Each January, National Mentoring Month provides an opportunity to put explicit attention on the role and value of mentoring relationships. Mentoring is a tool individuals can use to grow their career paths, build their networks, and gather feedback on growth opportunities (Blickle, Witzki, & Schneider, 2009; Murphy & Ensher, 2001). Mentoring provides momentum for growth, transforming experiences into unique developmental opportunities.
And that makes it a great tool that you as a manager can use to develop deeper connections and engagement with your employees, especially those just beginning their professional journeys. Mentoring creates opportunities to take seemingly routine work tasks and turn them into experiential learning.
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