The Mentor's Guide Facilitating Effective Learning Relationships

Explore the latest edition of an authoritative resource on professional and educational mentoring 

In the newly revised Third Edition of The Mentor’s Guide: Facilitating Effective Learning Relationships, veteran mentoring experts Lois J.  Zachary and Lisa Z. Fain deliver a thoughtful and rich exploration of the critical process of mentoring. The book offers practical tools for facilitating the mentoring experience from beginning to end. 

In addition to walking you through the four phases of mentoring—preparing, negotiating enabling growth, and coming to closure—this important book provides: 

• Brand-new content on diversity, inclusion, and equity, as well as tools to enhance virtual mentoring relationships 
• The ethics of mentoring, including how to handle common ethical pitfalls and mistakes 
• Hands-on worksheets and exercises to facilitate the mentoring and learning process 

Perfect for leaders, managers, and educators, in any career or professional setting, The Mentor’s Guide is an indispensable tool to help navigate your learning and mentoring journey. 

LOIS J. ZACHARY is the founder of Leadership Development Services, LLC, and its Center for Mentoring Excellence. Her innovative mentoring expertise and practical approaches have been used globally by a wide array of clients, including Fortune 500 companies, government organizations, and educational and other institutions.

LISA Z. FAIN is the CEO of Center for Mentoring Excellence. A global speaker on building inclusion through mentoring, Lisa guides organizations to create more engaged and productive workforces and better workplaces through effective mentoring programs.

Foreword by Laurent A. Parks Daloz

Preface

Acknowledgments

About the Author

Chapter 1: Learning: Grounding the Work of Mentoring

Part One: Considering Context

Chapter 2: The Context of Difference: Bringing Who We Are to What We Do

Chapter 3: The Context of Connection: Physical, Virtual, Personal

Part Two: The Predictable Phases of Monitoring

Chapter 4: Preparing: Getting Ready For a Mentoring Relationship

Chapter 5: Negotiating: Establishing Agreements

Chapter 6: Enabling Growth: Support, Challenge, and Vision

Chapter 7: Enabling Growth: Engaging in Feedback and Dealing with Stumbling Blocks

Chapter 8: Coming to Closure: Looking Back, Moving Forward

Chapter 9: Digging Deeper: Integrating Your Learning: Tips and Resources