Why Mentoring Works—and How to Measure What Can’t Be Seen

Key points

A new study illustrates a gap between knowing the value of mentoring and demonstrating it.

Many organisations measure the success of mentoring programs based on short-term metrics that lack impact.

Not all benefits are tangible; the stories that come from mentoring relationships also need to be captured..

There are simple steps organizations can take to embed mentoring ROI into their company culture.

Most of us have experienced the quiet power of a mentor, someone who helps us see ourselves differently, challenges our thinking, or reminds us of what we’re capable of. But if you ask people just how effective mentoring is—and how they know—you’ll often be met by silence and blank looks.

A new report on workplace mentoring from the Association of Business Mentors (ABM), Unl