WeLead - Shaping Leaders of the Future Through Mentoring

Abstract With the accelerating digital transformation, close cross-communication and knowledge sharing are imperative to deliver the best possible results to our customers and help our employees prepare for their roles in the future. Mentoring is the process of assisting and encouraging people to take charge of their own education in order to maximize their potential, enhance their talents, optimize their performance, and become the person they aspire to be. Mentoring is also long used by Fortune 500 companies to improve talent attraction and talent retention, as well as to accelerate employee development. This entry highlights an innovative approach to mentoring that maximizes participant energy and company culture engagement, aligning with the standard mentoring benefits recognized by 84% of FORTUNE 500 companies (Gross 2023). An inclusive, diverse workforce needs mentoring to promote individual growth, job satisfaction and talent retention. Mentoring program described in this manuscript channels early adopters’ energy to mentor and purposefully reinforce company culture accelerating the alignment of greater organization with company purpose, strategy and culture through "leadership stories" & experience sharing.