OVERVIEW
Many organisations are finding that the "traditional" methods of classroom training are either too costly and / or ineffective, as they often tend to deal with generic issues and are not "person or position" specific. Whilst these training methods are essential, they need to be integrated into a far more holistic "competency development" process, which combines skills, knowledge, behaviour and direction.
The need for a well designed Mentoring program is increasing all over the world. From an organisational viewpoint, corporate knowledge becomes a strategic issue if success is to be maintained - indeed Mentorship is a fundamental aspect of good Knowledge Management practice & Skills Retention strategies and so engaging in a Mentoring relationship is critical to anyone planning on advancing in their career. When interviewing successful professionals and business leaders who have had Mentors, they consistently report that it was the wisdom and guidance received from a Mentor, rather than just training courses and workshops that made all the difference.
In fact Mentorship is the most commonly referred to term in today's skills starved business & Public Sector environments. Many of the SETA's as well as the emerging industry Charters specifically recognise Mentorship as the preferred methodology for effective skills & competency development as well as broad based skills transfer and the DTI's latest Code of Good Practice (NSDS2) awards bonus points for Mentorship programs & the comprehensive & proven Mentoring4Success is your key to success.
What is Mentoring for Success?
"Mentoring4Success" is a structured and best practice approach to effective and long term organisational Talent Management, legislation driven Management Empowerment, accelerated Management Development and Management "Learnerships" and therefore offers a cost effective approach to growing and grooming both current and future talent.
"Mentoring4Success" is an A to Z solution and includes the internationally acclaimed "Success Insights" behavioural, values and competency profiling Software system to ensure an optimum mentoring relationship is achieved. A comprehensive Mentorship Master Manual & Process and a series of skills transfer Workshops and Program Management support sessions guaranteeing the most cost effective and outcomes oriented solution, with measurable results focused on business specific "management competency" development.
Why Choose Mentorship for Success
1. What differentiates Mentoring4Success from other processes ?
"Mentoring4Success" is not just another good HR concept or OD practice - it is a comprehensive one year long A to Z program, with expert tools, & techniques, with training & support provided throughout the year. It is also the first program of its kind to be available as a fully hosted on line "knowledge transfer and Mentoring Management System" ensuring continuity and management of communication and completion of challenges timeously.
2. How Does it fit in with or compliment our existing training & development ?
"Mentoring4Success" successfully integrates class room and on-the-job training in order for the Mentee to convert their new skills & knowledge, into business specific actions & behaviours and for the organisation to be able to objectively measure the return on investment through continual assessments
3. How will Mentoring4Success succeed when so many other processes have failed ?
"Mentoring4Success" has been continuously improved over nearly 12 years in the international arena in order to provide a guaranteed result with measurable returns, by taking into account the globally researched 10 most common causes for failure and by building in very specific solutions to each of these typical causes.
Mentoring 4 Success is endorsed by the Businesswomen's Association and was a finalist in the recent "Innovation & Sustainability" Awards in the "Most Outstanding Innovation of the Year" 2005 category. KMI is also fully accredited with the Services Seta.
Contact
Shelley Marsh, Knowledge Management International (Pty) Ltd
Phone: 011 462 1582
Fax: 011 704 3126
Cell: 083 440 5231
www.knowmanint.com