title: On mentoring.
abstract: Mentored individuals develop into more broadly skilled employees than do those without mentoring. Mentors, protégés, and organizations benefit. As the average working laboratorian population ages toward retirement, organizations may wish to develop mentoring programs to help retain unwritten operations knowledge in the workplace.
authors.affiliation: llemery@usa.net
authors.forename: Linda D
authors.initials: LD
authors.lastname: Lemery
mesh_terms: D003657:Decision Making; D006801:Humans; D017056:Medical Laboratory Personnel / Q000193:education*; D013677:Medical Laboratory Science / Q000193:education*; D008611:Mentors; D011361:Professional Competence; D013192:Staff Development; D014481:United States; D017132:Workplace