mentoring

/ ˈmɛntərɪŋ /

noun

1. (in business) the practice of assigning a junior member of staff to the care of a more experienced person who assists him in his career

Example Sentences

While that certainly made sense during the crisis, it came at the expense of tasks that require collaboration, such as group projects, helping colleagues and mentoring new hires.

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Thinking about what he might do next, he recalled particularly enjoying those occasions when he was a guest lecturer at law schools and colleges and mentoring younger associates.

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Williams also details her robust philanthropic goals, including mentoring other Black entrepreneurs.

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For programs across California that rely on federal AmeriCorps funding to provide services such as mentoring and tutoring, it’s been a year of dramatic ups and downs.

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Still, he insists, there’s no mentoring across generations.

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Related Words

• coach 
• counsel 
• guide 
• instruct