Managers as mentors building partnerships for learning /
Managers as Mentors redefines the meaning of mentoring to fit today's business realities. In a world where overnight obsolescence threatens skills and knowledge, and new forms of leadership are replacing the old boss-subordinate relationship, success calls for creative ways to foster learning,...
| Main Author: | Bell, Chip R. |
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
San Francisco, Calif. :
Berrett-Koehler Publishers,
{uFFFD}1996.
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| Physical Description: |
xviii, 189 pages ; 24 cm. |
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Table of Contents:
- 1. The Art of Mentoring: Passing along the Wisdom
- 2. The Context for Mentoring: "Boss" Is a Four-Letter Word
- 3. Leveling the Learning Field: Roles and Axioms
- 4. Mentoring in Action: A Continuing Case
- 5. Assessing Your Mentoring Talents: A Self-Check Scale
- 6. Kindling Kinship: The Power of Rapport
- 7. Avoiding Thin Ice: Advice and Feedback
- 8. Socrates' Secret Skill: Awesome Queries
- 9. Putting the "Us" in "Trust": Blending Humility and Confidence
- 10. Ear of an Ally: The Lost Art of Listening
- 11. "Give-and-Take" Starts with "Give": Distinguished Dialogues
- 12. Scared Students: When Fear and Learning Collide
- 13. Trading Power for Respect: When Pupils Are Peers
- 14. The Bluebirds' Secret: The Gift of Balance
- 15. The Mentor's Greatest Gift: Passionate Connections
- 16. Mentoring on the Run: White-Water Wisdom
- 17. Mentoring Long Distance: Remote Learning
- 18. The Role of Role Plays: Mentoring with Behavior Rehearsal
- 19. Don't Touch That Dial: Mentoring around Equipment
- 20. Managing Sweet Sorrow: Life after Mentoring
- 21. The Kaizen of Mentoring: Learning, Learning, Learning.