Beyond the myths and magic of mentoring : how to facilitate an effective mentoring process / Margo Murray.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Murray, Margo, 1935-

Series:

Jossey-Bass business & management series.

The Jossey-Bass business & management series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mentoring in business.

Mentoring.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (257 p.)

Edition:

New and rev. ed.

Place of Publication:

San Francisco : Jossey-Bass, c2001.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Many managers believe that effective mentoring is most often the lucky result of personal chemistry between two people. But in this book, author Margo Murray lays that myth to rest. Her guide gives you all the expert advice, tools, and case studies you'll need to harness the power of mentoring. Building on the solid principles outlined in the first book, this revised edition adds examples of mentoring from recent publications and the author's client experience. It also includes international examples. It reveals how mentoring can maximize employee productivity and provides information on how t

Contents:

Beyond the Myths and Magic of Mentoring; Contents; Preface; The Author; Part One: The Mentoring Concept, Benefits, and Pitfalls; 1. What Mentoring Is-and What It Is Not; 2. Mentoring at Work in Organizations; 3. The Upside and the Downside for the Organization; 4. Payoffs and Penalties for the Protégé; 5. The Mentor's Motivation and Concerns; Part Two: Facilitated Mentoring: How to Make It Work; 6. Mentoring Models and Applications; 7. Assessing Needs and Determining Organizational Readiness; 8. Structuring the Mentor Role: Qualifications, Recruitment, Selection, and Rewards

9. Selecting Protégés and Diagnosing Their Development Needs10. Involving the Boss Who Is Not the Mentor; 11. The Coordination Team: Selection, Training, and Responsibilities; 12. Negotiating Sound Mentoring Agreements; 13. Evaluating Mentoring Process Effectiveness; 14. Gender, Culture, and Relationship Concerns; 15. Making Facilitated Mentoring Work; Resource: Sources of Instruments for Assessing Growth and Development; References; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 213-218) and index.

ISBN:

9786610351008

9781280351006

1280351004

9780787959913

078795991X

OCLC:

53807836