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Create a successful mentoring program plan

While the results of a successful mentoring program are infinitely rewarding, actually planning an upcoming program or reviewing the success of an existing program can be a big challenge. Whether you are setting up a mentoring program for the near future, or looking to improve an already-running program, the following are examples of critical questions that need to be answered:

• Is everyone clear regarding the precise definition of “mentoring” within our organization/team/program?
• What expectations do stakeholders (mentors, mentees, managers, HR, and business sponsors) have of the program?
• Do all stakeholders and participants fully understand their roles?
• Has a specific set of program and partnership objectives been agreed upon by key decision makers?
• How is program ROI going to be measured? Using which specific success metrics?

The Hi-Impact Mentoring® M*O*R*E (Mentoring Organizational Readiness and Effectiveness) Workshop is an expert-led strategy session in which key stakeholders will be guided in answering those specific questions, and many more, which are critical to the success of mentoring as a business strategy.
In the workshop, stakeholders will:

• Understand the critical success factors of any mentoring program and how to avoid mistakes
• Build a business case for mentoring to position it strategically and measure success
• Gain expert advice on managing program challenges and avoiding pitfalls

Format: One OR Two-day workshop facilitated on-site or at any other convenient location Contact us today to find out more about the M*O*R*E workshop and our other mentoring solutions.

The M*O*R*E Workshop will help you define:

• Your program’s specific business objectives
• Appropriate success metrics based on your objectives
• Tasks required to execute each aspect of your program
• A best-practice communication plan
• Ideal role profiles / qualifications for participants
• Content needed to engage and train participants targeted for your program
• Critical process components to ensure complete tracking and reporting of success measurements

Benefits from the Workshop

• Create the most successful plan for your mentoring program in a collaborative setting, with the assistance of an experienced expert
• Prepare your team to implement the most effective mentoring program possible from start to finish
• Generate maximum return on investment from the program
• Position your mentoring program for sustainability, thus generating lasting impact for your organization

Mentoring Articles

• Insala Facilitates Mentoring Work Group at Hillary Clinton and U.S. Department of State's Women in Public Service Project (Dec 13, 2011)
  Insala's Director of Mentoring Services Judy Corner, has been invited to lead a mentoring and networking discussion at the launch of the U.S. State Department and Seven Sister’s Women in Public Service Project
• Insala Offers HR Professionals New Online Community To Assist With Mentoring Initiatives (Nov 8, 2011)
  HR professionals now have a new online networking community providing the necessary tools for HR professionals to greatly improve mentoring within their organization
• Insala Shares Best Practices For Mentor Matching, Ensuring Successful and Sustainable Partnerships (Sep 13, 2011)
  Insala, a leading global provider of innovative mentor and talent development solutions, announces its upcoming webinar - Matching mentors with mentees – How do you find the best possible match?
• How One Company Used Mentoring to Improve Time-to-Productivity for a Critical Role (Jul 22, 2011)
  So how can you ramp up new hires to be productive for your company more quickly? How can you shorten a new hire’s learning curve? And most importantly - how can you measure the results? The answer mentoring.
• Insala Partners with the International Society of Diversity and Inclusion Professionals to Provide Mentoring for its Members (Jul 18, 2011)
  Insala, announces its strategic partnership with The International Society of Diversity and Inclusion Professionals (ISDIP), the first global comprehensive association for the diversity and inclusion field.
• How to Position Mentoring for Strategic Talent Development (Jun 8, 2011)
  There are many benefits of formal corporate mentoring program as a talent development strategy. For example, mentoring can be a cost-effective alternative or complement to traditional training programs, and a formal mentoring program’s alignment with critical business objectives can be clearly measured and demonstrated.
• What is Mentoring Today, and How is it Being Used Strategically within An Organization? (May 12, 2011)
  If you are considering a corporate mentoring program or have been charged with the task of investigating mentoring, then clarifying some basic concepts and seeing what’s new in the industry can be helpful.
• Insala Demonstrates How to Build a Solid Business Case for a Corporate Mentoring Program (May 5, 2011)
  For organizations looking to start a formal mentoring program, this webinar is a great way to start.
• Successful Onboarding through Mentoring Programs (Apr 20, 2011)
  Judy Corner describes how the use of mentoring successfully aided new hire acclimation to company culture, and gave them a proper onboarding to minimize turnover during a time of considerable change.
• New Self-Matching Capability Accelerates Management of Large Corporate Mentoring Programs (Apr 8, 2011)
  For organizations looking to facilitate large corporate mentoring programs, self-matching technology dramatically cuts administration time and enables the matching and pairing process to “run itself.”