Mentoring is extremely beneficial to the “mentee” or “Protégés” who undergo the mentoring. This could significantly enhance the early development of a new comer in an organization and also mid career development of an experienced employee. Research has identified that good performance of newcomers with a mentoring relationship had been given a greater delegation.
Peer relationships for mentoring could be used as an alternative to traditional mentoring relationships to aid career development. Another trend as an attempt to outsource the business mentoring function is the executive coaching aspect.
In fact, we could classify the various roles who aid in the process as – informational, collegial and special peers and they aid the career development through sharing information, career strategizing, job related feedback, emotional support and friendship.
To summarize the role, it is important to state that both mentors and peers play constructive roles in correcting an employee’s poor performance and enhance overall career development.