From the course: Developing a Mentoring Program
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Creating a mentoring culture
From the course: Developing a Mentoring Program
Creating a mentoring culture
- "Culture eats strategy for breakfast" says management guru Peter Drucker. 70% of Fortune 500 companies have formal mentoring programs. However, many companies today are focusing on developing a mentoring culture as well. I'm going to walk you through Schein's model of culture using Zappos as a best practice example. This will give you a tool to help you make mentoring part of your own organizational culture. First, ask yourself, what are your organization's values, philosophy, and mission? How can you bring these values to life through mentoring? At Zappos, there are 10 core values, which include being humble. I spoke with Jon Wolske, a culture evangelist at Zappos, yes, real job, about their mentoring culture. According to Jon, being humble is remembering what you've done in the past that worked and didn't work and being willing to share it with others through mentoring. At Zappos, people can search for a formal mentor, but it's just part of a culture that employees provide…
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