Essay: Planning a Mentoring Program for Organizational Development

This essay delves into the critical aspects of planning and implementing a mentoring program, emphasizing its significance in organizational development. It outlines a step-by-step process, including identifying goals, setting key criteria, analyzing the current setup, addressing issues, and developing action plans. The essay highlights the importance of effective implementation, such as setting ground rules, establishing timelines, and training mentees. Furthermore, it stresses the need for rigorous evaluation through feedback, surveys, and monitoring of achievements. The essay also explores the benefits of mentoring, such as fostering trust, teamwork, and career success. The essay uses Sainsbury as a case study to discuss mentoring within an organization, which demonstrates the practical application of mentoring processes. The conclusion summarizes the importance of mentoring for both individuals and organizations, emphasizing its role in talent development, knowledge transfer, and overall performance improvement.

PLANNING A MENTORING
PROGRAM
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TABLE OF CONTENT
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
MAIN BODY...................................................................................................................................3
Process for mentoring..................................................................................................................3
Implementation............................................................................................................................4
Evaluation....................................................................................................................................5
Importance...................................................................................................................................6
Trust and team work....................................................................................................................7
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................8
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................9
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INTRODUCTION
Planning a mentoring program is very essential in order to be able to operate effectively
which is going to make the objectives and aims be higher. Mentoring is going to make sure that
there are right measures which are going to take place. Mentoring also needs a step by step
process and good evaluation so that there are going to be higher outcomes. Sainsbury is
operating in the market from 152 years and the headquarters of the organization is in London,
United Kingdom. The following report is going to discuss the process, importance, evaluation,
implementation of mentoring so that there are higher outcomes which are going to be present in
the market for a higher functioning.
MAIN BODY
Process for mentoring
Mentoring is going to require a good process step by step which must be followed in
order to be able to have higher satisfaction and functioning factor which is good for the overall
development of Sainsbury. The following report is going to discuss these factors in detail so that
there are right working and functioning which the learners can develop with time.
 Identify goals
Mentor has to be sure about the actions and measures which have to be taken and also the
improvement in the learning aspect so that there are going to be higher functioning and working
which is going to be present (Cellini and et.al., 2017).
 Key criteria to achieve goals
Importance of the topics which are important is very essential so that there are going to
be right decisions which can be made. It is important to do so because that is going to make the
satisfaction level be different then there are right importance given to each topic.
 Current setup
The mentor has to analyse the current methods and strategies which they are using so that
they would be able to develop them effectively which is going to be beneficial for themselves.
 Issues & develop solution
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Issues are that with time the mentoring process needs to be developed as well which is
not going to be present. Solutions to improve this aspect has to be to present so that there are
going to be higher functioning and operations (Elliott, 2018).
 New opportunities
Mentors can find good opportunities in the market which are beneficial for the overall
working which they can have if there is going to be good and effective solutions which are going
to be present which makes the efficiency be present.
 New structure
Better sense of direction and structure has to be present for the mentor to be able to have
higher functioning and operations which is going to be a great factor for the performance and
success in a long run.
 Develop action plan
Action plan is a step by step measures and time based functioning which needs to be
present so that there is going to be higher functioning and improvement which the mentor is
going to have (Zehntner and McMahon, 2019).
 Manage the change process
It is important to be able to manage changes and improve the working effectively so that
there is going to be higher functioning which mentor must have. Monitoring and controlling is
very important to make sure that the mentors are being able to maintain this aspect which is
beneficial for the learners and their own objectives to be achieved.
Implementation
Mentor has to make sure that they are being able to implement the changes which they
are getting to be able to have an effective working. Ground rules have to be set by the mentor in
order to be able to work accordingly which is going to make sure that there are right actions and
improvement which is taking place in Sainsbury (Luczak and Kalbag, 2018). Timeline are set by
the mentor in order to be able to have higher success. Good pairing of learning objectives has to
be done by the mentor, according to the learners which are present so that there are going to be
higher functioning and improvement which is existing. Training the mentees is one of the main
objective which is present for the mentor and this has to be done effectively so that there are
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going to be higher operations. Relationship has to be strong between the mentee and mentor in
order to be able to achieve the targets and goals so that there is an equal effort from both the
sides which is going to be present (Lindt and Blair, 2017).
Mentors have to make sure that they are having large appointment and planning for
themselves which is going to impact the performance level of the individuals which are present.
Good guidance has to be provided to the individuals who are the learners and mentors must be
having the right experience and understanding of the learners so that right methods and
techniques can be used effectively. Tracking is very important for the actions which are being
taken so that there is going to be higher operations and working which is going to be present.
Interest of the mentors has to be present in the changes which are taking place so that there are
going to be higher knowledge which the learners can gain. Program management authority has to
be higher so that there are going to be better development which is going to be existing and make
the standards of the mentor be higher (Kunze and Waniek, 2020). There is a objective which all
the mentors have and to be able to achieve them there have to be right methods and measures
which they have to implement in order to be able to have higher success for the learners and
themselves.
Evaluation
To make sure that the mentors are being able to achieve their goals and outcomes which
are set there has to be good evaluation which has to be set so that there is going to be better
functioning. Achievements are going to make the mentor have higher satisfaction level which is
going to make sure that the requirements of the learners are being matched. Mentors have to
make sure that the learners are getting what they expect from the mentor so that there is higher
functioning and operations which are going to be present. Managers and others seniors in the
field which are highly experience can be very helpful as well in making sure that there is
effective evaluation which is taking place (Sensiper and Barragán, 2017). Engagement of the
mentor in the working has to be present so that there is going to be higher functioning and team
working which the mentor is going to have so that there is going to be better career achievement
which the mentor is going to have for the existing long run.
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It is very essential for the mentor to achieve the targets and objectives which are being set
so that there are better functioning. Mentor must take feedback and other effective methods to
evaluate themselves and be able to improve them accordingly which is going to be a great factor
for the overall performance of Sainsbury. Surveys can also be taken by the mentor which is
going to be honest which is going to be helpful not just for the mentor but the learners as well
(Ejakpomewhe, 2017). Workplace must be able to make sure that there are right actions and
improvement which are being done so that there is going to be higher functioning and
achievement as a mentor which is going to be existing. Frequency of duration of sessions has to
be improved by the mentors to make sure that the interest of the learners is present in the class
and a lot of examples also have to be implemented with the learners understanding so that there
higher operations which is present.
Importance
Mentoring process is very important to be evaluated and monitored from time to time so
that there are right improvements which can be done effectively. promising employees are
present in the market and benefits are going to be stronger as well which is good for the mentor
to be able to making sure that there is one sense of direction which is present. Talent and
knowledge has to be present in the company in order to make sure that there are right actions and
improvement which is taking place. There has to be success in the career which the mentor is
having for themselves which is only when they have good functioning. Supervising and roles and
responsibilities of the mentors have to be set so that there is effective functioning and
improvement which is going to be present and that is going to make sure that development is
effective (Carter and Youssef‐Morgan, 2019). Mentoring process has to be present and be higher
which is going to make sure that there is going to be appearing effectively so that there is higher
success which is going to be present.
Leading the mentees in an organization like Sainsbury is very important because they are
not going to have the right information with them therefore all the doubts have to be cleared.
Mentee have to make sure that there are better functioning and improvement which is going to be
present so that there is going to be good development which is present. Mentees have to make
sure that there is going to make sure that there is going to be better functioning and employees be
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better operating so that there would be better operations and working which is present. Talent of
the mentors have to match the standards which are set and expectations of the learners have to be
matched as well so that there is going to be better operations and working which is present
(Montgomery, 2017). Coaching has to be good and make specific problem solving factors be
higher so that there is effective working and processing which is present so that there is going to
be higher functioning and improvement which is present.
Trust and team work
When there is good mentoring the trust and team working is going to be stronger which is
a great factor for the overall development. Trust has to be present of the mentee on the mentors
so that there is effective working and processing which is going to be present. Trust is very
important for all the individuals and group so that the objectives of all the individuals is going to
be higher (Nagarur and et.al., 2017). Mentors have to make sure that there are actions which are
being taken so that the improvement in the working is present. Overall development is very
important for the individuals to have so that there is going to be better functioning and working
which is going to be present.
Team working is going to be higher in making sure that there is effective working and
functioning in Sainsbury which is going to be present so that there are higher satisfaction which
is present. It is important to make sure that there is team working when an information or
knowledge is being shared which is that the mentor can only make sure that they are getting in
the strategies and improvement in teaching by leaders of Sainsbury but they can not make sure
that the learners are developing from it (Kneebone, 2019). Therefore this is a team work which is
why it is important to make sure that there is effective understanding between the mentor and
mentee which are present int his process. Mentors and mentee must have effective trust and team
working in order to make sure that there are right actions and working which is going to be
present for a long run and make the success and achievement be higher as well.
COCLUSION
From the above report it can be concluded that there are a lot of measures which can be
taken by the mentor to be able to have the right working and be able to have a good sense of
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direction as well. Mentoring is very important because it gives higher knowledge, information
and a better sense of direction which is going to be highly beneficial for a long run. Mentors
have to have the right information and knowledge in order to be able to have better satisfaction
which is going to be present and that is a very good factor for being able to make sure that the
learners are having better idea and understanding.
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REFERENCES
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