Mentoring has proven again and again to be an effective workforce development tool. A 2009 study by Triple Creek looked at the impact of e-mentoring (specifically "open mentoring") on productivity and effectiveness. Eighty-eight percent of open mentoring users agreed that their productivity increased due to mentoring, and 97 percent of users who spent at least one hour per month on mentoring were satisfied with their experience. Participants rated "expanding my network," &quo
