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Mentoring In Action

A Practical Guide for Managers

Bob Garvey, Paul Stokes, Ruth Garrett-Harris, David Clutterbuck, David Megginson

Containing numerous case studies from a wide range of international organizations, Mentoring in Action presents a variety of mentoring schemes, pointing out both successes and failures.

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EAN: 9780749444969

Edition: 2

Published: 29 Nov 2005

Format: 233 x 155

288 pages

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About the book

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.

About the authors

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.