Using Mentorship to Build Connections in a Hybrid Workplace
December 15, 2021 | Article
Workplace mentorship programs were first popularized in the mid-1990s, and they gained even more traction in the early 2000s due to the rapid emergence of e-mentoring technologies[1] that simplified mentor/mentee pairings and expanded program availability to more employees.
In the hybrid workplace, many elements of daily office life have either changed or ceased to exist. Relationships no longer evolve through day-to-day office interactions as they did prepandemic. And employees may no longer feel a strong connection to the overall organizational culture now that they mainly interact only with their own immediate teams. Without in-person opportunities to build professional networks and support career advancement, employees need new ways to fill in the gaps.
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