Blackberry?  Tick.  Own office?  Tick.  Mentor?  No?  Get one to get ahead.

If you were a sports person you'd have a coach working for you on your fitness, training, diet and goals.  You'd be supported by someone who prioritised your best interests.  You wouldn't even question that coaching was part of the deal.

Coaches, or mentors, help us get better at what we really do.  "Good, objective mentorship smoothes the upward path, warns of pitfalls and offers insights into the best way to manage a variety of situations," says Teryl Schroenn, CEO of people management company Accsys and the Businesswomen Association's Mentoring Committee Chair.

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