{"id":25562,"date":"2019-05-17T16:05:14","date_gmt":"2019-05-17T20:05:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev-gordon-food-service-canada.pantheonsite.io\/ideas\/mentor-your-way-to-success\/"},"modified":"2025-07-01T11:23:28","modified_gmt":"2025-07-01T15:23:28","slug":"mentor-your-way-to-success","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gfs.ca\/en-ca\/ideas\/mentor-your-way-to-success\/","title":{"rendered":"Mentor Your Way to Success"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>A focus on the individual approach to leadership puts employees on a path for growth and encourages them to stick around longer. &nbsp;<\/h2>\n<p>Restaurants constantly battle to reduce turnover. Today\u2019s war for talent and retention is being won by operators who <a href=\"https:\/\/gfs.ca\/en-ca\/ideas\/make-an-impact-on-your-retention-efforts\">mentor<\/a> their workforce.<\/p>\n<p>So you train your staff and teach new skills? Great, you\u2019re coaching. Mentoring is different. It\u2019s about developing soft skills (communications and relationships) and technical skills (how a person does the job). Mentoring starts with knowing what workers are looking for individually and providing a \u201clonger than right now\u201d strategy, getting them invested in the future of your business and their place to shine.<\/p>\n<p>The dictionary defines mentor as \u201can experienced or trusted adviser.\u201d It\u2019s a definition that just scratches the surface. Here\u2019s the difference between a boss, a coach and a mentor:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A boss tells you WHAT to do<\/li>\n<li>A coach tells you HOW to do something<\/li>\n<li>A mentor tells you WHY you do it<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>With a mentor, there\u2019s a long-term outlook in play, critiquing a worker\u2019s performance when necessary, but always encouraging a worker\u2019s potential.<\/p>\n<p>So why does mentorship matter? Over the years, operators have invested in technical skills. The fastest servers. The most efficient line cooks. The finest social media creators. The sharpest accounting software users. They haven\u2019t invested in soft skills\u2014team leadership or problem solving.<\/p>\n<p>When a manager leaves, the role often gets filled by the next person in line\u2014an employee with solid technical skills. A <a href=\"https:\/\/resources.globoforce.com\/globoforce-blog\/survey-93-of-managers-need-training-on-coaching-employees\">globoforce.com<\/a> survey highlights the problem. It reveals 93 percent of managers say they need training to coach and mentor employees, yet 47 percent of managers don\u2019t receive any training when they take a new leadership role.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The concentration on technical expertise is beginning to backfire, and it\u2019s showing up with employees leaving when they find themselves without the soft skills needed to take the next step into leadership. 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