Coaching From a Mentor Can Have Mutual Benefits

<h1>Coaching From a Mentor Can Have Mutual Benefits</h1>Author: <a title="Christine Casey Cooper" href="http://www.articlesbase.com/authors/christine-casey-cooper/55976.htm">Christine Casey Cooper</a> One the the many roles of the manager is that of a mentor. He trains the new employee in the many functions of the business, and he idenitifies areas of needed development for all of his subordinates. A good manager can help his employees develop even more by assigning an additional mentor. There are many benefits. 
 
Line up a mentor for new employee coaching - The mentor has the special job of daily coaching of his assigned mentee. He indoctrinates the new person with the operating instructions of the quality company. One company even had a 'lessons learned' manual with numerous illustrations of before and after operations that have passed the test of time. A new hire can gain much from this coaching. It has the effect of coaching the new person about what has already worked and what already hasn't worked. The mentor is the person to whom the new employee can turn when questions arise. 
 
Hire the very best - One particular new hire recently earned his master's degree, and his thesis was in a new area of interest to his colleagues. While his mentor was coaching him, he was also coaching and teaching his mentor. His mentor came up to speed and started applying the new technology. This got the attention of other experts in the company, a large Fortune 100 enterprise. In succeeding months, a major customer became aware of the new technology, who applied it in a greater application. This was synergy in action. The new hire has since earned his PhD, and he is a major factor in the company. 
 
The mentor trains the new hire - There is much the new hire learns beyond the academics of the university environment. He needs coaching on the organization of work and documentation as a starting point. Another requirement is coaching on the landscape of the office and factory environments. The mentor answers questions about who are the key players in the plant. The mentor knows his way around the office and operations facilities. Another area for coaching is to identify resources in the workplace in various areas, like software and experts. One important element that the mentor can impart is a feel for the details of the type of work at hand. Research over the years by experienced coaches leads to shortcuts that can be imparted to the new person. 'Rules of thumb' are collected over the years, and the new person can learn from them. 
 
With good hiring practices, a company with a mentor program can benefit by the two way street of mentoring and coaching individuals, who have shown good promise of bringing benefit to the company. 
About the Author: Christine Casey-Cooper is a <a href="http://www.crasscaptain.com/blogs/">leadership</a> coach an author of the satirical book The Crass Captain's Quick Guide to Management Dysfunction. Visit <a href="http://www.CrassCaptain.com"><a target="_blank" href="http://www.CrassCaptain.com">http://www.CrassCaptain.com</a></a> for leadership and management advice, and some bad boss advice from the Crass Captain.Article Source: <a href="http://www.articlesbase.com/">ArticlesBase.com</a> - <a href="http://www.articlesbase.com/business-articles/coaching-from-a-mentor-can-have-mutual-benefits-609116.html" title="Coaching From a Mentor Can Have Mutual Benefits">Coaching From a Mentor Can Have Mutual Benefits</a>

One the the many roles of the manager is that of a mentor. He trains the new employee in the many functions of the business, and he idenitifies areas of needed development for all of his subordinates. A good manager can help his employees develop even more by assigning an additional mentor. There are many benefits.

Line up a mentor for new employee coaching - The mentor has the special job of daily coaching of his assigned mentee. He indoctrinates the new person with the operating instructions of the quality company. One company even had a 'lessons learned' manual with numerous illustrations of before and after operations that have passed the test of time. A new hire can gain much from this coaching. It has the effect of coaching the new person about what has already worked and what already hasn't worked. The mentor is the person to whom the new employee can turn when questions arise.

Hire the very best - One particular new hire recently earned his master's degree, and his thesis was in a new area of interest to his colleagues. While his mentor was coaching him, he was also coaching and teaching his mentor. His mentor came up to speed and started applying the new technology. This got the attention of other experts in the company, a large Fortune 100 enterprise. In succeeding months, a major customer became aware of the new technology, who applied it in a greater application. This was synergy in action. The new hire has since earned his PhD, and he is a major factor in the company.

The mentor trains the new hire - There is much the new hire learns beyond the academics of the university environment. He needs coaching on the organization of work and documentation as a starting point. Another requirement is coaching on the landscape of the office and factory environments. The mentor answers questions about who are the key players in the plant. The mentor knows his way around the office and operations facilities. Another area for coaching is to identify resources in the workplace in various areas, like software and experts. One important element that the mentor can impart is a feel for the details of the type of work at hand. Research over the years by experienced coaches leads to shortcuts that can be imparted to the new person. 'Rules of thumb' are collected over the years, and the new person can learn from them.

With good hiring practices, a company with a mentor program can benefit by the two way street of mentoring and coaching individuals, who have shown good promise of bringing benefit to the company.

Christine Casey-Cooper is a leadership coach an author of the satirical book The Crass Captain's Quick Guide to Management Dysfunction. Visit http://www.CrassCaptain.com for leadership and management advice, and some bad boss advice from the Crass Captain.

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