Inside Intel's Mentoring Movement

Wilson says that her group wanted help in learning how to manage employee performance. In a classroom, the examples would have been made up or taken from old case studies. In contrast, the group-mentoring program uses real-life examples taken from a day's work. "I had the perspective of four other people about a problem that I was facing," says Wilson. "It felt like the burden was taken off of me. I got to share my workload."

Fara Warner (fwarner@fastcompany.com) is a senior writer based in San Francisco. Email Kevin Gazzara (kevin.d.gazzara@intel.com) to learn more about Intel's mentoring program. To join the online debate about the value of mentors, click here.