Starting Strong - A Mentoring Fable (Hardcover)

A hands-on and usable guide to making the first 90 days of your mentoring relationship a success

In "Starting Strong, " mentoring experts Lois J. Zachary and Lory A. Fischler weave a compelling tale that exemplifies the concepts, highlights the dynamics, and outlines the issues involved in mentoring relationships. The authors use the form of a fable to tell the story of a budding mentoring relationship filled with possibilities, problems, and triumphs. The story of Cynthia, a seasoned professional, and her new mentee Rafa, brings to life Zachary and Fischler's wealth of mentoring suggestions and best practices and each episode of the fable is accompanied by reflection questions, key learnings, and strategies that readers can apply to their own mentoring relationships. The authors include a conversation playbook that guides mentors and mentees through six essential conversations that will help them establish a strong mentoring connection, and keep it moving forward.

As organizations face the transition of departing Boomers and arriving Millennials, "Starting Strong" offers a hands-on and readable guide to create effective mentoring relationships that will ensure the success of that transition. The book: Covers the key components of a successful mentoring relationship including building trust, establishing a comfort zone (and then having the courage to leave it), holding productive meetings, dealing with power dynamics, setting goals, and keeping momentum goingShows how to avoid common pitfalls and overcome mentoring obstaclesApplies to any organizational or institutional setting

"Starting Strong" is more than an engaging story of mentorship, it's a vital resource for understanding how to implement and sustain a meaningful mentoring relationship.

General

Imprint:	John Wiley & Sons
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	November 2014
First published:	2014
Authors:	LJ Zachary
Dimensions:	241 x 162 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	224
ISBN-13:	978-1-118-76771-9
Categories:	Books > Business & Economics > Business & management > Management of specific areas > Personnel & human resources management
LSN:	1-118-76771-3
Barcode:	9781118767719

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