ABSTRACT
The last decade has witnessed a dramatic increase in interest in mentoring globally across contexts and industries. Mentoring is seen to play a critical role in building the skills and attitudes necessary for people to be successful in their lives and careers. Whether you are a community health worker in a Pacifi c nation, an aspiring manager in a global corporation, an unemployed teenager in an English city, or an African-American academic in an Ivy League university, mentoring is advocated as the key to social participation, and personal and professional advancement.
