Increasing productivity with social learning

Purpose – This paper aims to examine e‐mentoring's impact on productivity and introduce readers to social learning. Design/methodology/approach – Researchers used a ten‐question survey to determine e‐mentoring's impact on personal productivity/effectiveness and organizational success, as well as to identify specific areas of impact. Findings – A total of 88 percent said mentoring contributed to their increased productivity. A total of 31 percent said their productivity/effectiveness improved by 30 percent or more. The top three ways of mentoring contributed to increased productivity: expanding my network, interpersonal effectiveness, and confidence in role. Research limitations/implications – Further research on social learning would be valuable. Practical implications – Supporting social learning will help capture and formalize informal learning and will impact productivity. Originality/value – All content is new. Readers will access latest research and trends in e‐mentoring.