Mentoring - It's A Two-Way Street!

- By Priyanka Devaiah

In today’s world of cut throat competition finding someone to guide or mentor you isn’t easy. But mentoring - passing along critical knowledge skills and ways of work, is a grave necessity to the continuity of the business. The advantage that a protégé gains from the mentor is obvious. But the advantages that a mentor gains by interacting with a younger colleague is something that needs to be highlighted to promote the concept of mentorship.

When the mentors pass on knowledge and the skills they possess, to the protégé, they themselves become a whole lot stronger in what they know. It helps to reflect; self assess, internalize and apply better.

Mentors definitely benefit from the access to new networks of colleagues through the protégé.

Learning never stops and mentors too gain valuable experience in areas of communication and management during the process of mentoring.

Best of all, the feeling of satisfaction a mentor gets while passing on the skills and the goodwill such an act generates makes it worthwhile.