Keeping employees has become more challenging than ever. Between quiet quitting and The Great Resignation, companies without effective retention strategies risk losing employees to competitors. Beyond better pay and remote work flexibility, workers increasingly want a clear path forward. That “clear path” is best delivered with social learning opportunities like career mentoring. Career mentoring solves multiple problems that HR leaders […]
We have all been there—swamped by deadlines and to-dos, only to lose sight of the bigger picture. For many of us, typical work days mean focusing on whatever is literally right in front of us, thinking on our feet, and juggling ad hoc requests. But when every single day is just more of the same, with no clear goals to […]
Setting goals is important to helping mentoring programs succeed. Here are 4 tips that will help you and your leaders build mentorship goals within each mentoring program relationship.
Mentoring Relationship Goals Most everyone knows about SMART goals: Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic, and Time-bound. Chances are you have used this mnemonic acronym at some point in your career to help you focus in on a performance goal or complete a complex and multifaceted project. I myself have used it and have taught others about it.
