ABSTRACT
Mentoring is vital to building a strong and flexible public workforce. Mentoring is done to develop a deep and well-rounded workforce and to groom and promote the future leaders of the workplace at all levels of the organization. A clear set of goals and objectives and a means for measuring progress are essential for a successful mentoring program. The support of top management is also crucial for all mentoring programs. Management’s involvement shows that the organization is serious about the initiative. Pairing of mentors to employees is critical to the success of the program and can be accomplished in a variety of ways. The mentor can also learn a great deal from the mentoring relationship. Mentors can learn new technological skills, social networking techniques, different perspectives on issues, and how to improve their ability to impart knowledge. The mentor has to school the mentee on the behavior and standards the organization expects from all their employees.
