“I know from my own education that if I hadn’t encountered two or three individuals that spent extra time with me, I’m sure I would have been in jail.” – Steve Jobs
Steve Jobs believed mentoring is one of the main cornerstones for building and maintaining a great team. Today, I want to show you how Jobs’ views of mentoring will improve any company’s ability to build a quality team, leading to increased production and a positive work environment.
Help your employees achieve their potential by following a few simple rules for mentoring. Here are 3 Insights on enhancing Team Building through Mentoring from Steve Jobs…
1. “It gave a tremendous level of self-confidence, that through exploration and learning, one could understand seemingly very complex things in one’s environment.”
Encourage knowledge and understanding. Mentoring a team can be achieved using technology, workshops and peer to peer meetings. Technology gives companies the opportunity to create training modules based upon the needs of the personnel. Workshops help motivate and educate personnel on a larger scale. Peer to peer meetings are a great way to gauge the attitude of the employees. Ultimately, every company wants an environment that celebrates employee enrichment, maintains great teamwork and keeps customers happy.
2. “My job is to make the whole executive team good enough to be successors, so that’s what I try to do.”
The legacy continues. Passing your knowledge on to others is often considered mentoring, but there’s more to it than that. Mentoring is an opportunity to be a counselor, guide and advisor. Mentoring should be initiated at all levels within the company. Let everyone know sharing their knowledge won’t lead to being ousted or passed by. The key to mentoring is getting employees to share their knowledge with peers who are willing to continue passing it along to others.
3. “Have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow know what you truly want to become.”
Be an Inspiration to others. Everyone, no matter where they are in their career, can benefit from having a mentor. A great mentor acknowledges, recognizes and honors the hard work of others. Watch your teams achieve prominence by pushing and encouraging them to do their best. Empower your teams with knowledge and watch them conquer the world.