The Mentoring Manual: Your step by step guide to being a better mentor

The Mentoring Manual: Your step by step guide to being a better mentor

by Julie Starr

224 pages· 2014· ISBN 9781292017891
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As a mentor you must be many things: role model, expert, advocate, cheerleader, enforcer and friend. Plus you must make a positive, lasting difference to the knowledge, skills and prospects of your mentee.

 

So, being a mentor is a big responsibility. But with The Mentoring Manual, getting it right is easy.

 

Based on methods developed - and proven – in business, this highly practical book will show you how mentoring works, take you step-by-step through everything you need to know and do, and show you how both parties can get the best from the relationship.

 

·    Understand what mentoring really is and how to do it well

·    Feel fully confident in your ability to be a great mentor

·    Develop key skills like listening, collaboration and coaching

·    Help your mentee feel more knowledgeable, confident and valued

·    Pass on your skills, experience and expertise to colleagues and contacts

 

Get the most from mentoring: help your mentee, develop your skills and make a positive difference

 

“A breath of fresh air compared with many books on coaching and mentoring. The process of mentoring and the potential pitfalls are presented in a clear and challenging way.”

David Megginson, Emeritus Professor of HRD, Sheffield Hallam University

 

“A clear, pragmatic and accessible guide for mentors.” 

Professor David Clutterbuck, author, speaker, and co-founder of the European Mentoring and Coaching Council

 

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