Mentored Employees Learn Quickly And Effectively; Are Easily Retained

Employees perform efficiently when trained/mentored well

Vidur Gupta, director, Spectrum Talent Management, in conversation with TimesJobs.com, shares his views around why mentors play a crucial role in building an employee’s career and motivating him/her throughout. 

Edited excerpts from the interview:

Are good team leaders, also good mentors? Please comment.

Mentoring is an essential leadership skill. In addition to managing and motivating people, it’s also important that you can help others learn, grow and become more effective in their jobs. Good team leaders just don’t tell others what to do; they show them how to do it and why they should do it.

What impact does mentorship have on an employee’s performance?

Mentorship definitely helps improve employee productivity, especially for those who have entered a new position. Mentoring focuses on helping an individual acquire the skills necessary to do their job and possibly further their career development. Mentoring often leads to a more effective on-boarding and accelerated ability to work within a particular organisation’s structures and procedures; things that go beyond basic job knowledge. It has been seen that employees who experience mentoring are retained, learn more quickly and effectively.

These days a lot of organisations even opt for formal mentoring programmes for their employees.

5 things candidates can learn from their mentor at work.

• To be modest; i.e. to acknowledge achievements and qualities of others
• Positive outlook/optimism
• Commitment/dedication
• Fresh perspective/out-of-the-box thinking
  • Emotional maturity
  • Knowledge transfer

 Without a mentor, what are the common ways of working on self- improvement?

• Define your goals: Ask yourself – do you hope to broaden your business knowledge? Do you better understand the organisation’s culture; get some guidance on your career; develop specific skills?
• Don’t limit yourself to one person: You can learn from many different people in many different ways. Remain open to developing learning relationships with a variety of colleagues.
• Expand your knowledge: This may mean learning about an unfamiliar functions, such as finance or marketing; or it may mean getting a broader view of the organisation from someone at a higher level.
• Own SWOT analysis
• Try to take your genuine feedback from your boss/colleagues.
• Time management

Do you think employees can become a better judge of performance by having a good mentor? Please explain.

Definitely, a good mentor can help the employee in providing a structured approach to review and analyse performance. Setting expectations, checking deviations and taking corrective measure can be done well in time.

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