This is the first complete revision of The Mentoring Coordinator’s Guide, The Mentor’s Guide, and The Mentee’s Guide in five years, and you’ll find many improvements and new ideas. The changes are based on feedback from clients (particularly those running mentoring programs), reflection on The Mentoring Group’s consulting and training experiences, and continued review of mentoring literature and other publications. Even if you have earlier versions of the Guides, we recommend that you obtain the new ones in order to be up to date.

The Mentoring Coordinator’s Guide is an invaluable resource for the coordinator/designer who's planning, implementing, evaluating, or improving a mentoring initiative.

Improvements include the following:

1. New Divisions – the material is more organized for the coordinator/designer who wants to learn more about mentoring and mentoring initiatives and then proceed through the complete process of implementing an effective strategy.

• Background Information and Learning
• Designing, Implementing, and Evaluating a Mentoring Initiative
• Special Topics in Mentoring
• Additional Information
• Appendix

2. New or expanded material – several new ideas have been added on familiar topics

• Strategic Considerations
• Evaluating a Mentoring Initiative
• Developing Mentors and Mentees
• Nontraditional Mentoring (enhanced informal mentoring, distance mentoring, mentoring groups, reverse mentoring, and cross-difference mentoring)

3. Completely new chapters – brand new sections to help the coordinator build expertise and implement initiatives

• The Formal Mentoring Process – four revised phases of mentoring partnerships
• Challenges in Planned Mentoring
• Helping Mentees Set Compelling Goals
• Glossary of Terms

4. New worksheets (formerly called Application Exercises) – Several new, practical tools to help you complete the details of designing a mentoring initiative

Please note another key change that appears in this version: limited use of the term, “mentoring program.” The Mentoring Group recommends planned mentoring as a strategy rather than just another program in your busy organization. Ideally, you’ll create an organization-wide initiative to make mentoring part of all you do to help your organization and people flourish.

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In addition to the revised version of The Mentoring Coordinator’s Guide, significant improvements have been made in the 2003 versions of The Mentor’s Guide and The Mentee’s Guide. Read below for more details.

Improvements include the following:

1. New Divisions – The material has been tightened and reorganized. Some extraneous material was dropped and the remainder streamlined to include the most vital information for partnerships. In addition, the sections are now presented in the order that planned mentoring relationships proceed:

• Planning for Mentoring
• Building the Relationship/Negotiating Agreement
• Developing Mentee/Maintaining Momentum
• Ending the Formal Relationship
• Additional Learning

2. New or expanded material – New content has been added on several important topics:

• Creating Your Personal Vision – Reading and worksheets to help mentors identify their own personal visions and help their mentees do the same
• Setting Compelling Goals – Key ingredients of effective mentee goals and several sample goals
• Strategies for Strengthening Mentoring Partnerships – Tips for keeping relationships fresh and taking them to a deeper level
• Nontraditional Mentoring - Latest information on enhanced informal mentoring, distance mentoring, mentoring groups, reverse mentoring, cross-difference mentoring
• Glossary of Terms – Definitions of 19 common words used in planned mentoring

3. New tools – Additional practical tools to help with the details of relationships:

• Dialog Prompts – Suggested questions and phrases to stimulate conversations and gain information about each other
• Mentoring Agreement – Sample form for mentors and mentees to review as they negotiate their partnerships
• First Meeting Tool – Two-page form to use during the first mentoring session to get information on backgrounds, expectations, and other topics
• Meeting Tool – One-page form to use during subsequent mentoring sessions to capture highlights of discussions and next steps
• Mentoring Program Evaluation – For those in formal mentoring initiatives, a tool to evaluate both the relationship and the overall program experience

4. New Exercises– Additional written exercises to help mentors apply the content to their specific relationships

Price $12.00

Improvements include the following:

1. New Divisions – The material has been tightened and reorganized. Some extraneous material was dropped and the remainder streamlined to include the most vital information for partnerships. In addition, the sections are now presented in the order that planned mentoring relationships proceed:

• Planning for Mentoring
• Building the Relationship/Negotiating Agreement
• Developing Mentee/Maintaining Momentum
• Ending the Formal Relationship
• Additional Learning

2. New or expanded material – New content has been added on several important topics:

• Creating Your Personal Vision – Reading and worksheets to help mentees identify their personal visions and use these in planning their relationships
• Setting Compelling Goals – Key ingredients of effective mentee goals and several sample goals
• Strategies for Strengthening Mentoring Partnerships – Tips for keeping relationships fresh and taking them to a deeper level
• Nontraditional Mentoring - Latest information on enhanced informal mentoring, distance mentoring, mentoring groups, reverse mentoring, cross-difference mentoring
• Glossary of Terms – Definitions of 19 common words used in planned mentoring

3. New tools – Additional practical tools to help with the details of relationships:

• Dialog Prompts – Suggested questions and phrases to stimulate conversations and gain information about each other
• Mentoring Agreement – Sample form for mentors and mentees to review as they negotiate their partnerships
• First Meeting Tool – Two-page form to use during the first mentoring session to get information on backgrounds, expectations, and other topics
• Meeting Tool – One-page form to use during subsequent mentoring sessions to capture highlights of discussions and next steps
• Mentoring Program Evaluation – For those in formal mentoring initiatives, a tool to evaluate both the relationship and the overall program experience

4. New Exercises– Additional written exercises to help mentees apply the content to their specific relationships

Price $12.00