--- title: Mentor Resources' Mentoring Blog | Knowledge Management description: Knowledge Management | 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/knowledge-management/page/1#main-content) # Wisdom Share Mentoring Blog [![](https://www.mentorresources.com/hs-fs/file-17669690-jpg/images/mentor_guru_bob_gibson-resized-600.jpg)](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/bid/140714/hey-bob-i-have-questions-about-my-business) ### [Hey Bob! I have questions about my business](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/bid/140714/hey-bob-i-have-questions-about-my-business) [Bob Gibson](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/author/bob-gibson) [Talent Management](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/talent-management)[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)[Knowledge Management](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/knowledge-management)[Questions about Business](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/questions-about-business) I’m thinking about hosting a call-in radio show called “Hey Bob”– where people call in with question... ### [More Thoughts on Being A Great Mentor](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/bid/139100/more-thoughts-on-being-a-great-mentor) [Elizabeth Pearce](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/author/elizabeth-pearce) [Talent Management](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/talent-management)[Learning](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/learning)[Knowledge Management](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/knowledge-management) Every mentor wants to be a Great Mentor – they want the personal benefits of a job well done, the jo... [![](https://www.mentorresources.com/hs-fs/file-17666141-jpg/images/diversity_specialawards.jpg)](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/bid/136436/diversity-and-talent-development) ### [Diversity and Talent Development](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/bid/136436/diversity-and-talent-development) [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)[Employee Engagement](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/employee-engagement)[Learning](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/learning)[Knowledge Management](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/knowledge-management)[Novartis](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/novartis) Who would have thought that a Swiss-based pharmaceutical company, would have the best Diversity Tale... [![](https://www.mentorresources.com/hs-fs/file-17673645-png/images/tanveer-bio.png)](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/bid/135933/maximizing-productivity-of-knowledge-workers-during-change) ### [Maximizing Productivity of Knowledge Workers During Change](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/bid/135933/maximizing-productivity-of-knowledge-workers-during-change) [Elizabeth Pearce](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/author/elizabeth-pearce) [Talent Management](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/talent-management)[Employee Engagement](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/employee-engagement)[Learning](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/learning)[Mentor Matching](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/mentor-matching)[Knowledge Management](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/knowledge-management)[Knowledge Workers](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/knowledge-workers) Are your employees the heroes of your organization’s story? We spend a lot of time discussing knowle... [![](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-17664098-jpg/images/bersin_-_we_learning.jpg)](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/bid/128934/social-learning-and-mentoring) ### [Social Learning and Mentoring](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/bid/128934/social-learning-and-mentoring) [Kim Wise](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/author/kim-wise) [Talent Management](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/talent-management)[Learning](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/learning)[Knowledge Management](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/knowledge-management)[Social Learning](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/social-learning)[Knowledge Workers](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/knowledge-workers) Social Learning or Collaborative Learning has come of age: A radical concept just a few years ago, m... [![](https://www.mentorresources.com/hs-fs/file-17665805-png/images/cio.png)](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/bid/128409/talent-management-and-tomorrow-s-leaders) ### [Talent Management and Tomorrow’s Leaders](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/bid/128409/talent-management-and-tomorrow-s-leaders) [Elizabeth Pearce](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/author/elizabeth-pearce) [Talent Management](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/talent-management)[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)[Knowledge Management](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/knowledge-management) Forbes has recently published two excellent articles about Millennials in the workplace which EVERY ... [![](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-17670029-png/images/mentoring_as_performance_support-resized-600.png)](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/bid/122183/slowlearning-for-accelerated-corporate-training) ### [SlowLearning for Accelerated Corporate Training](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/bid/122183/slowlearning-for-accelerated-corporate-training) [Kim Wise](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/author/kim-wise) [Talent Management](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/talent-management)[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)[Knowledge Management](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/knowledge-management) A few years back, Clark Quinn coined the term, SlowLearning. Those responsible for corporate trainin... [![](https://www.mentorresources.com/hs-fs/file-17674017-jpg/images/top_brain_functions_for_successful_managers-resized-600.jpg)](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/bid/114711/business-mentoring-and-the-brain) ### [Business Mentoring and the Brain](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/bid/114711/business-mentoring-and-the-brain) [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)[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)[Knowledge Management](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/knowledge-management)[SmartBrains](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/smartbrains) Most managers want to be more effective at managing, and most talent development professionals alrea... [![](https://www.mentorresources.com/hs-fs/file-17671063-jpg/images/pres_clinton_and_mindmap-resized-600.jpg)](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/bid/106607/learning-2011-conference-bill-clinton-s-keynote) ### [Learning 2011 Conference: Bill Clinton's Keynote](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/bid/106607/learning-2011-conference-bill-clinton-s-keynote) [Elizabeth Pearce](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/author/elizabeth-pearce) [Learning](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/learning)[Knowledge Management](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/knowledge-management)[systems thinking](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/systems-thinking)[positive dialog](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/positive-dialog) President Bill Clinton was the keynote speaker at the Learning 2011 Conference in November. He spoke... [![](https://www.mentorresources.com/hs-fs/file-17669386-jpg/images/liz_weber.jpg)](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/bid/104800/develop-new-leaders-with-mentoring-and-coaching-a-message-to-leaders) ### [Develop New Leaders with Mentoring and Coaching: A Message to Leaders](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/bid/104800/develop-new-leaders-with-mentoring-and-coaching-a-message-to-leaders) [Elizabeth Pearce](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/author/elizabeth-pearce) [Talent Management](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/talent-management)[Employee Engagement](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/employee-engagement)[Learning](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/learning)[Knowledge Management](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/knowledge-management) Today’s guest writer is Liz Weber, noted speaker, leadership coach and management consultant. She bl... [![](https://cdn2.hubspot.net/hub/0/file-1-jpg/images/sprocket.jpg)](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/bid/100913/sponsorship-vs-mentorship) ### [Sponsorship vs. Mentorship](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/bid/100913/sponsorship-vs-mentorship) [Elizabeth Pearce](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/author/elizabeth-pearce) [Diversity](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/diversity)[Age Diversity in the Workplace](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/age-diversity-in-the-workplace)[Mentor Programs](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/mentor-programs)[Knowledge Management](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/knowledge-management)[Inforgraphic on Mentoring](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/inforgraphic-on-mentoring) In the context of mentoring, sponsorship has two distinct meanings. Sponsorship describes the action... [![](https://www.mentorresources.com/hs-fs/file-17673228-jpg/images/subp_speaktrain.jpg)](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/bid/100921/mentoring-and-generational-diversity) ### [Mentoring and Generational Diversity](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/bid/100921/mentoring-and-generational-diversity) [Kim Wise](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/author/kim-wise) [Talent Management](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/talent-management)[Age Diversity in the Workplace](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/age-diversity-in-the-workplace)[Knowledge Management](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/knowledge-management)[Communities of Practice](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/communities-of-practice) Generational Diversity is a fact of life. Most employers find their teams managing four very differe... [![](https://www.mentorresources.com/hs-fs/file-17668665-jpg/images/knowledge_mgmt_and_communities_of_practice-resized-600.jpg)](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/bid/101107/mentoring-best-practices-and-a-community-of-practice) ### [Mentoring Best Practices and a Community of Practice](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/bid/101107/mentoring-best-practices-and-a-community-of-practice) [Elizabeth Pearce](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/author/elizabeth-pearce) [Mentoring Best Practices](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/mentoring-best-practices)[Knowledge Management](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/knowledge-management)[Communities of Practice](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/communities-of-practice)[Etienne Wenger](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/etienne-wenger) Formal Mentor Programs almost always have to goal of managing and transferring knowledge. This blog ... [![](https://www.mentorresources.com/hs-fs/file-17671399-jpg/images/ravinjesuthasan_9434.jpg)](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/bid/100979/transformative-human-resources-mentoring) ### [Transformative Human Resources & Mentoring](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/bid/100979/transformative-human-resources-mentoring) [Elizabeth Pearce](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/author/elizabeth-pearce) [Leadership Training](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/leadership-training)[Learning](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/learning)[Knowledge Management](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/knowledge-management) [![](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... [![](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...