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Author Nemanick, Rik, author

Title Mentor's way : eight rules for bringing out the best in others / Rik Nemanick
Published Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2017
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Description 1 online resource (xi, 138 pages)
Contents Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Acknowledgements; 1 Overview; What is a Mentor?; Roles of the Mentor; Roles and Relationship; Facilitated vs. Spontaneous Mentoring; Managers and Mentoring; Rules for Mentoring; For Whom is This Book Written?; Where Do We Go from Here?; 1. Lead by Following; 2. Chart a Course; 3. Create a Safe Place; 4. Good Questions Beat Good Advice; 5. Balance Empathy and Action; 6. Foster Accountability; 7. Fill the Toolkit; 8. Honor Transitions; Conclusion; 2 Lead by Following; Leading Comes Naturally
What Happens if the Mentor Leads?Set the Tone for the Partnership; Get the Meetings Started; Mentoring at a Distance; General Partnership Maintenance; Do Not Chase a Protégé; Recognize Your Tendencies; Checklist to Lead by Following; Reference; 3 Chart a Course; The Journey Provides Direction and Energy; Looking Back over the Journey; Phases of Career Exploration; Explorer; Scout; Navigator; Homesteader; Disorderly Progression; Exploration as Both Phase and Type; Charting a Course for Mentoring; Step 1: Talk About the Future; Step 2: Talk about Today; Step 3: Talk about the Plan
Step 4: Talk about a Focus for MentoringExplorer Goals:; Scout Goals:; Navigator Goals:; Homesteader Goals:; Jump-starting the Conversation; Keeping on Course; Spend Time Here; Return to the Goals; Prepare to Change Course; 4 Create a Safe Place; Defining Trust; Trust is the Foundation of Mentoring; Expressing Frustration; Dealing with Difficult Situations; Moving Outside the "Comfort Zone"; Challenging Assumptions; Build a Relationship for the Future; How Trust Grows; Getting to Know You; Getting to Know You Questions; Meet Frequently (at First); Make the Meetings a Priority
Be Fully Present When MeetingLook for Small Wins; Build Your Own Skills; Maintain Confidentiality; Give (and Seek) Feedback; Be Patient; References; 5 Good Questions Beat Good Advice; The Power of Questions; Is There a Role for Advice?; Anatomy of Issues; Asking Questions; Exploratory Questions; Insight Questions; Belief and Desire; Belief; Desire; Giving Advice; 6 Balance Empathy and Action; Empathy in Mentoring; Sympathy vs. Empathy; Emotion-Feedback Cycle; Steps to Empathy; Give the Feelings a Name; Ask Feeling Questions; Feel the Protégé's Emotional State; Take a Step Back
Overcoming InertiaSources of Inertia; Breaking Through; Taking Time; 7 Foster Accountability; Trust, Goals, and Accountability; Start by Asking; Finding the Barrier(s); Changing Habits; Failure and Learning; Celebrating Success; References; 8 Fill the Toolkit; Catalysts; Personality Assessment; Career Values; Personal SWOT Analysis; Multi-Rater Feedback; Accelerants; Reading Assignments; Pro/Con Lists; Transition Letters; Other Accelerants; Reflection Journal; (Re)Charting a Course; Reference; Appendix Career Values Exercise; 9 Honor the Journey; Transitioning the Partnership
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
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Subject Mentoring.
Mentors
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Industrial Management.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Management.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Management Science.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Organizational Behavior.
Mentoring
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9781317279792
9781315641362
1317279794
1315641364