Making Mentoring Happen: A simple and effective guide to implementing a successful mentoring program
By (Author) Kathy Lacey
Allen & Unwin
Allen & Unwin
1st June 1999
Australia
Professional and Scholarly
Non Fiction
658
132
Width 190mm, Height 235mm
274g
Discover the personal and professional benefits of mentoring relationships in this practical and concise guidebook. The book explains the concept of mentoring and outlines the benefits for all those involved. Then it shows how a programme can be implemented, before finally giving you the training activities and sample documents to make your mentoring programme run smoothly. Whether your business wants to reduce staff turnover, induct new employees more successfully, fast-track best employees, make best use of their senior staff and keep them motivated, or improve company performance and morale, a mentoring programme should help. This book aims to show you how easy it is to set up a mentoring programme that really works to everyone's benefit. The "Making it Happen" series of books provide you with the inspiration, ideas and tools to generate positive change. The books are written with a practical focus so that you can learn about the theory, and the advantages and pitfalls of the subject matter in order to create and implement a strategy that is right for your workplace.
The author, Kathy Lacey, is a practicing consultant who specializes in mentoring programs. Kathy is the owner of the company, Right Angles Consulting Pty Limited and has successfully published on performance appraisal and educational theory.