If done the right way, mentoring programs can have long-lasting, positive effects on participants.
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I don't think formal mentoring programs work." The first time I heard that sentiment was from Tanya Axenson, vice president of human resources for Allegis Group, as we were sitting in her office getting ready to match her up with a high-potential mentee. Axenson, like many of the executives I interviewed, believes in the power and impact of mentoring, just not through "forced" m