Trends Report

Drive Employee Talent Development Through Business Mentoring Programs

August 6th, 2010
Claire Schooley, null
Claire Schooley
With contributors:
Ralph Vitti , Connie Moore

Summary

The business world has long known and relied upon mentoring as a proven technique for developing in-house talent. Today, mentoring is experiencing a resurgence because business leaders not only recognize the benefits of transferring knowledge among employees — they also have access to mentoring technology that fosters and manages large numbers of mentoring relationships. This new software category offers a breakthrough in the scale and quality of mentoring throughout the enterprise. Why does it matter? Companies that use mentoring extensively boast higher employee retention, more engaged employees, and stronger succession bench strength.

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