This post is the first in a four-part series.
Today, I want to chat through style one: MUTUAL MENTORING
The traditional approach is to pair a younger employee with a more experienced person.
What if we approached mentoring like this: match personalities as best as possible and allow a younger team member to mentor an older team member in areas they are strong and vice versa? What if we observed and implemented the system Match.com uses-mutual choosing.
For example, the younger team member my be proficient with social media whereas the older team member lacks the skills in a quickly progressing workplace. On the flip side, the older team member has a broader and deeper experience through failure and success.
CEO Agatha Kessler of Fentress Architects, gives each new employee three months to familiarize themselves with the company and team members. After the three month mark, they ask the new team member whom would you like to be your mentor? They then ask the mentor if he/she feels willing to work with the new team member and learn from them as well. Next, they begin the process of making sure there is a fit for both team members. If things do not work out, they change people up until they get it right for both employees.
Everyone wins!
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