Product Description

"If you want to find out what mentoring is . . . then this book is the place to find out." -- Management Training

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1155259 in Books
• Published on: 2006-01-28
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 240 pages

Review
"Practical handbook.... A manual for academic, management and human resource professionals." -- getAbstract.com

Review
"ÝE¨xplains how to establish a mentoring program.... getAbstract recommends this book as a manual for academic, management and human resource professional who are interested in mentoring. Those who are not yet convinced that their organizations need mentoring programs may see the light after they read this book." -- getAbstract.com "getAbstract.com"

About the Author
David Megginson, principal of Megginson Technologies, has been active within the SGML and XML communities since 1991. He led the original initiative that created SAX, the leading streaming API for XML that has been implemented in products by IBM, Oracle, Apache, and Sun. He also chaired the XML Information Set Working Group at the W3C Consortium and was a member of its XML Working Group. In 2000, he received the Java Technology Achievement Award for Outstanding Contributions to the Java Community from Sun and "JavaPro" magazine.


Dr. David Clutterbuck is senior partner at Clutterbuck Associates, a leading international consultancy in coaching and mentoring. Co-founder of the European Mentoring Centre (now the European Mentoring and Coaching Council), he is visiting professor at Sheffield Hallam University's Mentoring and Coaching Research Group. He is the author or co-author of nearly 50 books, including The Winning Streak, Techniques in Coaching and Mentoring, The Power of Empowerment, Learning Alliances, and Inspired Customer Service.

Bob Garvey is Principal Lecturer and leader of the Mentoring and Coaching Research Unit at Sheffield Hallam University.

Paul Stokes Stokes also works at the Unit as a Senior Lecturer.

Ruth Garrett-Harris holds the position of Researcher and Consultant.

Customer Reviews

The basics of mentoring - and being mentored
Although virtually every informed observer agrees that modern organizations must evolve more rapidly in order to thrive, few companies sufficiently emphasize the importance of mentoring - face-to-face coaching that prepares workers to assume greater responsibilities. Described as "a celebration of mentoring in action," this practical handbook explains how to establish a mentoring program. It assumes that you are already familiar with mentoring terminology. Authors David Megginson, David Clutterbuck, Bob Garvey, Paul Stokes and Ruth Garrett-Harris emphasize the importance your organization's culture plays in the establishment of a mentoring program. The book is primarily a series of case studies - more than 25, involving a wide variety of corporate and academic examples - wrapped in an extended introduction and a conclusion. We recommend this book as a manual for academic, management and human resource professionals who are interested in mentoring. Those who are not yet convinced that their organizations need mentoring programs may see the light after they read this book.