How to write a formal report?

Question

I've been assigned the challenge of proposing a formal mentoring program - and a considerable challenge it is:
1. The number of employees who want mentoringrelationships far exceeds the number of managers and
executives willing and able to be mentoring; how will I select the people for the program
2. The people most in demand for mentoring also tend to be some of the busiest people in the organization.
3. After several years of belt tightening and staff reductions, the entire company feels overworked; few people can imagine adding another recurring task to their seemingly endless to-do lists.
4. What's in it for the mentors? Why would they be motivated to help lower-level employees?
5. How will I measure success or failure of the mentoring effort?

Task: Identify potential solutions to the issues (make up any information as needed), then draft a proposal to the executive committee for a formal, company-wide mentoring program that would match employees with manager and executives

Answer 1

Easy.

Write an Introduction. This should be about 5-10 sentences describing what the report is all about. Use the bullet points you've listed as separate sections in the paper. Then, wrap up with a Conclusion/Summary, about 2/3 as long as your Introduction. Be sure to include references.