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Best PracticesHow to Measure Mentoring Program Success: Metrics, Objectives and ExamplesMeasure a mentoring program in three layers: participation, engagement and business outcomes. Here are the metrics to track, how to set objectives, a sample metrics table, a reporting cadence and the mistakes to avoid.
Best PracticesEmployee Development Plans: Importance and ExamplesThe landscape of today’s workplace isn’t what it was twenty years ago. It’s not even what it was twenty minutes ago – today’s environment is both fast-paced and competitive. Ninety-one percent of millennials (born between 1977 and 1997) expect to stay in a job for fewer than three years. That makes it all the more…
Best PracticesHow to Be a Good MentorMentoring can be incredibly rewarding but requires dedication, preparation and a genuine desire to help others succeed. Learning how to be a good mentor can make all the difference in providing effective guidance. Many of us can identify someone who mentored us during a pivotal time—whether at work, in school or in life. Mentorship, both…
Best PracticesHow Diversity Mentoring Programs Help OrganizationsFor many companies, a diverse workplace is an important part of encouraging business objectives such as employee engagement, improving retention and breaking down silos in the workplace. A Deloitte survey found 39 percent of respondents would leave their current organization for a more inclusive one. Diversity is important – but are HR professionals managing their…
Best PracticesModern Mentoring: Mentoring CirclesBy now, you’ve likely heard that mentoring is a big deal. Why, you ask? Well, for starters, it engages employees. Among other things, retention is 25 percent higher for employees who have engaged in company-sponsored mentoring (Deloitte Research Brief, 2012). So it’s no wonder that organizations across all industries and sizes are jumping on the…
Best PracticesHow Software Can Help Your Onboarding GoalsWhen it comes to making your onboarding program strategic and effective to meet your hr goals, you might have already added collaborative learning and extended the program time frame. Great job – you’re on your way to an improved program. But what should your next steps be? Here’s the thing – manually running your onboarding program…
Best PracticesGroup Mentoring Guide: Benefits, Tips and How to ImplementWhat are Group Mentoring Programs? Group mentoring is when one or more mentors guide and support a small group of mentees. This approach uses the mentors’ combined experience to help several people at once and build a sense of community. It is often used in academic settings, corporate environments and professional development programs. For organizations…
Best Practices10 Tips For Starting a Business School Mentoring ProgramYou may have decided to start a mentoring program for your business school, but now comes the hard part—planning it in a way that ensures maximum success. Where should you start and how should you start? Luckily, we’ve collected our top 10 tips from our program-planning experts. Read on to find out our recommended best…
Best PracticesHow Informal Talent Development Programs Can Produce Impactful Leadership for OrganizationsMost employees evaluate several factors before starting a new position at a company: Will the work be relevant to career aspirations? Does the company provide a competitive salary? Are there opportunities for growth? In order to successfully recruit and retain these employees for development into future leaders, it’s important to adopt a “hire to retire”…
Best PracticesCrop of the Season: Employers Eyeing Millennial Graduates for HireFor human resource recruiters and employers, the months of May and June bring excitement with the new flood of millennial graduates to pick from; bright, freshly primed from their formal studies, technology advocates, and ready to begin a new chapter in their lives. As the festivities following graduation die down, many graduates immediately jump onboard…
Best PracticesOur Tips Revealed: Employee Development Program Best PracticesDeveloping your employees requires time and effort. Successful employee development programs not only arm the employee with lifelong skill sets, but also demonstrate organizational trust and eagerness to drive employee growth and retention. Even so, an employee development program is particularly tricky to sustain and with the wrong approach, may end up becoming more of a…
Best PracticesFive Signs Your Corporate Coaching Program Needs SoftwareCorporate coaching is a key strategy to develop and retain strong leaders across the organization. In a 2012 survey to HR executives, 65 percent rated coaching as a highly effective talent development tool.* Companies are leveraging coaching to prepare the next-generation of executive leadership, hone skills of high-impact functional managers and retain key employees. Corporate…