Crucial Mentoring Conversations / Niel Steinmann.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Steinmann, Niël, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Career development.

Mentoring in business--South Africa.

Mentoring in business.

Leadership.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (186 pages)

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

Midrand : KR Publishing, 2023.

Summary:

Mentoring nourishes others to grow and act with greater confidence. The need for mentorship is greater than ever before. However, informal mentoring has not kept up with the challenges in business. In his latest book on mentoring, Niël Steinmann, South Africa's leading authority on mentorship suggests a structured and intentional approach to mentoring, called crucial mentoring conversations. He explains: 'Our success in life is dictated by the quality of relationships we can build and maintain'. Parents, teachers and leaders from any career, professional, or educational setting are now challenged to successfully navigate mentoring relationships.The book is rich with advice and will explore the various conversations crucial for mentoring relationships.You will be able to hold deeper more honest conversations that create new levels of self-awareness and opportunities for those that you mentor to transform situations and relationships around them. It presents to the mentor practical tools to facilitate this awareness and learning in ways that enrich, challenge, inspire and enable mentees to learn about themselves and their world.This enriched edition delves into conscious mentoring, which empowers mentors to foster meaningful connections that will impact their mentees' lives. Conscious mentoring emphasises greater self- awareness of the mentor, the quality of relationship, and a deeper understanding of the mentee's unique development journey. It encourages mentors to be present, attuned, and genuinely engaged in nurturing the growth and self-discovery of those they guide.When you mentor intentionally, opportunities for crucial conversations present themselves all the time, from 'What's my purpose?' to navigating career challenges, to performance feedback, developing strengths and how to manage productive relationships and networks both personally and professionally.Content Pages:Part 1: The world of mentoringPart 2: Crucial mentoring conversations* Demystifying crucial mentoring conversations The purpose of a crucial mentoring conversation* Ingredients of successful crucial mentoring conversations Topics that crucial mentoring conversations can/should cover Who should own or drive these conversations?* When should you have a crucial mentoring conversation? Creating successful crucial mentoring conversations* The power of storytelling* Ensure honesty and safety in your conversations* At what stage should confrontation be part of a crucial mentoring conversation? How to end a crucial mentoring conversationNiël Steinmann is a specialist business consultant and registered Industrial Psychologist. He has invested more than a quarter century studying mentoring, coaching and leadership development. In 1999 he founded People's Dynamic Development, a management consultancy that utilises African analogies to develop people and organisations to increase their performance capacity significantly. Niël is the author of Fundamentals for effective mentoring: Raising giant killers which received international recognition and endorsements from prominent and renowned leadership consultant Dr Ken Blanchard.

Contents:

Cover

Title Page

Endorsements

Copyright Page

Full Title Page

Dedication

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements

Foreword by Ruby Motloheloa

About the author

Preface

Introduction and thoughts on how to use this book

Part 1: The world of mentoring

Mentoring and coaching

What is sponsorship?

Mentoring today

Guiding and leading mentoring conversations

Peer mentoring

Mentoring across generations

The value of reverse mentoring

Virtual mentoring

Formal vs informal mentoring

The value-add of mentoring in business

The challenges of structured or formal mentoring

The need to be more conscious and intentional as mentors

Part 2: An introduction to crucial mentoring conversations

A personal experience

Demystifying crucial mentoring conversations

The purpose of a crucial mentoring conversation

Ingredients of successful crucial mentoring conversations

The topics that crucial mentoring conversations can/should cover

Who should own or drive these conversations?

When should you have a crucial conversation?

Creating success at having crucial mentoring conversations

Ensure honesty and safety in your conversations

At what stage should confrontation be part of a crucial conversation?

How to end a crucial mentoring conversation?

Part 3: Guiding and leading crucial mentoring conversations

Conversation on purpose and vision

Conversation on career momentum/mobility

Conversation on performance

Conversation on fitness

Conversation on strengths

Conversation on relationships

Conversation on networks

Conversation on classified issues

Part 4: Pouring yourself into someone

Introduction

Mentoring high performers

Challenging comfort zones with the best intentions

Recognise when to "go off-line".

The most common mistakes that mentors make

Evaluating the impact of your crucial mentoring conversations

In conclusion

References

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Print version: Steinmann, Niël Crucial Mentoring Conversations

ISBN:

1-86922-990-8

OCLC:

1396698132