Insights on building better workplaces
Our latest articles on mentorships, learning and development, employee retention, DEIB, remote work, and building effective teams.


May 21, 2025
The Compass Group Playbook: How to Promote a Mentorship Program
Discover how Compass Group drives mentorship adoption with tailored programs, storytelling, and creative campaigns that resonate with a diverse workforce.
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10 characteristics of life-changing mentors
January 17, 2023
When looking for a mentor, keep your eye out for these 10 high-quality mentoring characteristics.
Why Mentorship
Leadership Development
5 Lessons from Google on how to launch a successful mentorship program
January 17, 2023
Google has a myriad of mentoring programs. If you want to start a mentoring program of your own, there are five lessons our team unpacks to help you learn from Google's success.
Examples
Attracting and Retaining Talent
Culture
How to lead circle discussions at work [11 tips]
January 12, 2023
Often used in the classroom to encourage discussion, circle discussions are a great way to engage team members at work. In this article, we break down how to lead an open and beneficial dialogue in your workplace with circle discussions.
Employee Engagement
Culture
How to start an alumni mentorship program [Guide]
January 12, 2023
An alumni mentorship program is a great way to both reengage past members of your institution or organization and add more value to your current members. Whether you're in academia, non-profit communities, or organizations, here's how to start an alumni mentorship program.
Cross Generational Mentoring
Culture
Attracting and Retaining Talent
Peer learning and knowledge sharing
Examples of High-Potential Programs
January 12, 2023
A high potential employee program is vital to succession planning, engagement, and retention. Read tips and examples of high-potential programs to get started.
High Potentials
Leadership Development
Examples
Training mentors: Is it necessary, and how do you do it well?
January 3, 2023
The most successful mentoring programs support their mentors with training. Here's how to set up mentor training the right way.
Tips and Tricks
Why Mentorship
16 Best Practices for Running Mentoring Programs in the Workplace
December 19, 2022
Learn 16 best practices for running an employee mentorship program, plus examples of successful workplace mentoring programs.
Why Mentorship
Tips and Tricks
Diversity training is important [Here's the right way to do it]
December 7, 2022
Training for diversity and inclusion is becoming more and more common in the workplace. But having a DEI strategy isn't enough and sometimes it can do more harm than good. In this article, we break down how to do diversity and inclusion training right with several examples.
Diversity & Inclusion
Workplace Wellbeing
Culture
Cross Generational Mentoring