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Worldwide many organizations have come to recognize the value of mentorships and have tried to formalize these relationships as part of the planned career development of junior managers and professionals Noe 1988 Wilson Elman 1990 The basic distinction between formal and informal mentorships lies in the formation of the relationship Formal mentorships are programs that are managed and sanctioned by the organization Chao Walz Gardner 1992 Formal mentoring programs include training for mentors Murray 2006 They tie the mentoring program to business goals with measurable results and conduct periodic evaluations and coordination offering ongoing support for mentoring pairs Day et al 2009 suggest that formal mentoring programmes are recommended for contemporary leadership development because leadership development is more effective in the context of work i e learning by doing than in traditional classroom settings Many Organizations across the globe have attempted to encash on the benefits of mentoring by developing formal mentoring programs in which mentors and mentee are matched and extended support for their relationship
