Manager's Guide to Mentoring (Briefcase Books Series)

✍ Scribed by Curtis J. Crawford

• Publisher: McGraw-Hill
• Year: 2009
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 208
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Create new solutions to old problems with the power of mentoring! Mentoring is an extraordinarily powerful way of getting top performance from every employee. It’s one of the hottest management techniques used in business today, and every manager serious about developing talented employees and implementing change in his or her organization needs to master it. Manager’s Guide to Mentoring is a detailed overview covering Types of mentors, from professional to corporate to informal Mentoring across traditional cultural and gender boundaries Developing a mentoring program within your organization Manager’s Guide to Mentoring provides all the skills for using one of today’s most innovative management techniques to drive positive change in your company. Briefcase Books, written specifically for today’s busy manager, feature eye-catching icons, checklists, and sidebars to guide managers step-by-step through everyday workplace situations. Look for these innovative design features to help you navigate through each page: Clear definitions of key terms, concepts, and jargon Tactics and strategies for mentoring Insider tips for creating a mentoring program Practical advice for mentors Warning signs when preparing for and undertaking a mentoring initiative Stories and insights from the experiences of others Specific mentoring procedures, tactics, and hands-on techniques

✦ Table of Contents

Contents......Page 8
Preface......Page 12
1. Mentoring and Coaching......Page 22
Differences Between Mentoring and Coaching......Page 23
Focus on Individual Needs......Page 26
Mentoring......Page 27
Managing and Leading......Page 29
Mentoring Programs......Page 32
Manager's Checklist for Chapter 1......Page 34
2. Managing and Mentoring......Page 36
Research on Mentoring......Page 37
Four Factors of Mentoring......Page 39
Supervisor as Mentor......Page 41
Other Manager as Mentor......Page 45
Think Carefully About Mentoring......Page 46
Hired Help......Page 48
Manager's Checklist for Chapter 2......Page 49
Mentoring for Top Performance and Leadership Succession......Page 50
Mentoring for Knowledge......Page 51
Mentoring Is a Personal Business......Page 52
The Mentoring Network......Page 53
Three Ways to Succeed......Page 55
To Be (Mentored) or Not to Be......Page 57
Manager's Checklist for Chapter 3......Page 61
What Do You Want? What Do You Need?......Page 64
Trust, Honesty, and Integrity......Page 67
Availability......Page 71
Effectiveness......Page 73
Expertise......Page 74
Relevant Experience......Page 75
Commitment and Passion......Page 76
Results......Page 78
Manager's Checklist for Chapter 4......Page 79
5. The Professional Mentor......Page 80
What Is a Professional Mentor?......Page 82
What Is a Professional Mentoring Program?......Page 83
What Are the Qualifications of a Professional Mentor?......Page 89
What Do Professional Mentors Expect From Their Protégés?......Page 93
Professional Mentoring and the Organization......Page 96
Manager's Checklist for Chapter 5......Page 98
6. The Formal Corporate Mentor......Page 100
What Is a Formal Corporate Mentor?......Page 101
What Is a Formal Corporate Mentoring Program?......Page 104
What Are the Qualifications of a Formal Corporate Mentor?......Page 110
What Do Formal Corporate Mentors Expect from Their Protégés?......Page 114
Setting Up a Formal Corporate Mentoring Program......Page 117
Manager's Checklist for Chapter 6......Page 120
7. The Informal Corporate Mentor......Page 122
What Is an Informal Corporate Mentor?......Page 124
What Is an Informal Corporate Mentoring Program?......Page 126
What Are the Qualifications of an Informal Corporate Mentor?......Page 129
What Do Informal Corporate Mentors Expect from Their Protégés?......Page 131
Manager's Checklist for Chapter 7......Page 133
8. The Peer-to-Peer Mentor......Page 134
What Is a Peer-to-Peer Mentor?......Page 137
What Is a Peer-to-Peer Mentoring Program?......Page 140
What Are the Qualifications of a Peer Mentor?......Page 142
Manager's Checklist for Chapter 8......Page 144
9. The Friend or Family Mentor......Page 146
What Is a Friend or Family Mentor?......Page 148
What Is a Friend or Family Mentoring Program?......Page 150
What Are the Qualifications of a Friend or Family Mentor?......Page 151
Manager's Checklist for Chapter 9......Page 152
Confidence......Page 154
Understand Career Velocity......Page 155
Earn the Opportunity for Mentoring......Page 156
Don't Wait for the Call—Work for It......Page 158
Know Your Environment......Page 159
Work to Win......Page 160
Show the Courage to Lead......Page 161
Set Great Expectations......Page 162
Manager's Checklist for Chapter 10......Page 163
Focus on Performance......Page 164
Typical Patterns for Establishing a Mentoring Relationship......Page 165
Matchmaking Process......Page 166
Cross-Gender Mentoring......Page 167
Cross-Culture Mentoring......Page 168
Summary......Page 170
Manager's Checklist for Chapter 11......Page 171
Management......Page 172
Employees......Page 173
How Long Should Mentoring Last?......Page 175
Formal Corporate Mentoring......Page 176
Professional Mentoring......Page 177
Manager's Checklist for Chapter 12......Page 178
Why You Should Hire a Professional Mentor......Page 180
Professional Mentors as Extreme Personal Leaders......Page 181
Management Initiated......Page 183
Mentee Initiated......Page 185
Manager's Checklist for Chapter 13......Page 188
Potential Pitfalls......Page 190
Minimize Bureaucracy......Page 191
Build the Right Culture......Page 192
Stay Committed to Your Leadership......Page 193
Conclusion......Page 194
Manager's Checklist for Chapter 14......Page 197
Appendix. Principles of Leadership for Mentors......Page 198
C......Page 200
F......Page 201
L......Page 202
N......Page 203
R......Page 204
W......Page 205
Z......Page 206