Mentoring in Action: A Practical Guide

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Kogan Page Publishers, 2006 - Business & Economics - 267 pages

Mentoring continues to be one of the fastest growing techniques in human resource management. It's viewed as being an essential building block of modern management development. But what is mentoring and why is it so popular?

Mentoring in Action answers these questions plus many more. Now in its second edition, this popular book continues to examine a variety of mentoring schemes through a multitude of new, insightful case studies, illustrating both the successes and failures. Re-structured to provide a thorough overview of mentoring, the subject is broken down into small, accessible sections including: Making a mentoring culture; Principles of scheme design; The shape of a mentoring relationship; Frameworks for a mentoring episode;Techniques in mentoring; Mentoring moments.

Hugely practical, it demonstrates the flexibility of mentoring and its application in numerous areas, including business, the public sector, education and the community, and explains how mentoring can benefit the effectiveness of: the learning organisation; empowerment initiatives; management competencies; personal development plans; performance management; and career management.

An innovative approach to a fascinating subject.

 

Selected pages

Contents

Case Studies
39
A journey of discovery
68
Plumbers poets and learning for EDHEC Business School
85
Diversity mentoring in BT Zulfi Hussain
102
A mentoring case study based
124
Mentoring owners of micro businesses in Nottingham
142
A development programme
156
Mentoring for leadership in HBOS Tom Riddell
171
Case Studies
189
Interview with
212
Lis Merrick is mentored through transition Lis Merrick
228
Eleanor Williams
232
Applying the Lessons
239
References
257
Further reading from Kogan Page 269
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About the author (2006)

David Megginson is Professor of Human Resource Development at Sheffield Hallam University and co-founder of the European Coaching and Mentoring Council (ECMC). He is also the co-author of Human Resource Development in the Kogan Page MBA Masterclass Series. David Clutterbuck is also a co-founder of the ECMC and senior partner of Clutterbuck Associates. Bob Garvey is Principal Lecturer and leader of the Mentoring and Coaching Research Unit at Sheffield Hallam University. Paul Stokes also works at the Unit as a Senior Lecturer, and Ruth Garrett-Harris holds the position of Researcher and Consultant.

Bibliographic information

TitleMentoring in Action: A Practical Guide
Kogan Page Series
AuthorDavid Megginson
Editionillustrated
PublisherKogan Page Publishers, 2006
ISBN0749444967, 9780749444969
Length267 pages
Subjects › 

Business & Economics / Human Resources & Personnel Management
Business & Economics / Management
Business & Economics / Mentoring & Coaching
  
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