mentoring: good for business & talent retention

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Mentoring: Good For Business

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…From the wise old counsellor passing on their knowledge

Mentoring has evolved…

…To a collaborativepartnership sharing

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Different Approaches

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Supports theWHOLE organisation

Talent Management

Diversity Management

Succession Planning

Mergers & Acquisitions

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Talent ManagementResearch shows that retaining TALENTis one of the major benefits of mentoring.

Increasing the chances yourBRIGHT SPARKS will stay during the hard times by at least a third and sometimes by over 1000%

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Talent Retention

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Business mentoring programmes reflect changes in wider society • Gender

• Age

• Geographical

• Cultural

• Disability

• Nationality

No longer about being SEEN to be doing the right thing as actually DOINGthe right thing

Diversity Management

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Mergers & Acquisitions

Helps build trust and overcome cultural differences

Speeds up integrationand is more efficient

Helps retain key people, through uncertain times

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Succession Planning

SUPPORT THE NEXT WAVE OF TALENT

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Opens horizons. Recognise more options. Raise the level of ambition

Opens windows. Insights into new roles & functions

Opens doors. Connect to new people & resources

Opens new conversations. New career opportunities available

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• Retention

• Recruitment

• Talent Management

• Career Development

• Employee Engagement

• Employer of Choice

Giving you theCOMPETITIVE EDGE

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Best Practice • Be clear about the purpose of the

programme to all parties involved

• Train both parties for their roles

• Review relationships regularly to keep on track

• Recognise and be open about stereotyping in mentoring relationships

• Be attentive to themes/recurring issues

• Don’t be over ambitious, start with a small pilot group and grow from there

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For All Industries

Mentoring programmes

support many industries

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Mentoring: Good For Business

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It’s worth it!

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