Mentoring Matters...a Lot

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Abstract
A 2023 article on forbes.com addressed the workplace mentoring opportunity, noting that while many employees think it is a good idea to be mentored, only a small number of employees are being mentored at work despite the successful practices of apprenticeships and professional societies. Experienced project practitioners understand that an effective way to learn how to be a better project leader is to partner with a thriving project leader.

This article contributes to this discussion by not only showing approaches, but it also highlights how our organization’s culture allows us to meet project milestones by working closely with our resource management needs. In this article, three experienced program managers share their approaches with mentoring and their emphasis on why it matters ... a lot.

Mentors: Steve Pollock, Daro Mott, Julia Smith and Brian Lightsy

Mentees: Jayden Bowden, Lax Dahal, Shawn Holder and Andrea Schwartz

Introduction
A 2023 article in forbes.com addressed the workplace mentoring opportunity: “Good news first: 76% of employees think mentorship is important. The not-so-good-news? Only 37% of employees have a mentor” (Reeves, 2023). However, mentoring has been used in industry for some time, such as apprenticeship programs (Apprenticeship.gov) and professional societies (Project Management Institute website). …

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