Beyond the Myths and Magic of Mentoring: How to Facilitate an Effective Mentoring Process, Revised Edition

Many managers believe that effective mentoring is most often the lucky result of personal chemistry between two people. But in this book, author Margo Murray lays that myth to rest. Her guide gives you all the expert advice, tools, and case studies you'll need to harness the power of mentoring. Building on the solid principles outlined in the first book, this revised edition adds examples of mentoring from recent publications and the author's client experience. It also includes international examples. It reveals how mentoring can maximize employee productivity and provides information on how to assess organizational needs and link them to the mentoring process. Includes all the information needed to evaluate the effectiveness of a mentoring program.

"Margo told us early on that mentoring would be the linchpin of our AYES model and she was certainly correct. Our mentoring process has set the AYES initiative apart from all other automotive training programs. Thanks to her for all of her contributions and coaching us to emphasize the mentor role in our initiative." Donald T. Gray, president and CEO, Automotive YES, General Motors "Margo has done it again! This new edition provides the blueprint, tools, and resources to create a successful facilitated mentoring process. This revised edition will be a great addition to your professional library." Roger M. Addison, director, human performance technology, International Society for Performance Improvement "The phenomenon of the use of mentoring in today's society is definitely at a juncture where it needs to be developed as a comprehensive discipline. Ms. Murray's Facilitated Mentoring Model provides the critical link for private and public sector mentoring." Martin A. Jacks, founding president and director, The Mentoring Center, Oakland, California "A must read for the HRD practitioner interested in building a realistic approach to facilitated mentoring." Kathy Wentworth Drahosz, president, The Training Connection, Inc. "For many individuals and organizations who work directly with people, the concept of mentoring, of developing potential, simply makes sense. Too often the problem is how to accomplish this. Margo Murray's book makes this process understandable and provides a very effective roadmap to successful mentoring relationships." Danny E. Sledge, dean of students, Kalamazoo College, and president, International Mentoring Association Praise for the First Edition "Literally 'soup to nuts' roadmaps of the facilitated mentoring process." Journal of Continuing Education "If you want to understand the design and administration of a mentoring program, this is an excellent reference." HR Magazine "An excellent resource for managers, human resource specialists, or anyone who is interested in pursuing a mentoring relationship for career growth." Performance & Instruction Quarterly

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The president of an international consulting firm overviews the history, definition, and benefits and pitfalls of facilitated mentoring for all participants; and advises on assessing prot and organizational readiness, structuring the mentor role, and evaluating process cost-effectiveness and performance improvement. Includes new case examples, generic and specific models, planning checklists, and resources. The date is not given for the first edition. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Beyond the Myths and Magic of Mentoring......Page 1 Contents......Page 8 Preface......Page 10 The Author......Page 22 Part One: The Mentoring Concept, Benefits, and Pitfalls......Page 24 1. What Mentoring Is—and What It Is Not......Page 28 2. Mentoring at Work in Organizations......Page 40 3. The Upside and the Downside for the Organization......Page 56 4. Payoffs and Penalties for the Protégé......Page 70 5. The Mentor’s Motivation and Concerns......Page 82 Part Two: Facilitated Mentoring: How to Make It Work......Page 94 6. Mentoring Models and Applications......Page 98 7. Assessing Needs and Determining Organizational Readiness......Page 126 8. Structuring the Mentor Role: Qualifications, Recruitment, Selection, and Rewards......Page 138 9. Selecting Protégés and Diagnosing Their Development Needs......Page 154 10. Involving the Boss Who Is Not the Mentor......Page 168 11. The Coordination Team: Selection, Training, and Responsibilities......Page 174 12. Negotiating Sound Mentoring Agreements......Page 190 13. Evaluating Mentoring Process Effectiveness......Page 200 14. Gender, Culture, and Relationship Concerns......Page 214 15. Making Facilitated Mentoring Work......Page 228 Resource: Sources of Instruments for Assessing Growth and Development......Page 234 References......Page 236 Index......Page 242 Many managers believe that effective mentoring is most often the lucky result of personal chemistry between two people. But in this book, author Margo Murray lays that myth to rest. Her guide gives you all the expert advice, tools, and case studies you'll need to harness the power of mentoring. Building on the solid principles outlined in the first edition, this revised edition adds examples of mentoring from recent publications and the author's client experience Many managers believe that effective mentoring is most often the lucky result of personal chemistry between two people. But in this book, author Margo Murray lays that myth to rest. Her guide offers advice, tools and case studies to harness the power of mentoring. Shows how to develop and retain talented employees though the effective use of facilitated mentoring programmes. Margo Murray provides step-by-step guidelines for putting together a cost-effective programme that fosters employee learning and growth.