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From time to time most of us need someone to guide us. Mentorship is a concept in business where a more senior member of the organization meets with and guides younger and more entry level professionals. Mentorship doesn’t have to be within the same organization but might also include more skilled professionals at other companies. Both the mentor and the mentee have distinct advantages to engaging in the process. To the mentee (person receiving the mentorship) they get valuable guidance on how to succeed in their business, how to progress as a person and about the perception they give others. The mentors, who are often older, get a feeling of satisfaction and a sense that they are helping the younger generation. Mentorship’s can be used almost anywhere. The most common places are in academia and in business but may also be used in community programs such as youth drug use. A mentorship relationship is any relationship in which a more seasoned person meets with and guides the junior person. They can discuss issues related to business, family, career, money or any other topic of mutual interest. The junior participant can go to the mentor and seek advice. Each of us comes across problems from time to time that we need advice on. For example, you have been offered a promotion but it may not be worth the hours the new work is going to offer. A mentor may be able to help you think through the problem as he/she has been through the situation before. According to a study printed in Research in Higher Education it was found that mentorship relationships increased the productivity and self-efficacy of juniors. It did not change a person’s career choices. Thus people who are engaged in a mentor relationship learn how to get problems solved, tasks completed and feel better about themselves. Mentor relationships are also important to both career professionals and students. A study conducted by Aagaard & Hauer found that 232 medical students 90% found the mentorship relationship very helpful. 89% of the students saw the mentor as a role model to be emulated. Thus mentors not only act as a guide that increase efficiencies and feelings of self worth but also act as a method of increasing communication between senior and junior members. Seeing the mentor as a role model helps junior partners learn the expectations of the workplace fasters and then display the appropriate behaviors and work ethic. Mentorship can be implemented in nearly any organization that desires to groom younger workers. Murad Ali, a two-time published author, writes articles and offers advertisement space for businesses. Visit http://www.thenewbusinessworld.blogspot.com
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