From the course: Developing a Mentoring Program
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Making your mentoring program last
From the course: Developing a Mentoring Program
Making your mentoring program last
- LAST is an acronym to help you remember how to make your mentoring program sustainable. Designing a mentoring program is a lot of work, and your raise hopes and expectations with your program. So, let's examine how to make your mentoring program LAST. L is for Linkages. Link your program to your mission, values and existing programs. In other words, jump on board the budget train for programs that are already funded and institutionalized. These might include programs like onboarding, employee affinity groups, leadership development and/or any other learning and development initiatives. In order for your mentoring program to thrive and survive, it must be funded and institutionalized as part of the culture. A is for Ambassadors. To start a new mentoring program, you must have both top-down and bottoms-up support. You need your executives to show up to training and mentoring sessions, both physically and financially. To sustain your program, you also need wildly enthusiastic members…
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