"The greatest gift one can give, other than love, is to help another learn! The Mentor's Guide has made that gift-giving compelling, comfortable, and competent. Every leader who cares about nurturing talent and facilitating excellence will find this book a joy to read and a jewel to share."

—Chip R. Bell, author of Managers as Mentors

"Life is an adventure and The Mentor's Guide generates excitement and energy for the journey. Full of pragmatic, comprehensive ideas for those whose passion is developing leaders, it is guaranteed to be all you will need to cultivate a fruitful and fun mentoring journey. The adventure begins and ends within these pages!"

—Carrole A. Wolin, president, National Institute for Leadership Development

"Zachary has written a comprehensive and accessible review of the complex and sometimes contradictory process of mentoring. She conceptualizes mentoring as a relationship of adult learning and complements this analysis with numerous illustrations, exercises, and suggestions for good practice. Written in a conversational yet critical way, and full of recognizable vignettes, The Mentor's Guide is a wonderfully helpful compendium of ideas and resources that can be read profitably by novice and experienced mentors alike."

—Stephen Brookfield, distinguished professor, University of St. Thomas, Minneapolis

"Zachary shares stories, strategies, tips, and tools that demystify the most elemental form of informal learning and provides resources for taking the mentoring relationship to a deeper level of fulfillment."

—Victoria J. Marsick, Teachers College, Columbia University

"This guide goes beyond simply establishing a framework for a successful mentoring experience and providing some helpful 'how tos.' It is a compendium of virtually everything we know on making a mentoring relationship or program successful."

—F. Richard Lennon, vice president and chief information officer, Nordstrom, Inc.

Thoughtful and rich with advice, The Mentor's Guide explores the critical process of mentoring and presents practical tools for facilitating the experience from beginning to end. It is based on Laurent A. Daloz's popular and widely used concept that mentoring is a learning journey in which the mentor and mentee serve as companions along the way. Now managers, teachers, and leaders from any career, professional, or educational setting can successfully navigate the learning journey by using the hands-on worksheets and exercises in this unique resource. Readers will learn how to:

• Assess their readiness to become a mentor

• Establish the relationship

• Set appropriate goals

• Monitor progress and achievement

• Avoid common pitfalls

• Bring the relationship to a natural conclusion

Explores the process of mentoring and presents practical tools for facilitating the mentoring experience from beginning to end. Shows how to assess readiness to become a mentor, establish the relationship, and set appropriate goals. Tells how to monitor progress and achievement, avoid common pitfalls, and bring the relationship to a natural conclusion. Includes numerous worksheets and exercises. The author is a specialist in adult development and learning, and principal of a consulting firm.
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"The greatest gift one can give, other than love, is to help another learn! The Mentor's Guide has made that gift-giving compelling, comfortable, and competent. Every leader who cares about nurturing talent and facilitating excellence will find this book a joy to read and a jewel to share." (Chip R. Bell, author of Managers as Mentors)

"Life is an adventure and The Mentor's Guide generates excitement and energy for the journey. Full of pragmatic, comprehensive ideas for those whose passion is developing leaders, it is guaranteed to be all you will need to cultivate a fruitful and fun mentoring journey. The adventure begins and ends within these pages!" (Carrole A. Wolin, President, National Institute for Leadership Development)

"Zachary has written a comprehensive and accessible review of the complex and sometimes contradictory process of mentoring. She conceptualizes mentoring as a relationship of adult learning and complements this analysis with numerous illustrations, exercises, and suggestions for good practice. Written in a conversational yet critical way, and full of recognizable vignettes, The Mentor's Guide is a wonderfully helpful compAndium of ideas and resources that can be read profitably by novice and experienced mentors alike." (Stephen Brookfield, distinguished professor, University of St. Thomas, Minneapolis)

"Zachary shares stories, strategies, tips, and tools that demystify the most elemental form of informal learning and provides resources for taking the mentoring relationship to a deeper level of fulfillment." (Victoria J. Marsick, Teachers College, Columbia University)

"This guide goes beyond simply establishing a framework for a successful mentoring experience and providing some helpful 'how tos.' It is a compendium of virtually everything we know on making a mentoring relationship or program successful." (F. Richard Lennon, vice president and chief information officer, Nordstrom, Inc.)

"Practical, useful, and insightful! Here is a guide to developing talent within your organization through mentoring and coaching. An added bonus lies in the personal insight that mentors gain about themselves during the learning relationship." (Gary Loudamy, director of human resources and business improvement, Ethicon, Inc.)

This text explores the critical process of mentoring and presents practical tools for facilitating the experience from beginning to end. It is based on Laurent A. Daloz's and widely used concept that mentoring is a learning journey in which the mentor and mentee serve as companions along the way.

Bring the relationship to a natural conclusion

Thoughtful and rich with advice, The Mentor's Guideexplores the critical process of mentoring and presents practical tools for facilitating the experience from beginning to end. Now managers, teachers, and leaders from any career, professional, or educational setting can successfully navigate the learning journey by using the hands-on worksheets and exercises in this unique resource.

Readers will learn how to:

• Assess their readiness to become a mentor
• Establish the relationship
• Set appropriate goals
• Monitor progress and achievement
• Avoid common pitfalls
• Bring the relationship to a natural conclusion

"The greatest gift one can give, other than love, is to help another learn! Every leader who cares about nurturing talent and facilitating excellence will find this book a joy to read and a jewel to share."

--Chip R. Bell, author of Managers as Mentors

Includes bibliographical references (p. 187-190) and index.

LOIS J. ZACHARY is a specialist in adult development and learning and principal of Leadership Development Services, a consulting firm that offers leadership education and training for corporate and nonprofit organizations across the United States.

Grounding the Work: Focusing on Learning.

Working the Ground: Considering Context.

To Everything There Is a Season: Predictable Phases.

Tilling the Soil: Preparing.

Planting Seeds: Negotiating.

Nurturing Growth: Enabling.

Reaping the Harvest: Coming to Closure.

Regenerating Personal Growth Through Mentoring.

Appendix A. Creating a Mentoring Culture.

Appendix B. Digging Deeper: Resources for Further Learning.