A Practical Guide to Mentoring: How to Help Others Achieve Their Goals

Contents......Page 6
Preface......Page 10
Achievement......Page 12
Sources of help......Page 13
Examples of mentoring schemes......Page 14
2 Helping People to Progress......Page 16
Understanding people's needs and expectations......Page 17
Making career choices......Page 18
Making progress......Page 19
Sources of help......Page 21
The advantages of 'off-line' help......Page 23
In summary. . .......Page 24
3 Mentoring and Who Can Do It......Page 26
The mentoring approach......Page 27
A definition of mentoring......Page 28
Types of mentoring......Page 29
What you need to be a mentor......Page 33
Some basic rules......Page 35
Formal qualifications in mentoring......Page 38
Critical factors......Page 40
Other important factors......Page 41
5 Preparing Yourself for the Role......Page 42
Understanding the process......Page 44
Clarifying objectives......Page 45
Obtaining background information......Page 46
The roles of other parties......Page 48
The mentor's role in preparing the mentee......Page 49
The first meeting......Page 52
In summary. . .......Page 53
6 Establishing the Mentoring Relationship......Page 55
Understanding the nature of the relationship......Page 57
Setting boundaries......Page 59
Agreeing contact strategies......Page 60
Matching individual mentoring and learning styles......Page 62
In summary. . .......Page 65
7 The Mentoring Process......Page 67
Mentoring meetings......Page 69
Planning the logistics of meetings......Page 71
Dealing with issues......Page 72
Using networking to help your mentee......Page 73
Maintaining contact......Page 74
Taking account of external relationships......Page 75
In summary. . .......Page 76
8 Ending the Mentoring Relationship......Page 79
Agreeing the objectives......Page 81
Planning your exit strategy in advance......Page 82
Recognising when the relationship is not working......Page 83
Setting the 'end date'......Page 84
Recommendations for a continuing mentoring arrangement......Page 85
In summary. . .......Page 87
9 Benefits and Pitfalls......Page 88
Benefits to you as mentor......Page 89
Benefits to the mentee......Page 91
Pitfalls that may arise......Page 93
Avoiding the pitfalls......Page 94
In summary. . .......Page 95
10 Getting Started......Page 97
Preparation......Page 99
Approaching the task methodically......Page 100
Periodically reviewing the process and relationship......Page 102
11 Mentoring Scenarios......Page 104
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W......Page 127