Mentoring : how to develop successful mentor behaviors / Gordon F. Shea.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Shea, Gordon F., 1925-

Series:

Fifty-Minute series.

A fifty-minute series book

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mentoring in business--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Mentoring in business.

Mentoring in the professions--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Mentoring in the professions.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (110 p.)

Edition:

3rd ed.

Place of Publication:

Menlo Park, Calif. : Crisp Publications, c2002.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book will provide you with the tools to understand the unique role of mentors in todays workplace, determine the most effective mentoring style for your situation, establish agreements to ensure a successful and rewarding relationship, and avoid behaviors that may interfere with mentee growth and development.

Contents:

""Title""; ""Copyright""; ""About the Author""; ""How to Use This Book""; ""Preface""; ""Contents""; ""PART 1 Mentoring As an Art ""; ""The Story of Mentor""; ""Helping Agents""; ""New Visions""; ""Mentoring�s Many Forms""; ""A Variety of Mentoring Relationships""; ""A POTENT LIFE EXPERIENCE""; ""Mentors Are Special Helpers""; ""The Extra Mile""; ""PART 2 Is Mentoring for You? ""; ""Investing in Others""; ""Your Investment in Mentoring""; ""The Empowering Mentor""; ""Mentor Self-Development""; ""PART 3 Understanding Mentees� Needs ""; ""Adapting to Change""

""Fostering Positive Self-Image""""Managing Change""; ""Dealing with Gray Areas""; ""PART 4 Positive Behaviors ""; ""Seven Types of Mentor Assistance""; ""Shifting Context""; ""Listening""; ""Identifying Feelings""; ""Listening for Motivation""; ""Productive Confrontation""; ""Providing Appropriate Information""; ""Delegating Authority and Giving Permission""; ""Encouraging Exploration of Options""; ""PART 5 Behaviors to Avoid ""; ""Avoiding Negative Behavior""; ""The Problem with Criticism""; ""Healthy Alternatives""; ""The Problem with Advice""; ""Information vs. Advice""

""The Problem with Rescuing""""PART 6 Mentor-Mentee Gains ""; ""Developing a Partnership""; ""Making the Most of the Relationship""; ""Anticipated Gains""; ""Determining Mentee Expectations""; ""Checking Mentee Expectations""; ""Developing a Mentor-Mentee Agreement""; ""PART 7 Special Situations ""; ""Mentoring and Changing Demographics""; ""Cross-Gender Mentoring""; ""Cross-Cultural Mentoring""; ""Identifying Cross-Cultural Contributions""; ""Mentoring by a Supervisor or Manager""; ""APPENDIX""; ""Author�s Comments on the Case Studies""; ""Case Study: Ika (Page 27)""

""Case Study: Pam (Page 40)""""Case Study: Ray (Page 53)""; ""Case Study: Eddy (Page 70)""; ""Case Study: Mary Jane (Page 82)""; ""Additional Reading""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 101).

ISBN:

1-4175-2434-0

OCLC:

922967132