21.7. Value for Other Organizations
At MWH, the Mentor Marketplace has helped employees make connections across a geographically disperse network. The mentoring relationships have extended beyond the expertise transfer that typifies many formal mentoring programs. Other companies can implement a Marketplace concept in situations where employees express a desire for help in finding a mentor, particularly in a company with a geographically dispersed employee base. Overall, the feedback from participants has been very positive. To sum up using the observation of one employee who is both a mentor and protégé, "I think the marketplace is a wonderful opportunity for people to connect and learn from each other. I look forward to seeing how these mentor–protégé ...
Get The Organizational Network Fieldbook: Best Practices, Techniques, and Exercises to Drive Organizational Innovation and Performance now with the O’Reilly learning platform.
O’Reilly members experience books, live events, courses curated by job role, and more from O’Reilly and nearly 200 top publishers.
