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The purpose of the quantitative, non-experimental, correlational study is to examine how mentor mentee readiness affects perceptions of mentorship effectiveness and its impact on organizational outcomes, including engagement, creativity, and organizational culture in multigenerational workplace environments. It also evaluates relationship among mentoring, flexible leadership, and employee involvement and organizational outcomes. The study explores whether individual and organizational readiness predict effective mentorship within structured program settings. Specifically, it analyzes (1) how mentor-mentee readiness relates to engagement, creativity, and perceptions of organizational culture, and (2) how the presence or absence of structured mentorship programs influences organizational commitment and employee involvement. The work addresses the practical need to design readiness-informed mentorship for age-diversity teams. Secondary data from a structured 36-item Likert scale survey administered to 376 employees in Lagos, Nigeria were used. The dataset captures generational dynamics and employee behavioral outcomes, emphasizing mentorship readiness, perceived effectiveness, flexible leadership, and workplace engagement. Data analysis included descriptive statistics, Pearson correlations, and multiple linear regression. The results indicated that mentoring, flexible leadership, and employee involvement were positively associated with organizational commitment, organizational citizenship behavior, and job satisfaction. Employee involvement showed the largest unique contributions. Creativity was considered conceptually, and aspects of culture were inferred from correlated climate indicators. The conclusion emphasizes pairing structured mentoring with visible participation opportunities, building flexible leadership capacity, and attending to readiness so that support converts to commitment and contribution. Future research should examine readiness as a moderating or mediating factor and test temporal 3 ordering in diverse contexts beyond Lagos, Nigeria.