A business is nothing without a productive team — but with a fluctuating workforce with varying degrees of digital proficiency between younger and older workers, employers are finding that the traditional structure of workplace relationships and mentorship is not cutting it.
That’s not to say that mentorship has become obsolete: 87% of mentors and mentees feel empowered by their relationships and have developed greater confidence, according to a recent study from Moving Ahead, a platform dedicated to promoting equitable workplaces. But the growing trend of “reverse mentoring” may bring new value to the equation.
“As a mentor or mentee, there’s always something to learn and something to give,” says Sara Rahmani, vice president of people experience and DEI at software company Chronus. “The nice thing about reverse mentoring is that it really puts a concentration on what someone — who might normally be a mentee in a traditional format — has to teach someone older or more senior.”
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