Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Mark C. Perna is a generational expert who covers education & careers. This is the second part of my article on how organizations ...

A widely held misconception about mentor/mentee pairs is that the mentor must be older than the mentee. To identify the most possible prospective mentors in your network, you need to think beyond ...

M entorship is a topic suffused with misinformation. Given its importance, a bit of myth-busting is in order! Here are my top ten myths about mentorship. This is a common bit of U.S. folklore since we ...

The right mentor can catapult your career to the next level. Even Warren Buffett — one of the most famous investors of all time — attributes many of his achievements to his mentor, Benjamin Graham, ...

If you want to be the best mentor to younger Black professionals, don’t sanitize the realities of the workplace ...

It’s well established that having a mentor benefits women in the workplace. It’s a fantastic way to build a relationship, learn new skills, and further your career. How can you, as a mentee, get the ...

Yolanda Contreras began mentoring Alee Villasenor when she was in fifth grade and still has a close relationship with her 16 years later. In need of a mentor to help with sudden challenges in her life ...

Serves both as a teacher and as a supervisor. The mentor provides instruction, helps establish short-term goals and timelines for the mentee, critiques and edits written work of the mentee, reviews ...

Whether you’ve never had one before or you’ve heard horror stories from friends, it’s natural to be a little skeptical of the whole mentor-mentee thing, especially if you’re familiar with the ...

FAIRBANKS — When Renee Linton was in the fifth grade, she was doing terrible in her social studies class. There were quizzes every Friday, and Linton said she bombed them. Then she started studying ...

No one gets through life without support. From our earliest years, others take an interest in us, help us, guide us, correct us, and lead us along our journey. And what amazes me is that for many of ...

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