--- title: Mentor Resources' Mentoring Blog | Employee Resource Groups description: Employee Resource Groups | Proven Mentoring Best Practices A blog by and for talent managers, leadership development experts and organizational development professionals on managing effective mentoring programs. image: https://www.mentorresources.com/hubfs/WisdomShare-Logo.png --- [Skip to content](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/topic/employee-resource-groups#main-content) # Wisdom Share Mentoring Blog [![](https://www.mentorresources.com/hubfs/WhydoesAdversityForcesGrowth.webp)](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/adversity-forces-growth) ### [Why does Adversity Force Growth?](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/adversity-forces-growth) [Kim Wise](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/author/kim-wise) [Age Diversity in the Workplace](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/age-diversity-in-the-workplace)[Employee Value Proposition](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/employee-value-proposition)[Employee Engagement](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/employee-engagement)[Employee Retention](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/employee-retention)[Employee Resource Groups](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/employee-resource-groups)[Coaching](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/coaching) “In the middle of every difficulty lies opportunity.” - Albert Einstein [![](https://www.mentorresources.com/hs-fs/file-17666078-jpg/images/diversity_2012.jpg)](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/bid/136782/the-best-employee-resource-groups-ergs-and-brgs) ### [The Best Employee Resource Groups (ERGs and BRGs)](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/bid/136782/the-best-employee-resource-groups-ergs-and-brgs) [Elizabeth Pearce](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/author/elizabeth-pearce) [Diversity](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/diversity)[Employee Resource Groups](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/employee-resource-groups) Dell received the 2012 DiversityInc Special Recognition award for the computer company’s commitment ... [![](https://www.mentorresources.com/hs-fs/file-17673749-jpg/images/thor-eric_gulliksen-resized-600.jpg)](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/bid/134879/best-mentoring-blogs-of-the-year) ### [Best Mentoring Blogs of the Year](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/bid/134879/best-mentoring-blogs-of-the-year) [Elizabeth Pearce](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/author/elizabeth-pearce) [Talent Management](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/talent-management)[Diversity](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/diversity)[Leadership Training](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/leadership-training)[Age Diversity in the Workplace](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/age-diversity-in-the-workplace)[Workforce Development](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/workforce-development)[Employee Engagement](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/employee-engagement)[Learning](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/learning)[Competitive Advantage](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/competitive-advantage)[Expand](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/expand)[eMentor](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/ementor)[Mentor Matching](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/mentor-matching)[start](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/start)[Knowledge Management](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/knowledge-management)[NGO](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/ngo)[Employee Resource Groups](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/employee-resource-groups) Thank you for visiting the Mentor Resources blog. Thor-Eric Gullikson, one of Europe’s leading exper... [![](https://www.mentorresources.com/hs-fs/file-17669006-jpg/images/lauraearle_of_cisco.jpg)](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/bid/130898/reverse-mentoring-cisco-s-successful-mentor-program) ### [Reverse Mentoring – Cisco’s Successful Mentor Program](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/bid/130898/reverse-mentoring-cisco-s-successful-mentor-program) [Elizabeth Pearce](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/author/elizabeth-pearce) [Diversity](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/diversity)[Leadership Training](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/leadership-training)[Age Diversity in the Workplace](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/age-diversity-in-the-workplace)[Expand](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/expand)[Reverse Mentoring](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/reverse-mentoring)[Employee Resource Groups](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/employee-resource-groups) Cisco’s Reverse Mentoring Program had great success, and found five major themes became recurring to... [![](https://www.mentorresources.com/hs-fs/file-17666988-png/images/evaluating_resource_group_maturity-resized-600.png)](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/bid/125914/diversity-brgs-ergs-and-mentor-programs) ### [Diversity, BRGs, ERGs and Mentor Programs](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/bid/125914/diversity-brgs-ergs-and-mentor-programs) [Elizabeth Pearce](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/author/elizabeth-pearce) [Diversity](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/diversity)[eMentor](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/ementor)[Employee Resource Groups](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/employee-resource-groups) Historically, managers would think of diversity in terms of race, but more recently most of us have ... [![](https://www.mentorresources.com/hs-fs/file-17665720-jpg/images/cash_2.jpg)](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/bid/122235/mentoring-programs-and-mergers) ### [Mentoring Programs and Mergers](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/bid/122235/mentoring-programs-and-mergers) [Kim Wise](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/author/kim-wise) [Mentor Programs](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/mentor-programs)[Mentoring Programs](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/mentoring-programs)[Competitive Advantage](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/competitive-advantage)[eMentor](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/ementor)[Knowledge Management](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/knowledge-management)[mentoring tools](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/mentoring-tools)[Mergers](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/mergers)[Corporate Culture](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/corporate-culture)[Employee Resource Groups](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/employee-resource-groups) The new year has started - with new plans and new budgets. Beyond the usual questions about mentorin... [![](https://www.mentorresources.com/hs-fs/file-17673471-jpg/images/sutton-good-boss.jpg)](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/bid/101119/coaching-and-mentoring-to-be-a-good-boss-or-a-better-manager) ### [Coaching and Mentoring to be a Good Boss or a Better Manager](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/bid/101119/coaching-and-mentoring-to-be-a-good-boss-or-a-better-manager) [Elizabeth Pearce](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/author/elizabeth-pearce) [Talent Management](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/talent-management)[Leadership Training](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/leadership-training)[Workforce Development](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/workforce-development)[Employee Engagement](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/employee-engagement)[Employee Resource Groups](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/employee-resource-groups)[Good Boss](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/good-boss)[Coaching](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/coaching)[Robert Sutton](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/robert-sutton) Many of us have New Years Resolutions around becoming a better manager or a "good boss." So here ano... [![](https://www.mentorresources.com/hs-fs/file-17666827-jpg/images/ergbenefits-resized-600.jpg)](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/bid/111623/mentoring-and-employee-resource-groups-ergs-at-kraft-foods) ### [Mentoring and Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) at Kraft Foods](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/bid/111623/mentoring-and-employee-resource-groups-ergs-at-kraft-foods) [Elizabeth Pearce](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/author/elizabeth-pearce) [Diversity](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/diversity)[Management Development](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/management-development)[Leadership Development](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/leadership-development)[On Boarding](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/on-boarding)[Employee Value Proposition](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/employee-value-proposition)[Employee Engagement](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/employee-engagement)[Mentoring Programs](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/mentoring-programs)[Peer to Peer mentoring](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/peer-to-peer-mentoring)[Employee Resource Groups](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/employee-resource-groups) Our December 18th blog covered the maturation process where an informal Affinity Group transitions t... [![](https://www.mentorresources.com/hs-fs/file-17665102-jpg/images/brg-resized-600.jpg)](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/bid/111584/from-affinity-group-to-employee-resource-group-erg) ### [From Affinity Group to Employee Resource Group (ERG)](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/bid/111584/from-affinity-group-to-employee-resource-group-erg) [Elizabeth Pearce](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/author/elizabeth-pearce) [Diversity](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/diversity)[Business Resource Group](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/business-resource-group)[Affinity Group](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/affinity-group)[Employee Resource Groups](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/employee-resource-groups) This blog has the subheading, Lessons Learned at the Out and Equal Conference, in Los Angeles. At th... [![](https://www.mentorresources.com/hs-fs/file-17668265-png/images/ios-114px.png)](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/bid/101105/mentoring-seven-types-of-corporate-mentor-programs) ### [Mentoring - Seven types of Corporate Mentor Programs](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/bid/101105/mentoring-seven-types-of-corporate-mentor-programs) [Kim Wise](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/author/kim-wise) [Diversity](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/diversity)[Leadership Training](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/leadership-training)[Learning](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/learning)[Competitive Advantage](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/competitive-advantage)[Expand](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/expand)[eMentor](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/ementor)[start](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/start)[Employee Resource Groups](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/employee-resource-groups) The word Mentor goes back to Greek mythology. Mentor was the son of Alcumus. In his old age, Mentor ... [![](https://www.mentorresources.com/hs-fs/file-17668265-png/images/ios-114px.png)](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/bid/101072/who-is-mentor-resources) ### [Who is Mentor Resources?](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/bid/101072/who-is-mentor-resources) [Elizabeth Pearce](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/author/elizabeth-pearce) [Talent Management](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/talent-management)[Diversity](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/diversity)[Management Development](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/management-development)[Leadership Training](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/leadership-training)[Age Diversity in the Workplace](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/age-diversity-in-the-workplace)[Learning](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/learning)[Competitive Advantage](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/competitive-advantage)[eMentor](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/ementor)[Mentor Matching](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/mentor-matching)[Knowledge Management](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/knowledge-management)[NGO](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/ngo)[Employee Resource Groups](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/employee-resource-groups) Mentor Resources is the second largest provider of software for the administration of formal mentori... ### [Is your Business Resource Group (BRG) measurably effective?](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/bid/101116/is-your-business-resource-group-brg-measurably-effective) [Elizabeth Pearce](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/author/elizabeth-pearce) [Business Resource Group](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/business-resource-group)[Employee Resource Groups](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/employee-resource-groups) This is a follow up to the blog posted earlier in the week on the evolution of Business Resource Gro... [![](https://www.mentorresources.com/hs-fs/file-17666988-png/images/evaluating_resource_group_maturity-resized-600.png)](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/bid/101113/is-your-erg-measurably-effective) ### [Is your ERG measurably effective?](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/bid/101113/is-your-erg-measurably-effective) [Elizabeth Pearce](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/author/elizabeth-pearce) [Diversity](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/diversity)[Competitive Advantage](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/competitive-advantage)[Knowledge Management](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/knowledge-management)[Employee Resource Groups](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/employee-resource-groups) This is a follow up to the blog posted earlier in the week on the evolution of Business Resource Gro... [![](https://d1n2i0nchws850.cloudfront.net/portals/138596/1ee2dea0-40c2-440d-a6f8-b90d40e0b512-1328913772365/upcoming-webinars.png?v=1328913772.6)](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/bid/101079/job-embeddedness-employees-connections-and-workplace-turnover) ### [Job Embeddedness – Employees’ Connections and Workplace Turnover](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/bid/101079/job-embeddedness-employees-connections-and-workplace-turnover) [Elizabeth Pearce](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/author/elizabeth-pearce) [Employee Engagement](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/employee-engagement)[Social Network](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/social-network)[Employee Retention](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/employee-retention)[Job Embeddedness](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/job-embeddedness)[Job satisfaction](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/job-satisfaction)[Employee Resource Groups](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/employee-resource-groups) In the last few blogs, we have written about the high level of dissatisfaction in today’s workplace.... [![](https://www.mentorresources.com/hs-fs/file-17668756-jpg/images/kpmg-kathy-hannan-4.jpg)](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/bid/101120/mentoring-within-kpmg) ### [Mentoring within KPMG](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/bid/101120/mentoring-within-kpmg) [Elizabeth Pearce](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/author/elizabeth-pearce) [Talent Management](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/talent-management)[Diversity](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/diversity)[Mentoring](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/mentoring)[Employee Resource Groups](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/employee-resource-groups) If you follow mentoring, you won’t want to miss this three minute interview of Kathy Hopinkah Hannan... ### [IBM’s War for Talent](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/bid/101112/ibm-s-war-for-talent) [Elizabeth Pearce](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/author/elizabeth-pearce) [Talent Management](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/talent-management)[Diversity](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/diversity)[Leadership Development](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/leadership-development)[IBM](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/ibm)[Human Resource Strategy](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/human-resource-strategy)[war for talent](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/war-for-talent)[Employee Resource Groups](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/employee-resource-groups) I know several women who tell the same story. [![](https://www.mentorresources.com/hs-fs/file-17668265-png/images/ios-114px.png)](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/bid/101122/that-tricky-matching-thing-mentor-software) ### [That tricky matching thing…Mentor Software](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/bid/101122/that-tricky-matching-thing-mentor-software) [Kim Wise](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/author/kim-wise) [Employee Engagement](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/employee-engagement)[Expand](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/expand)[start](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/start)[Employee Resource Groups](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/employee-resource-groups) I’m often surprised at how little consideration is taken when matching mentoring partners. I find or...