The Mentor's Companion

Rhianon Washington

Description

This book explores what mentoring is and what are the essential skills required for it to be effective. Based on research, a new model is introduced – distal mentoring – which embodies best practice and can mitigate negative outcomes. Illustrated with relevant scenarios and mentoring tips, this book is a development tool for active practitioners, and expresses the mentoring process by emphasising its fundamental applications. This is reinforced by case studies and supporting theory, delivering a practical yet digestible medium. Following an initial exploration of the nature of mentoring, key techniques such as deep listening skills, empathy and powerful questioning are examined. Along with developing the relationship through empathy, emotional intelligence and rapport building, this book provides a comprehensive text in its introduction of mentoring as well as its recommendation of best practice.

Contents
Preface
What is Mentoring?
Mentoring Skills: the Building Blocks
Mentoring Models
Toxic Mentoring
Mentoring Schemes
Distal Mentoring
References
Bibliography
Index

Sujets

• Study Aids
• Employabilité, métiers et formations
• Professional

Informations

• Publié par: University of Wales Press
• Date de parution: 15 février 2018
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781786831859
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 5 Mo

Extrait

The Mentor’s Companion

The Mentor’s Companion A G U I D E T O G O O D M E N T O R I N G P R A C T I C E

Rhianon Washington

UNIVERSITY OF WALES PRESS 2018

© Rhianon Washington, 

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ISBN eISBN

978-1-78683-184-2 978-1-78683-185-9

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Preface

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chapter 1is Mentoring? What

chapter 2Skills: the Building Blocks Mentoring

chapter 3 Mentoring Models

chapter 4 Toxic Mentoring

chapter 5Schemes Mentoring

chapter 6 Distal Mentoring

Afterword

References

Bibliography

Index

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Preface

Whether you are new to mentoring or a seasoned practitioner, common challenges con ront both novice and proficient alike.The Mentor’s Companionexplores these challenges and how they can be overcome.  Mentoring is a process inherent to human activity. We can all point to instances in our personal lives o being mentored or acting as a mentor even i we do not label it as such:

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the amily member guiding the young through adolescence and beyond the inspirational tutor who instils a desire or learning and selimprovement the supportive riend helping to deal with disappointments or diicult situations the motivational captain or coach on the sports ield looking to get the best out o their players

It is a logical progression thereore to embrace this basic nurturing instinct and harness it in pursuit o personal, proessional and organisational development.The Mentor’s Com- panionexplains the essential processes, the skills and techniques required to become a proficient mentor and how to reduce the risk o common mentoring pitalls. The author draws on knowledge acquired through doctoral research and experience gained rom training mentors and mentees in business, public services and higher education, rom small schemes to major regional operations or over ten years. The Mentor’s Companionofers examples and techniques to ensure good mentor ing practice, that is to say, efective mentoring that illuminates, inspires and supports. The book tells a progressive story, working rom the elementary oundations o mentor ing meaning and purpose, to a more intricate examination o its principles and applied mechanisms.