The Benefits of Mentoring
The benefits of mentoring are multiple, for the mentor, the mentee and the organisation as a whole. As part of your programme design process it is really helpful to consider the numerous benefits you intend and expect your mentors and mentees to gain from engaging in mentoring.
Also, by identifying the expected benefits for the organisation, this creates criteria which you can use as indicators of the impact and outcomes of the programme. I talk about this in The 3 Minute Mentor™ video.
Here is a sample template you can use to identify what you think (and more importantly plan for) the benefits of your mentoring programme will be for all stakeholders in your organisation. I have provided a couple of suggestions to help get you started……
| Who | Potential and Real Benefits |
| The Mentee |
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| The Mentor |
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| The Organisation |
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