Unlike formal mentoring programs, informal mentoring programs

often begin with the prot$$g$$ and the mentor working in the same role in an organization

occur when the organization assigns a relatively inexperienced but high$-$potential leader to one of the top executives in the company occur when a prot$$g$$ and mentor build a long$-$term relationship based on friendship, common interests, and mutual respect occur in low$-$visibility projects that do not have serious implications for the mentor