As the ground we walk on in the world of working continues hurtling through paradigm shifts en route to wherever it’s going, and despite our attempts to rename it or spin it out of existence, here’s to a group of companies that understand how mentorship passes on the essential human knowledge that hardwires the future in via dedicated new generations of employees, regardless of how or where we’re working in 10, 20, or 50 years.
Can you tell us a little bit about your mentorship programs?
Learning is part of our culture. If you thrive on constantly learning, we’ll give you the tools and training to make it happen. We offer a strategic approach to attracting, retaining, and growing leaders that inspire, and motivate teams to achieve business goals. In collaboration with our technology partner, Chronus, we offer a modern mentorship experience beyond traditional one-to-one mentoring relationships. During a six-month guided experience, mentees will receive support in developing, planning, and working toward career goals.
How does mentorship especially lead to employee growth and development?
We promote an inclusive learning and mentorship culture that inspires and empowers our employees to build and maintain connections among people, collaborate to generate ideas and support our high-performance culture that is enabled through innovation and technology. This program helps our employees grow their professional network through connection and collaboration with others. Employees discuss the learnings, celebrate successes, and define whether to remain connected – either online or offline at the end of the 6-month period. They’re also able to track the learnings and outcomes in their personal career development plans.
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Can you tell us a little bit about your mentorship programs?
We are committed to mentoring associates at all stages of their careers. Our Students & Grads programs have interns and new graduates exploring different roles, teams and technologies. As part of their rotations, students develop mentors across the enterprise who are dedicated to their learning through the program and after. Associates can also join our many Business Resource Groups to establish deeper community connections at work, networking opportunities and growth and development.
How does mentorship especially lead to employee growth and development?
Wholehearted support from mentors provides our associates the space to earn career growth and ensures they provide the same chances to their teams. Monica, a leader with Capital One Cafés, wants all of her associates to receive the same level of support she’s experienced in her career. Her monthly one-on-one meeting she has with each associate to discuss their career aspirations has helped them identify new career opportunities. “I want to position them in a place where they wake up every day and are happy with what they do,” she said.
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Can you tell us a little bit about your mentorship programs?
True to our ridiculously cool culture, we do mentorship quite differently at TaskUs. Our employees are free to set regular 121s with their direct supervisors to express any concern–which may be related to their career or even outside of work–that they have at any given moment. Follow-ups and action plans are logged in our online portal called Boost, where both mentor and mentee can keep track of their progress.We also have Connect 15, where employees have casual, one-on-one, no-agenda conversations with different leaders of the company. The goal is to meet someone new, find out what they do at TaskUs, build your network, or share anything that may be of interest. It’s as if you randomly bumped into one another in the hallway!
How does mentorship especially lead to employee growth and development?
At TaskUs, mentorship is important because it provides our team members with the opportunity to develop and become more competent in their roles as well as own their personal and professional growth. We believe organizations that provide professionally supportive work environments can attract talent and experience greater levels of retention with their employees. Mentoring less experienced employees promotes their skill development and social ties with the organization in a way more meaningful than job training. Rather than learning new skills and being evaluated on them, employees want to grow more holistically by building relationships with mentors.
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Can you tell us a little bit about your mentorship programs?
We have found that effective mentoring programs result in higher engagement, better leadership development, and more inclusive workplace cultures. This is why we support a number of mentoring programs at RingCentral, including our Mentoring Engagements program, Hello RingCentral and our award-winning Unleash Your Leadership Potential program (recent recipient of the Brandon Hall Gold Award for Professional Development). Mentoring Engagements is designed to support the professional development of all employees as well as enable retention, learning and development, engagement, and DEIinitiatives throughout the organization. Hello RingCentral is a lighter touch program that connects employees around the globe to each other. The mentoring is voluntary and casual in Hello RingCentral. And in Unleash, our leadership Development Program, we have embedded mentoring as a key aspect of developing our next wave of company leaders.
How does mentorship especially lead to employee growth and development?
Mentorship is a key component of developing talent and augments formal learning journeys. When mentorship is combined with other learning and development opportunities (a core component of RingCentral’s L&D experience!), it accelerates the learning journey and helps participants reach that next step in their career journey. Not to mention that our mentors report getting a high degree of satisfaction from mentoring their colleagues. As RingCentral continues to grow and expand, we will look for opportunities to grow all of our mentorship programs.
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Can you tell us a little bit about your mentorship programs?
We know that mastering banking software isn’t exactly as easy as 1, 2, 3. Learning how to excel in a position is something that takes time, investment and support. At nCino, we want to transform what can be a steep learning curve into a positive, meaningful experience. We take pride in our talented employees, and we want them to be confident in all their endeavors. To foster an environment where new hires feel they can master their positions, we encourage mentorship in multiple ways. First, we assign every new hire a “bootcamp buddy” during their onboarding Bootcamp. This is an experienced employee chosen intentionally from outside the new hire’s department who builds a strong foundation of trust, support and comfort. Once new hires finish Bootcamp, they have weekly one-on-one meetings with their managers. Several teams have other additional mentorship programs in place, as well. Our tech writing team, for example, pairs all new hires with an experienced team member to guide them through their first release cycle. Many departments also have paid internships available, designed to position college students and recent graduates for success in the financial services industry. No matter the role or department, nCino aims to help employees find mastery and community in what they do every day.
How does mentorship especially lead to employee growth and development?
At nCino, we believe that mastery leads to contribution, emotional investment and a sense of belonging. Our mentorship programs encourage employees to dive into their strengths and have continuous conversations about their growth within the company. Mentorship opportunities are designed and encouraged to empower employees, whether you’re a new hire being introduced to our core values and company culture or an experienced nCinoite honing your skills in new areas. But our mentorships don’t only impact the mentee—many of our mentors experience growth and development in their own career through this experience. Being responsible for their mentee’s learning helps mentors take ownership of their complex knowledge and deconstruct tough concepts. Mentorship at nCino means that we are in your corner, and we’ll support you throughout your career journey. We want our employees to find connection, opportunity and fulfillment in their day-to-day at nCino, and mentorship is a great way to do that.
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Can you tell us a little bit about your mentorship programs?
As an education company, we deeply value a spirit of learning and continuous growth. We have three mentorship programs to support not only organizational, but personal development: Education Technology Fellowship, Management Development Program and Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging (DEIB) Mentoring program. The Education Technology Fellowship is a six-month, full-time paid program that offers co-op students and recent college graduates the ability to learn the ins and outs of how a leading education technology company supports teachers and K-12 students meet learning objectives. In the final three months, fellows will be placed in a compelling rotation that works closely with department leaders to help improve processes and reach quarterly goals.The Management Development Program (MDP) is a three-year rotation program designed to develop future leaders in education, technology, and business. By combining these dynamic rotations with close mentorship from the company’s leadership team, the MDP gives program associates the tools, network, and foundation to build diverse skill sets that will help them have an impact during their time at Curriculum Associates. Designed for Curriculum Associates employees, the Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging (DEIB) Mentoring program gives employees of color professional development opportunities that support their success at CA through mentorship, affinity spaces, and aligned support to hone soft skills. The intentional pairing of a mentor and mentee push the mentee to think critically about how they can grow and develop as a leader within and across their teams.
How does mentorship especially lead to employee growth and development?
As we know, work is so much more than action items and to-do lists. It’s a mission that you work toward and a skill that you refine. It’s people that you not only serve, but those who you work alongside. Given that work is so much bigger than the small tasks you complete hour after hour, it helps to have a mentor or cohort who can also help you navigate work at a macro-level. Mentors are indispensable resources that help you figure out interpersonal issues with colleagues, personal life events that may impact your workday, as well as next steps in your career journey. By serving as a role model, understanding you on a more holistic level and meeting with you regularly to talk candidly about the intersection of life and work, mentors help you to be the best tactician, employee, and YOU, you can be.
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Can you tell us a little bit about your mentorship programs?
The Carbon Mentorship Program is an opportunity for employees to work with a mentor on their personal development goals and come away equipped with tools and learnings that they can apply to their career growth. After hearing feedback from our employee-led DEI steering committee, the mentorship program gained momentum and executive support as part of Carbon’s DEI strategic initiatives, which includes providing equal access to opportunity for traditionally marginalized communities in tech. While our program is open to all Carbon employees, we believe it is beneficial to highlight this opportunity for those who may not have a chance to accelerate their career through an established network of individuals and allow them to reach their untapped potential through an experienced mentor. Carbon participants go through an extensive interview process to ensure they are paired with external mentors across industries who share functional knowledge or specific skills-based experiences that help these employees own their development goals. We also implement a mentorship program at Carbon specifically developed for interns. Employees interested in mentoring are paired up with an intern who is outside of their group at Carbon. This gives interns the opportunity to have someone to go to for questions or advice, beyond their managers, and they can establish broader relationships across the company. At the same time, mentors have an opportunity to develop leadership skills and gain new perspectives. The program also enhances networking relationships and creates an ongoing resource for our interns, beyond their time at Carbon.
How does mentorship especially lead to employee growth and development?
Mentorship programs help employees accelerate their growth within a company by providing the guidance, support, and advocacy they need to excel in their roles. Mentoring can create continuous learning opportunities that go both ways. Mentees are constantly learning new knowledge, skills, and ways of thinking from their mentor. Mentors can also gain valuable insights from their mentees that help them in their day-to-day interactions, decision-making, and responsibilities. This type of relationship is mutually beneficial and ensures that the company continues to innovate and grow. It can also help improve job proficiency, increase professional credibility, help employees build on their soft skills and develop self awareness. This enables them to build better relationships with colleagues, develop skill sets in productive ways, and make valuable contributions that play to their own strengths.
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Can you tell us a little bit about your mentorship programs?
SWCA employs senior scientists who are some of the country’s most accomplished environmental consultants. It is a core part of SWCA’s culture for these individuals to impart their knowledge to less experienced staff. These experts work hand in hand with junior scientists, significantly accelerating their learning and growth.
How does mentorship especially lead to employee growth and development?
An effective mentor helps employees radically transform the way in which they work. Great mentors challenge their mentees to think about problems differently, leading to outcomes their mentees are unlikely to have achieved on their own. Such a relationship goes beyond simply acquiring new knowledge and becomes an accelerated active learning process that dramatically speeds up the growth of our people.
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Can you tell us a little bit about your mentorship programs?
The Learning A-Z mentorship program runs for eight months and is comprised of four core components: 1. Each mentee selects from an anonymous group of experienced executives who serve as mentors in the areas a mentee seeks to develop. They then meet with that mentor remotely on a monthly basis to discuss goals, challenges and opportunities for growth. 2. Mentees participate in 90-120 minute group sessions every six weeks with experts on subjects defined by a needs assessment in advance of the program. 3. Mentees work in groups of six to address a pressing business challenge. They create project charters and work together to assess, research and provide a recommendation for leadership on addressing the business challenge. 4. They participate in quarterly leadership meetings where they have opportunities to engage with senior leaders and join discussions about strategy and business issues. This is also where they present their team projects at the end of the program.
How does mentorship especially lead to employee growth and development?
The Learning A-Z mentorship program aims to expose high-performing individuals to areas outside of their current focus. Over the course of the program, mentees gain a deeper understanding of how their work impacts the larger organization by networking with peers in different departments, engaging in supportive relationships with experts in areas of interest, and getting exposure to discussions amongst senior executives at Learning A-Z and Cambium Learning Group. With this degree of mentorship available to them, employees have access to a professional network they may not have had previously and can expand their thinking beyond their typical roles.