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How to Mentor

Build Relationships that Challenge and Guide

Mike Clayton

Learn how to build your confidence and enhance your career by mentoring in the workplace.

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EAN: 9781398630505

Edition: 1

Published: 03 Jan 2027

Format: 216 x 138

216 pages

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About the book

Whatever stage you're at in your career, you could find yourself in a mentoring role.

How to Mentor is your practical guide to building effective, meaningful mentoring relationships at work. Learn how to build trust, listen with empathy and give feedback that supports real development. From structuring conversations to using AI to enhance your meetings, this book shows you how to support your mentee while strengthening your own skills.

Written by leadership expert Mike Clayton, this accessible guide is packed with practical advice and proven techniques you can apply straight away.

With How to Mentor, you'll feel more confident guiding others, sharing your expertise and making a lasting impact on the next generation of talent.

About the authors

Mike Clayton is a business educator and communicator. He helps businesspeople improve their performance in communication, management and leadership, and personal effectiveness. He has coached and mentored thousands of people at all levels from Managing Directors to new joiners. He learned these skills while at Deloitte Consulting, where he embedded them into his day-to-day leadership style. He is based in Hampshire, UK.

Mike Clayton

- Chapter - 00: Introduction;
- Chapter - 01: The Value of Guidance;
- Chapter - 02: Introducing Mentoring in its Many Forms;
- Chapter - 03: Being a Mentor;
- Chapter - 04: The Mentoring Process;
- Chapter - 05: The Mentoring Toolset;
- Chapter - 06: Navigating Tricky Mentoring Situations;
- Chapter - 07: Mentoring at the Edges;
- Chapter - 08: The Mentee Experience;
- Chapter - 09: The Psychology and Neuroscience of Mentoring;
- Chapter - 10: AI Mentoring;
- Chapter - 11: Mentoring in Organisations;
- Chapter - 12: The Future of Mentoring;
- Chapter - 13: Appendices;