AI and Mentoring: The Perfect Match

If ever there was a time for mentorship, it's now. Even back in the days of'business as usual', employees valued having someone to lean on – an experienced colleague who could offer support and advice on tricky situations, business decisions and career progression. It was easier then; all you had to do was knock on their office door or drop them an email requesting a catch up over coffee. But since COVID-19 rocked up, two things have happened: traditional avenues for accessing mentors have all but vanished, and the trend of remote working has stripped employees of vital support networks and structure, making mentoring more important than ever. Some people roll their eyes at the very mention of mentorships; they write them off as a box-ticking exercise for interns or a pastime for chief executives with too much time on their hands (as if such a thing existed). For those people, let me set the record straight.