The Assessment of Organizational Readiness for Mentoring contains twelve inventories designed to assist coordinators in determining the overall status of preparation and receptivity before launching a mentoring program. Collectively, the inventories highlight and record the essential decisions that must be made in the formative stages of planning.

12 Inventories:

• Mentees
• Mentors
• Matching of Participants
• Program Operation
• Plan of Program Meetings
• General Informational Meetings
• Seminars for Supervisors
• Orientation Sessions--Mentors
• Orientation Sessions--Mentees
• Training Seminars--Mentors
• Training Seminars--Mentees
• Evaluation

As decision makers, coordinators should view the process of completing the inventories as a pragmatic opportunity to genuinely create a mentoring program which truly reflects the employee development philosophy of the organization.