The Mentor's Guide (eBook)

LOIS J. ZACHARY is the founder of Leadership Development Services, LLC, and its Center for Mentoring Excellence. Her innovative mentoring expertise and practical approaches have been used globally by a wide array of clients, including Fortune 500 companies, government organizations, and educational and other institutions. LISA Z. FAIN is the CEO of Center for Mentoring Excellence. A global speaker on building inclusion through mentoring, Lisa guides organizations to create more engaged and productive workforces and better workplaces through effective mentoring programs.

Exercises, Examples, Tables, and Figures xi

Foreword by Laurent A. Parks Daloz xv

Preface to the Third Edition xvii

Acknowledgments xxiii

About the Authors xxv

1 Learning: Grounding the Work of Mentoring 1

Part One Considering Context 33

2 The Context of Difference: Bringing Who We Are to What We Do 37

3 The Context of Connection: Physical, Virtual, Personal 75

Part Two The Predictable Phases of Mentoring 97

4 Preparing: Getting Ready for a Mentoring Relationship 101

5 Negotiating: Establishing Agreements 135

6 Enabling Growth: Support, Challenge, and Vision 167

7 Enabling Growth: Engaging in Feedback and Dealing with Stumbling Blocks 191

8 Coming to Closure: Looking Back, Moving Forward 225

9 Digging Deeper: Integrating Your Learning: Tips and Resources 249

Notes 265

References 273

Index 283