to research, it improves mental health, accelerates promotions and reduces turnover in the company. However, in order for it to achieve such broad effects, it is necessary to apply several principles when implementing it in an organization. In this article, I present some of the principles we have collected, developed from already dozens of mentoring programs implemented with Mentiway and more than a thousand mentoring sessions conducted.