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| − | A '''mentor''' is a person who acts as a wise [[counsel]]lor and guide to a younger or more inexperienced person, generally on an informal, one-to-one basis. Mentors can be found in most areas of life, but are most beneficial where the mentor helps his or her pupil to a more Godly or spiritual life. Mentors are also found in [[academia]], [[politics]] and other areas of life. In the business world, | + | A '''mentor''' is a person who acts as a wise [[counsel]]lor and guide to a younger or more inexperienced person, generally on an informal, one-to-one basis. Mentors can be found in most areas of life, but are most beneficial where the mentor helps his or her pupil to a more Godly or spiritual life. Mentors are also found in [[academia]], [[politics]] and other areas of life. In the business world, "mentoring", where an experienced business person takes a more junior, but promising, employee under his or her wing, is increasingly a recognised and formalised practice. |
| − | Rarely, the junior partner in a relationship can be the mentor. Such a case is the appointment of Senator [[Joseph Biden]] as the [[Democratic Party]] vice-presidential candidate, his role clearly being to mentor the | + | Rarely, the junior partner in a relationship can be the mentor. Such a case is the appointment of Senator [[Joseph Biden]] as the [[Democratic Party]] vice-presidential candidate, his role clearly{{who says}} being to mentor the inexperienced presidential candidate, Senator [[Barack Obama]]. |
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Revision as of 03:05, September 26, 2008
A mentor is a person who acts as a wise counsellor and guide to a younger or more inexperienced person, generally on an informal, one-to-one basis. Mentors can be found in most areas of life, but are most beneficial where the mentor helps his or her pupil to a more Godly or spiritual life. Mentors are also found in academia, politics and other areas of life. In the business world, "mentoring", where an experienced business person takes a more junior, but promising, employee under his or her wing, is increasingly a recognised and formalised practice.
Rarely, the junior partner in a relationship can be the mentor. Such a case is the appointment of Senator Joseph Biden as the Democratic Party vice-presidential candidate, his role clearly[Who says?] being to mentor the inexperienced presidential candidate, Senator Barack Obama.