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• Archive: Formal mentoring programs help organizations retain employees, increase job satisfaction and commitment, and cultivate organizational citizenship behavior.
• In this course, management professor and mentoring expert Ellen Ensher outlines five critical elements of a formal mentoring program, and explains howto establish a program in your own organization.
• She covers designing a framework and a needs assessment for your mentoring program, creating a mentoring culture, choosing participants, and providing training and ongoing support for participants.
• To wrap up, she shares ways to evaluate your program.Topics include:The benefits of formal mentoring programsThe types and purpose of mentoring programsDesigning a framework and a needs assessmentCreating a mentoring cultureEnsuring organizational supportChoosing participantsTraining essentials for mentorsConcluding and celebrating your programEvaluating your programMaking your mentoring program last