Benefits of Reverse Mentoring Programs

Benefits of Reverse Mentoring Programs

Here are a few of the benefits of implementing reverse mentoring:

• It empowers newer employees and makes them feel trusted.
• The young mentors can gain important leadership skills if they’re able to navigate the situation well.
• It can allow experienced employees to stay up-to-date longer on newer technology without the need for more formal training. They can adapt to changing workplace technologies and trends like social media, phone messaging apps, crowd-sourcing, or other new software.
• It can provide insights. This time can be used to train more experienced employees on what the younger generation values and needs from the employer.
• Both sides can learn more about the viewpoint of the other person, who may be of a different generation.
• The mentoring relationship can easily be customized to focus on the needs of the individual participants.
• Both sides can gain self-confidence.

Mentoring relationships can foster better communication and collaboration in everyday interactions.