Many engineers owe their success to discussions with a mentor at critical stages of their career.
A mentor needs to be a good listener and a challenging questioner. Clearly he needs to understand his mentee's field of work, but doesn't usually need to be an expert in it. Mentoring is different to coaching and counselling and doesn't usually involve giving advice. The IEE is setting up a service to train members in the skills of mentoring and to link them with members who want mentors. Tony Johns will introduce the service and answer your questions.