What directions does mentorship flow within your organization? From the top down, the bottom up, or both ways?
Among an increasing number of growth-oriented companies, the answer is both ways.
This approach contradicts the tradition that dictates mentorship, both formal and informal, should flow from the top of an organization down. Aaron Perlut, partner at the digital marketing and public relations firm Elasticity, articulates that in a large public relations firm “When you are a junior-level staffer at a large agency, you’re told what to do and how long to do it for, and little input is asked for or appreciated…younger employees should be seen periodically, but never heard from.”
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