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| The Mentor's Guide - Facilitating Effective
Learning Relationships |
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| Written by Lois J. Zachary |
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| Praise for this Book: |
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'The greatest gift one can give, other than love, is to help
another learn! The Mentor's Guide has made that gift-giving
compelling, comfortable, and competent. Every leader who cares
about nurturing talent and facilitating excellence will find
this book a joy to read and a jewel to share.'
--Chip R. Bell, author of Managers as Mentors |
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'Life is an adventure and The Mentor's Guide generates excitement
and energy for the journey. Full of pragmatic, comprehensive
ideas for those whose passion is developing leaders, it is guaranteed
to be all you will need to cultivate a fruitful and fun mentoring
journey. The adventure begins and ends within these pages!'
--Carrole A. Wolin, president, National Institute for Leadership
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'Zachary has written a comprehensive and accessible review of the
complex and sometimes contradictory process of mentoring. She conceptualizes
mentoring as a relationship of adult learning and complements this
analysis with numerous illustrations, exercises, and suggestions for
good practice. Written in a conversational yet critical way, and full
of recognizable vignettes, The Mentor's Guide is a wonderfully helpful
compendium of ideas and resources that can be read profitably by novice
and experienced mentors alike.'
--Stephen Brookfield, distinguished professor, University of St. Thomas,
Minneapolis |
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'Zachary shares stories, strategies, tips, and tools that demystify
the most elemental form of informal learning and provides resources
for taking the mentoring relationship to a deeper level of fulfillment.'
--Victoria J. Marsick, Teachers College, Columbia University |
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'This guide goes beyond simply establishing a framework for a successful
mentoring experience and providing some helpful 'how tos.' It is a
compendium of virtually everything we know on making a mentoring relationship
or program successful.'
--F. Richard Lennon, vice president and chief information officer,
Nordstrom, Inc. |
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'Practical, useful, and insightful! Here is a guide to developing
talent within your organization through mentoring and coaching.
An added bonus lies in the personal insight that mentors gain
about themselves during the learning relationship.'
--Gary Loudamy, director of human resources and business improvement,
Ethicon, Inc. |
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| Thoughtful and rich with advice, The Mentor's Guide explores
the critical process of mentoring and presents practical tools for
facilitating the experience from beginning to end. It is based on
Laurent A. Daloz's popular and widely used concept that mentoring
is a learning journey in which the mentor and mentee serve as companions
along the way. Now managers, teachers, and leaders from any career,
professional, or educational setting can successfully navigate the
learning journey by using the hands-on worksheets and exercises in
this unique resource. |
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- Assess their readiness to become a mentor
- Establish the relationship
- Set appropriate goals
- Monitor progress and achievement
- Avoid common pitfalls
- Bring the relationship to a natural conclusion
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The Mentor's Guide -
Facilitating Effective Learning Relationships
ISBN: 0-7879-4742-3W01
Format: Paperback
Publication Date: Jun 2000
208 pages $30.00 |
Available
now at
Amazon.com |
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| Table of Contents |
- Grounding the Work: Focusing on Learning
- Working the Ground: Considering Context
- To Everything There Is a Season: Predictable Phases
- Tilling the Soil: Preparing
- Planting Seeds: Negotiating
- Nurturing Growth: Enabling
- Reaping the Harvest: Coming to Closure
- Regenerating Personal Growth Through Mentoring
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| Appendices |
- A. Creating a Mentoring Culture
- B. Digging Deeper: Resources for Further Learning
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| About the Author |
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| Lois J. Zachary is a specialist in adult
development and learning and president of Leadership Development
Services, LLC, a consulting firm that offers leadership education
and training for corporate and nonprofit organizations across
the United States. |
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