Mentoring programs are a powerful tool to develop thought leadership. If resourced adequately, and deployed appropriately mentoring programs benefits potential leaders, potential employees, grow the current workforce and retain talent.

Mentoring enhances the knowledge transfer from simply "getting" and “transforming” the process so that organizations retain the practical experience and wisdom and broadens the perspectives of the mentee and mentor and exposes avenues to learn and contribute to the organization at large.

Making mentoring an integral part of the SME culture demonstrates commitment to their development. It indicates an openness to learning movement within the organization for the employer and their employees. It broadens the skills and exposes professionals to critical skills how to handle difficult conversations, and ways to promote professional goals, develop technical, functional & digital age skills.