Workplace mentoring reference guide (Shea Business Consulting, 2012)
Getting started -- - Chapter 1 - An introduction to workplace mentoring -- - Chapter 2 - Developing a mentoring plan -- - Chapter 3 - Facilitating a mentoring relationship -- - Chapter 4 - Monitoring a mentoring relationship -- - Chapter 5 - Evaluating the effectiveness of mentoring -- - Chapter 6 - Appendices -- - Appendix A. - Source documents -- - Appendix B. - Mentoring plan template -- - Appendix C. - Decision making template -- - Appendix D. - Mentoring relationship evaluation form
Are you operating as a mentor in the workplace, helping less experienced colleagues or workers to develop specific skills and knowledge? If so, this guide is for you. It has been specifically developed for workplace supervisors and colleagues who are responsible for mentoring in the workplace. Mentoring is a power-free, two-way relationship and this guide takes you through the process of establishing and developing a mentoring relationship with a learner in the workplace. It includes techniques to nurture the initiative by establishing a mentoring plan and negotiating expectations. The guide also includes the Do's and Don'ts--things an effective workplace mentor should do as well as the things they shouldn't do.--