The elements of mentoring / W. Brad Johnson and Charles R. Ridley.
"In The Elements of Mentoring, Johnson and Ridley distill volumes of theory and research on the mechanics of mentoring relationships into the sixty-five core essentials for becoming an exceptional mentor. These are the crucial nuts and bolts of mentoring, the "rules of engagement" for...
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New York :
Palgrave Macmillan,
2008.
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Table of Contents:
- Select your proteges carefully
- Be there
- Know your proteges
- Expect excellence (and nothing else)
- Affirm, affirm, affirm, and then affirm some more
- Provide sponsorship
- Be a teacher and a coach
- Encourage and support
- Shape behavior using reinforcement
- Offer counsel in difficult times
- Protect when necessary
- Stimulate growth with challenging assignments
- Give proteges exposure and promote their visibility
- Nurture creativity
- Provide correction-even when painful
- Give the inside scoop
- Narrate growth and development
- Self-disclose when appropriate
- Accept increasing friendship and mutuality
- Teach faceting
- Be an intentional model
- Display dependability
- Exude warmth
- Listen actively
- Show unconditional regard
- Respect privacy and confidentiality
- Tolerate idealization
- Embrace humor
- Do not expect perfection
- Attend to interpersonal cues
- Be trustworthy
- Respect values
- Do not stoop to jealousy
- Carefully consider the "match"
- Clarify expectations
- Establish measureable goals
- Define relationship boundaries
- Consider protege relationship style
- Describe potential benefits and risks
- Be sensitive to gender
- Be sensitive to race and ethnicity
- Foster mentoring constellations
- Plan for change at the outset
- Schedule periodic reviews or evaluations
- Consider the consequences of being a mentor
- Practice self-care
- Be productive
- Resist cloning
- Make sure you are competent
- Hold yourself accountable
- Respect the power of attraction
- Accept the burden of power
- Practice humility
- Never exploit proteges
- Balance advocacy with gate-keeping
- Above all, do no harm
- Slow down the process
- Tell the truth
- Seek consultation
- Document carefully
- Dispute your irrational thinking
- Welcome change and growth
- Accept endings
- Find helpful ways to say goodbye
- Mentor as a way of life.