According to a 2016 study by Centre for Workplace Leadership, 71% of Fortune 500 companies have mentoring programs because "investing in leadership capability pays off in performance, productivity and innovation."

1000 employees studied over five years (Gartner 2006) provided the following results:

• 25% of employees who enrolled in a mentoring program had a salary-grade change, compared to only 5% of workers who did not participate
• Employees in a mentoring program are promoted five times more often than those not in a mentoring program

According to Harvard Business Review in 2015, CEO’s in formal mentoring programs shared the following:

• 84% felt mentors had helped them avoid costly mistakes
• 84% of mentees became proficient in their roles faster
• 69% made better decisions
• Participants are 40% more likely to achieve their goals if they write them down
• Those same participants AMPLIFY that success by 70% if their goals are shared with someone who will keep them accountable
• That perfect someone is a mentor

Keeping a professionally productive mentor by your side not only helps you hold yourself accountable to accomplishing the overall mission, the experience enriches your power to transform your thoughts into possibilities, and those possibilities into fulfilling realities.