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MentoringEngineering Mentorship Programs: How Tech Companies Mentor Software EngineersWhen an engineering team grows fast, new engineers wait on answers and senior engineers carry the load. Here’s how to run a mentoring program that gets new engineers productive and protects senior engineers’ time.
MentoringStudent and Alumni Mentoring Programs: How Universities Run ThemMentoring helps students stay, graduate and start careers, and gives alumni a meaningful way to give back. Here’s how to choose the right types, recruit alumni mentors, match students and measure what changes.
MentoringKnowledge Transfer in Government: How to Keep Expertise When Employees RetireWhen experienced employees retire, much of what they know can leave with them. Here’s how federal agencies can find the knowledge at risk, pass it on through mentoring and other methods, and tie it to succession planning.
MentoringLosing New Nurses? How to Build a Nurse Residency and Mentorship ProgramMany new nurses leave their first hospital job within a year. Here’s what a nurse residency program and a nurse mentorship program each do, how to design both around shifts and units, and how to measure first-year retention.
MentoringHigh Performers Leaving? How Mentoring Shows Them a Path to GrowHigh performers leave when they can’t see where their career goes next. Here’s how mentoring, sponsorship and internal moves give them a visible path, with a step-by-step plan for HR and the measures to track.
AI CoachingWhat’s the difference between an AI coach and a chatbot?A general chatbot answers whoever is asking. An AI coach knows who it’s talking to, follows a coaching method and helps each employee grow over time.
AI CoachingAI Coaching vs. Human Coaching: Which Works Better for Employees?AI coaching can reach every employee, while human coaches still do the deep, sensitive work better. Here is what the research shows so far, and how to combine the two.
AI CoachingBuild vs. buy: should we build our own AI coach?A demo of an AI coach is easy to build. A coach your whole workforce can trust is a product. Here’s what that takes, so HR and IT can decide together.
OnboardingEmployee Onboarding Checklist: A Template for the First 90 DaysCopy this checklist to plan a new hire’s first 90 days: every task from preboarding to the 90-day review, who owns it and when it’s due. It also covers how to give every new hire a buddy or mentor.
MentoringHow to Design and Configure a Mentoring ProgramWe understand every mentoring program is unique. Chronus software has built-in flexibility to help you design your mentoring program for impactful participant enrollment.
Best Practices45 Employee Engagement Ideas and Activities Teams Actually Like45 employee engagement ideas and activities in eight categories, with Gallup and Workhuman research on what keeps people engaged and how to choose.
Best PracticesHow to Measure Employee Engagement: 12 Metrics That Matter12 employee engagement metrics that show how to measure employee engagement across surveys, behavior and business outcomes, plus a tracking cadence.