Book description
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 going
Shows how to avoid common pitfalls and overcome mentoring obstacles
Applies 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.
Table of contents
- Foreword
- Introduction
-
Part One: The Fable
- The Week Before: Questions Before We Start
- The First Meeting: Powering Up
- The Second Meeting: Taking Care of Business
- The Third Meeting: Let’s Get Real
- The Fourth Meeting: Sorting It Out
- The Fifth Meeting: Straight Talk
- The Sixth Meeting: Holding Up a Mirror
- Epilogue: Five Years Later
- Cynthia’s and Rafa’s Advice for Mentors and Mentees
- Part Two: The Mentoring Conversation Playbook
- Afterword: Starting Strong, Moving Forward
- Suggested Reading
- Acknowledgments
- About the Authors
- Index
- Advertisements
- End User License Agreement
Product information
- Title: Starting Strong: A Mentoring Fable
- Author(s):
- Release date: October 2014
- Publisher(s): Jossey-Bass
- ISBN: 9781118767719
You might also like
book
Building the Best: 8 Proven Leadership Principles to Elevate Others to Success
Build a world-class team culture with proven principles from renowned “Follow My Lead” podcaster and business …
book
Business Coaching and Mentoring For Dummies
Don't fall behind—Coach your business toward success! Business Coaching & Mentoring For Dummies explores effective coaching …
book
Creating a Mentoring Program: Mentoring Partnerships Across the Generations
Engage your employees with a mentoring program that spans across the generations. With a workforce full …
book
The Power of Positive Coaching: The Mindset and Habits to Inspire Winning Results and Relationships
Positive Coaching Mindset x Positive Coaching Habits = Winning Results and Relationships Most coaching books focus …