Mentoring In Action
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.
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.
REVIEWS :“Manages to skilfully articulate the increasing use and
flexibility of mentoring schemes, and their application within business,
the public sector, education and the community…the individual case
studies make compelling reading and it was particularly pleasing to see
a study describing the challenges faced by start-up entrepreneurs, as
this vital economic sector if often overlooked.”
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Training Journal
“About two-thirds of this meaty book is devoted to case studies,
split into organisational and individual examples. They are an eclectic
mix, ranging from voluntary schemes to executive learning, and cover
schemes from around the world… The book finishes as well as it began,
with solid advice on applying the lessons… an all-encompassing read, as
it gives a 360 –degree view of the mentoring process.”
Training & Coaching Today
“This edition provides the reader with a solid overview of
mentoring in a work-related capacity, extending its parameters into
community-based mentoring, mentoring for adults and young people in
transition, and mentoring for people who are experiencing a crisis
period in their life…. The mentoring techniques and ‘tools’ discussed
add a particularly diverse flavour to the book, encouraging the reader
to become a mentoring entrepreneur, in their application of mentoring,
across all sectors.”
Rapport
Paperback, 288 Pages, Dimensions 234 x 153 MM Language English.
David Megginson is Professor of Human Resource Development at Sheffield Hallam University and co-founder of the European Mentoring and Coaching Council (EMCC).
David Clutterbuck is Visiting Professor of Mentoring and Coaching at SHU and also a co-founder of the EMCC 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 works at the Mentoring and Coaching Research Unit at Sheffield Hallam University as a Senior Lecturer.
Ruth Garrett-Harris holds the position of Lecturer, Researcher and Consultant at the Mentoring and Coaching Research Unit at Sheffield Hallam University.