Hi, Lori. What type of mentoring are you looking to implement? Is the primary goal to set them up for success in their new role(s)? What type of role(s) are we talking about? As a rule, what I have seen work best is helping the new team members realize the importance of their role and how it supports the Vision, Mission, Values of the organization. Then encouraging them to not just ask questions to learn their role but to provide solutions. This helps them realize they matter. Your goal being to show them you value their perspective and aren't just looking for someone to approach tasks in a robotic fashion. Hope this helps.

My pleasure, Lori. I love the idea around this initiative. I heard a phrase today I am going to share and that is Mentor Partnership. It is possible that subconsciously we think of a mentor as a superior and a mentee as a subordinate. While the traditional role of a mentor typically comes from a place of wisdom/experience, a newer team member will also have useful perspective. So maybe we want to set expectations that this is a collaborative relationship? That aside, in my experience, challenges often come from departments not understanding the positive or (maybe more importantly) negative impact they can have on another. Maybe there are 1-2 departments that directly affect another? So a partnership might look like connecting someone from CAD and the builder group and/or project management. Or marketing folks with sales. Sales can probably be put with a number of departments. If any of your sales team are the stereotypical Type A, they may have no idea the impact they are having on multiple departments. 

I would appreciate an open conversation to throw ideas out and see which direction makes the most sense for your different departments. We can do Zoom, but being a people person and someone that used to walk manufacturing facilities, I would love an opportunity to visit your facility. What is your schedule like this week/next?

So I didn't think to ask where you are located. I'm in Cincinnati. If I found you correctly via LinkedIn, it looks like you are in Atlanta? Looks like our meeting will have to be virtual!

What does Friday early afternoon look like for you? 2pm?

Lori Lemons

"Geared to support the new hire for the first 90 days"

My Company has multiple clients that use our service as a mandatory training.  We teach employees how to budget and how to understand the language of money (stocks, bonds, 401(k), mutual funds, etc).  Essentially - we are setting them up for success right away.

Although this isn't mentorship, we are teaching these employees lessons that will carry into their entire lifetime.  Talk about a great retention tool!