Happy Tuesday!
January is National Mentoring month, and what a great way to start 2023. Everyone should consider a mentor or coach to help them in business and personal life.
Harvard Business Review found mentoring to be good for mental health, with mentors experiencing less stress and anxiety at work and describing their job as more meaningful than those who did not mentor.
Mentoring is not a one-time activity but rather a long-lasting investment. It can be something you revisit moving forward as new goals & challenges enter your path. It is natural in the knowledge-seeking part of us as we pursue exchange with the people surrounding us, becoming mentors and mentees, to develop innovative ways to grow as an individual, organization, and society.
Mentoring schemes fail because they lose momentum – remember to use National Mentoring Month to spread awareness or launch a program, but keep promoting the value throughout the year.
The Guider.ai company published a few general statistics:
- 84% of Fortune 500 companies have mentoring programs
- Only 37% of professionals have a mentor
- 89% of those who have been mentored will also go on to mentor others.
- Mentees are promoted 5 times more often than those without mentors.
- 87% of Mentors and Mentees feel empowered by their mentoring relationships and have developed greater confidence.
Remember –
Keep it Simple – Stay Focused – Execute for results!!