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| Material Type: | Internet resource |
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| Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
W Brad Johnson; Charles R Ridley |
| ISBN: | 1403964017 9781403964014 |
| OCLC Number: | 52886939 |
| Description: | xvi, 146 p. ; 22 cm. |
| Contents: | What excellent mentors do : matters of skill. Choose protégés selectively ; Know your protégés ; Expect excellence (and nothing else) ; Affirm, affirm, affirm, and then affirm some more ; Provide sponsorship ; Be a teacher and a coach ; Encourage and support ; Offer counsel in difficult times ; Protect when necessary ; Stimulate growth with challenging assignments ; Give protégés exposure and promote their visibility ; Nurture creativity ; Provide correction--even when painful ; Narrate growth and development ; Self-disclose when appropriate ; Accept increasing friendship and mutuality ; Teach faceting ; Be an intentional model ; Display dependability -- Traits of excellent mentors : matters of style and personality. Exude warmth ; Listen actively ; Show unconditional regard ; Tolerate idealization ; Embrace humor ; Do not expect perfection ; Attend to interpersonal cues ; Be trustworthy ; Respect values ; Do not stoop to jealousy -- Arranging the mentor- protégé relationship : matters of beginning. Carefully consider the "match" ; Clarify expectations ; Define relationship boundaries ; Consider protégé relationship style ; Describe potential benefits and risks ; Be sensitive to gender ; Be sensitive to race and ethnicity ; Plan for change at the outset ; Schedule periodic reviews or evaluations -- Knowing thyself as a mentor : matters of integrity. Consider the consequences of being a mentor ; Practice self-care ; Be productive ; Make sure you are competent ; Hold yourself accountable ; Respect the power of attraction ; Accept the burden of power ; Practice humility ; Never exploit protégés -- When things go wrong : matters of restoration. Above all, do no harm ; Slow down the process ; Tell the truth ; Seek consultation ; Document carefully ; Dispute your irrational thinking -- Welcoming change and saying goodbye : matters of closure. Welcome change and growth ; Accept endings ; Find helpful ways to say goodbye ; Mentor as a way of life. |
| Responsibility: | W. Brad Johnson and Charles R. Ridley. |
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