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How to Start a Mentorship Program

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When you start talking about mentorship programs, you’ll usually get one of the following reactions: a collective groan about the additional work that such a program might entail, intimidation about where to begin or excitement from people who have experienced successful mentor relationships and the growth that comes from them.

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The Gender Pay Gap: 3 Steps to Work Toward Workplace Parity

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Set clear progression metrics Beyond basic oversight, managers should be mentors who are responsible for fostering their employees’ professional growth. Providing well-defined guidelines on what capabilities are needed for each role creates a system where people understand how to reach a promotion.

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How to Encourage Employee Autonomy—and Why That Should Matter to You as a Leader

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Rather than a traditional hierarchical structure with their managers, employees with a deep sense of responsibility for their tasks and projects tend to forge almost mentor-mentee relationships with those who are “one rung up.” Instead, begin by offering up objectives and guidelines to the team member. Run with it!”

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Let Teams Decide Their Approach to Hybrid Work

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The only useful function of the office is to facilitate collaboration, socialization, and mentoring. . After all, the only useful function of the office is to facilitate collaboration, socialization, and mentoring — people are much more productive on their individual tasks at home. And it’s easy to fix. .

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How to be an Effective Mentor

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Home About Contact Me Links Sitemap How to be an Effective Mentor Posted by Ian McKenzie Written on August 2, 2010 If youre new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Mentoring can be one of the most effective means of teaching: inviting someone to learn from the example of another with more experience. Thanks for visiting!

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Leveraging Procedures for Effective Training and Onboarding

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Marketing and Branding Essentials Share the corporate branding guidelines so they know the appropriate use of logos, colors, fonts, etc. Health and Safety: Policies related to workplace safety, emergency procedures, and health guidelines. Feedback Mechanism: Guidelines for giving and receiving feedback within the team.

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Introduction to Procedures: Usage, Terminology, and Tips for Getting Started

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Policy – A rule or guideline set by your company that all employees are expected to follow. Example: An organization’s email usage policy that outlines rules for sending and receiving emails, including data protection and confidentiality guidelines. System – A set of related procedures that work together to get something done.