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The business case for Mentoring The business case for Mentoring

What employee mentoring is worth, and how to get a yes.

What this presentation covers

What this presentation covers

What this presentation covers

Why it pays

Costs leadership already pays for

Early attrition, slow onboarding and a thin leadership pipeline all have a price.

0.5 to 2× of a yearly salary to replace one employee Gallup, 2019
72% vs 49% still there after five years: mentees vs. others Sun Microsystems, 1,000+ employees
How to calculate your ROI

What it costs

A budget with nothing hidden

People’s time is usually the largest line, so show it next to the cash.

  • Program manager time hours × weeks × rate
  • Mentor and mentee time time, not cash
  • Software price × period
  • Training and events kickoff, mid-point, closing
  • Communications invitations and reminders
  • Evaluation surveys and the report

Value from your own numbers

Break-even from your own baseline

Divide the program cost by what one early departure costs you.

Program cost all of it, cash and time
÷ one departure one early leaver, from HR or finance
The one-page business case

What you can measure

The early signs, live from day one

See who joined, who is matched and which pairs meet, then report it.

Program health

Matches, meetings and the pairs that need attention, live.

Reports for leadership

Download reports as CSV or Excel, or a PDF from the preview.

Program health

Matches, meetings and the pairs that need attention, live.

Reports for leadership

Download reports as CSV or Excel, or a PDF from the preview.

Starting with a pilot

Ask for a pilot, not a program

A small, time-boxed test is an easier yes than a permanent program.

  • One cohort small enough to follow
  • A fixed duration one cycle, such as six months
  • Success criteria agreed before it starts
  • A go or no-go date then the next decision

Questions leadership will ask

Answers to the usual objections

Have a short answer ready before the meeting that decides the budget.

  • We can’t spare the time an hour a month, with an end date
  • It happens informally a program reaches everyone you name
  • How will we know? a measurement plan, not a promise
  • Is the data safe? processed in line with GDPR

One system, set up for you

All the tools that make management easy

Everything your mentoring program needs, ready to use.

One system, set up for you

Admin dashboard with live program health

Live numbers, program health and what needs attention next.

One system, set up for you

All the tools that make mentoring easy

Give your participants everything they need for mentoring.

One system, set up for you

A mentoring platform made for you

Easy to use, on every device.

Shall we plan your pilot together?

Book a demo, or try it with your own team.

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