Mentoring: How to Develop Successful Mentor Behaviors (Crisp 50-Minute Book)
Author: Gordon F. Shea
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ISBN: 1560526424
Publisher: Crisp Pubns (November, 2001)
Sales Rank: 18,600
Average Customer Rating: 4 out of 5
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Rating: 3 out of 5
Mentoring is a practical workbook for the first time mentor.
Mentoring by Gordon Shea is a fun read. This book acts like a workbook and is very practical. Mentoring is recommended for any person who is considering a mentorship position either professsionally or personally. I it to be very quick and easy to read. The reader is allowed to reflect on themselves as mentors as well as who they are mentoring. It focuses on gender and age issues that may occur. There are several opportunities for the reader to complete written exercises by themselves as well as in small groups. The strengths of the book included precise to the point lists and recommendations for successful mentoring relationships. The weakness of this book falls on its' lack of in depth information on any topic. This book is a good introduction to mentoring for a first time mentor but not recommended for teachers that have been teaching for some time or have already assumed a mentor position in the past.
Rating: 4 out of 5
Mentoring is a straight-forward, easy reference guide.
Mentoring: How to Develop Successful Mentor Behaviors by Gordon F. Shea is a straight-forward, easily understandable handbook for helping to develop "successful mentor behaviors". Mr. Shea addresses seven major areas that mentors would want to focus on when interacting with their mentorees. He breaks down this "practical guide" into step-by-step instructions for potential mentors to follow. Questions that promote analysis and reflection are also included in the text. The book discusses the art of mentoring, whether mentoring is to be ventured into, understanding the needs of possible mentorees, beneficial and non-beneficial mentoring behaviors, gains for the mentoree and mentor, and "special situations" in which mentoring occurs. Within each of these chapters, the author intersperses ques- tionnaires and reflective pages for the reader to contemplate and complete. These help focus attention on how to progress through the reading and construct under- standing which can assist in developing a concrete plan for mentoring. Shea also talks about the mentoring relationship in terms of formality and length of interaction and the mentoree's requirements versus the mentors skills and abilities. Probable expecta- tions of these criteria are outlined in the traditional coordinate plan. The reader can glean additional expectations from any interactions that develop.
Overall, Mentoring is a guide that is extremely helpful. It is very easy to read, understand, and apply. The outcome can be rewarding for any mentor and mentoree who decide to use it as their outline for entering and completing a mentoring relation- ship. Read it, use it, and recommend it.!
Rating: 4 out of 5
A good "basic" skills book
As we bridge the gap from the 20th on the eve of the new millimun, the face of the workplace is also changing. This has been brought on by technology taking on a bigger role in all areas of the job market, not just here but around the world where the role of the boss, teacher and manager is as well changing. The result is a shift away from the typical company man who had worked at one job for an entire career, to an environment of more female and less American male and the changing of jobs every few years do to mergers and down sizing of employees. Now the boss must be sensitive to the role they must play in working with everyone today.Gordon Shea's easy to read book about mentoring is an excellent and easy to read "how to" book on today's workplace, and overcoming the obstacles associated with this "new" work environment.
The book is easy reading because of the layout of each seven sections, and the associated lessons, charts, reviews and assessments found at the end of each chapter. The strongest point in my opinion can is found in chapter 7, which covers those special areas, which we read about into today's news; Cross-Gender, Cross-Cultural and Special Needs mentoring.
Shea has woven humorous comments as well as lively graphical illustration to make points when certain mentoring situation arrive, overall this book is an excellent example of the basic "how to" and can provide the basic steps in becoming a productive mentor in any employment environment.
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