mentoring for success

Like so many people who begin a new job at a reputable company, Deborah had high hopes of learning quickly, getting to know her job and becoming familiar with the nuances of the organization. Her goals were to advance in a reasonable amount of time and move from sales rep to sales manager and maybe Vice President someday...

"Key to my career advancement," says Deborah "was TeamTech's formal mentoring program and I took it very seriously. It made all the difference in the way I learned my first position and how I integrated into the culture of the company. My progress wasn't just left to chance; it was formalized into a program that helped me move from neophyte TeamTech employee to established TeamTech professional. By meeting with my assigned TeamTech mentor I was able to learn more quickly, sell more product and take steps to advance my career far more rapidly than I would have without a mentor. It was good for TeamTech and it was good for me.

Sure, I may have achieved all this on my own however, mentorship helped provide me the kind of confidence one rarely finds early on in a new position. There was always someone to ask, someone to discuss something with someone who knew the company and was willing to share with me. My mentor took an interest in me and opened a variety of important company doors. The relationship proved invaluable."

Current Trends
Employee mentoring programs are becoming increasingly common in both larger and smaller businesses. Just as large corporations will find that there are a number of advantages to having a corporate mentoring program; smaller businesses will find that mentoring in the workplace offers a number of distinct advantages - advantages for the company, the mentor and the mentee. Has your company considered a Mentoring Program?