The Mentee's Guide: Making Mentoring Work for You [Paperback]

Lois J. Zachary (Author), Lory A. Fischler (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 27, 2009 | ISBN-10: 0470343583 | ISBN-13: 978-0470343586 | Edition: 1

Praise for The Mentee's Guide

"The Mentee’s Guide inspires and guides the potential mentee, provides new insights for an adventure in learning that lies ahead, and underscores my personal belief and experience that mentoring is circular. The mentor gains as much as the mentee in this evocative relationship. Lois Zachary’s new book is a great gift."
—Frances Hesselbein, chairman and founding president, Leader to Leader Institute

"Whether you are the mentee or mentor, born or made for the role, you will gain much more from the relationship by practicing the fun and easy, A-to-Z principles of The Mentee’s Guide by the master of excellence, Lois Zachary."
—Ken Shelton, editor, Leadership Excellence

"With this deeply practical book filled with stories and useful exercises, Lois Zachary completes her ground-breaking trilogy on mentoring. Must-reading for those in search of a richer understanding of this deeply human relationship as well as anyone seeking a mentor, whether for new skills, job advancement, or deeper wisdom."
—Laurent A. Parks Daloz, senior fellow, The Whidbey Institute, and author, Mentor: Guiding the Journey of Adult Learners

"Lois Zachary and Lory Fischler’s book confirms the importance of providing newly appointed leaders with the support and tools they need to maximize the learning opportunities available through a mentoring relationship. Principals and vice-principals in Ontario currently value Zachary’s books on creating a culture of mentoring and her guide for mentors in facilitating effective relationships. This new resource completes the collection and provides a comprehensive resource for establishing successful mentoring programs."
—Joanne Robinson, senior consultant, Education Leadership Canada

"Lois Zachary understands the essence of mentoring. Her new book, written with her associate, Lory Fischler, is another great tool for me as a leader, working with mentoring every day, always looking to make the relationships more effective. Successful mentoring is not about a cup of coffee now and then; it is a real, committed relationship with clear expectations on both sides."
—Pernille Lopez, president, IKEA US

"A leading authority on mentoring, Lois Zachary writes with the clarity of purpose and generosity of spirit that animate successful mentoring relationships. Based on solid research, her book presents useful exercises and juicy, real-life examples that will help you make your time as a mentee wonderfully productive and affirming."
—Sheila Grinell, president and CEO emeritus, Arizona Science Center

"This easy -to-read, highly practical and reliable book teaches lessons that lead to successful mentoring in cross-cultural and international environments."
—Eric Ng, president, ESSN International Pte Ltd, Training & Consultancy Services

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com Review

Top 10 Reasons Why The Mentee’s Guide Will Help You Get the Most Out of Mentoring

1. Work more effectively with your mentor, so that you can build your skills, knowledge, abilities and expand your thinking.
   
2. Build trust in your mentoring relationships.
   
3. Create mentoring relationships that benefit the mentor and the mentee.
   
4. Become more proficient at articulating and clarifying your learning goals.
   
5. Establish agreements that keep the relationship on course.
   
6. Learn when it would be most valuable to engage in a mentoring relationship.
   
7. Increase your capacity to ask for and receive feedback.
   
8. Explore new types of mentoring.
   
9. Understand when and how to come to closure in your mentoring relationship.
   
10. Find out what it takes to mentor someone else.

Review

“A companion to the bestselling books, The Mentor’s Guide and Creating a Mentoring Culture, this practical volume offers ideas and suggestions for making the most of a valuable mentoring opportunity for the mentee.

The book provides a roadmap with guideposts along the path from selecting a mentor to transitioning into the role of mentor, creating a viable culture of mentoring and facilitating effective relationships. It is comprehensive, accessible and illustrated with extensive real-life examples from those who have experienced powerful mentoring relationships.

Although the guide primarily focuses on mentoring related to work and professional development, its wisdom is applicable to personal mentoring as well. In conclusion, it assists all of us take charge of envisioning and realizing our futures, leading to better lives and more rewarding and valuable work.”

—NACADA Journal, Issue 30(1) (Spring 2010)

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Product Details

• Paperback: 176 pages
• Publisher: Jossey-Bass; 1 edition (July 27, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0470343583
• ISBN-13: 978-0470343586
• Product Dimensions: 8.6 x 0.4 x 11.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #58,762 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #26 in Books > Business & Investing > Management & Leadership > Teams

More About the Author

Lois J. Zachary is an internationally recognized expert on mentoring excellence and has been cited as "one of the top 100 minds in leadership" today. Her first book on mentoring, The Mentor's Guide, was originally published in 2000. It has since has become the primary resource for organizations interested in promoting mentoring for leadership and learning and for mentors seeking to deepen their mentoring practice. With her best-selling books Creating a Mentoring Culture (2005) and The Mentee's Guide (2009), Zachary has created a comprehensive set of resources for promoting organizational mentoring sustainability. The second edition of The Mentor's Guide is set to launch on October 10, 2011.

Dr. Zachary is president of Leadership Development Services, LLC, a Phoenix-based consulting firm that specializes in leadership and mentoring, and director of its Center for Mentoring Excellence. Her innovative mentoring approaches and expertise in coaching leaders and their organizations in designing, implementing, and evaluating learner-centered mentoring programs have been used globally by a wide array of clients, including Fortune 500 companies, government organizations, educational, and other institutions − profit and nonprofit.

Dr. Zachary received her doctorate in adult and continuing education from Columbia University. She holds a Master of Arts degree from Columbia University and a Master of Science degree in education from Southern Illinois University.

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http://www.leadservs.com
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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This is the book we've been waiting for!, July 20, 2009

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Linda J. Searby (Birmingham, AL) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Mentee's Guide: Making Mentoring Work for You (Paperback)

If you have been thinking you need a mentor, you must purchase this book! Entering into a mentoring relationship requires thoughtful preparation and Lois Zachary clearly and succinctly outlines the process that will lead to your readiness for mentoring. The book covers important topics from the mentee's perspective: exercises for self-understanding, how to examine your assumptions about mentoring, how to choose a mentor and set your own learning goals,the process you can expect, and even developing an awareness of danger signs in a mentoring relationship. I have been a fan of Lois Zachary's Mentor's Guide and have used it as required reading in the graduate course I teach on Mentoring. But the Mentee's Guide is the companion book I was waiting for - a book that will empower adult learners to seek the mentor they need to enhance their personal and professional growth.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Innovative Perspective on Mentoring, July 29, 2010

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Michael Miloff (Toronto) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Mentee's Guide: Making Mentoring Work for You (Paperback)

I found the latest book by Lois Zachary (with Lory Fischler) "The Mentee's Guide - Making Mentoring Work for You" to be both thought provoking and practical. Zachary makes a compelling case that persons getting mentored (Mentees)should take an active role in shaping the content and dynamics of their relationships with their mentors. I have talked to a number of business clients and associates for whom you can hear the penny drop as they consider the power of this simple but bold idea.

The very practical part of the book is the structured approach to equip mentees to reflect on their own goals/styles and actively work with their mentors. This book is valuable for a wide variety of purposes and groups, including individual mentees and mentors too. For business leaders and organizations committed to being learning organizations, the principles and tools articulated in the book can be a powerful support to constructively changing how mentorship takes place while also strengthening a learning culture of collaboration and empowerment.

The book is fun and easy to read, with lots of great stories, and is truly chockful of tips, tools, checklists and practical exercises that are helpful to mentees but more broadly to any individual or organization wishing to improve how people learn together.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A welcome addition, August 3, 2009

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Harriet Rosen - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Mentee's Guide: Making Mentoring Work for You (Paperback)

What a great addition to the excellent mentoring series. This latest book is a clear, smooth-flowing and thoughtful examination of process. Through carefully questions, charts and examples, its step-by-step approach builds skills, confidence, and understanding of goals. A practical book that provides a positive guide to building relationships.