Workplace Mentoring: Program Development
by Jerry Sherk and the MWA Team

Providing mentoring relationships is a great strategy for enhancing employees' individual growth and effectiveness in today's ever-changing workplace. In addition, a well-planned formal mentoring program provides a low cost and effective way to respond to recruitment, training, retention and succession concerns. Milt Wright & Associates' nationally acclaimed mentoring consultants will work closely with your organization to create a customized mentoring effort.

The program development process includes:

• Assessing your organization's mentoring needs
• Choosing the mentoring model
• Deciding on program rules and guidelines
• Identifying mentor/mentee activities
• Creating participant training materials