--- title: How Workplace Mentoring Can Be Beneficial description: Workplace mentoring is beneficial for all parties involved - the mentor, the mentee and the employer. 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However, mentors profit from the relationship, too.  - [Job satisfaction](http://blog.s1search.com/how-employees-can-maintain-happiness-in-the-workplace): The opportunity to teach or advise an employee can increase the mentor's confidence and improve his/her job satisfaction.  - [Communication skills](http://blog.s1search.com/what-lake-effect-snow-teaches-about-communication): While listening to the concerns of the employee the mentor will form a better understanding of employee issues while developing stronger communication skills. - Managerial skills: If the mentor is a supervisor/manager, mentoring can improve his/her supervisory skills. - Networking: Even if a mentored employee leaves the company, the mentor and mentee may maintain a professional connection, thus expanding the mentor's reputation and connections. - Perception: Communicating with employees outside of your normal team can help you understand how other individuals within the company perceive you. - Personal satisfaction: For some, the feeling of helping another human succeed is worth the time/resources commitment needed to cultivate a successful mentoring relationship. **How does the company benefit?** Successful mentoring relationships can have a direct affect on a company’s bottom line. For example: - Productivity: The employer of a mentored employee gains from greater productivity in the workplace. - Efficiency: As [employees](http://blog.s1search.com/top-talent-drives-successful-companies-nhl-teams) turn to their mentors for advice, they make fewer mistakes on the job making them increasingly efficient. - Decreased turnover: Employees in a successful mentoring relationship tend to feel a greater loyalty to the company. - Attract new employees: Finding the right mentor can sometimes be an exhausting process. Offering prospective candidates the option to participate in a pre-established mentoring program can be extremely valuable. - Skill refinement: Mentoring can have long-term benefits as employees become more self-directed and develop stronger communication and problem-solving skills. As shown above, mentoring can benefit the mentor, mentee as well as the company. Mentoring should become a focus for companies because ultimately it helps attract, motivate, develop, and retain profitable talent, among other things. 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