Power mentoring
Subtitle: how successful mentors and protégés get the most out of their relationships
By: Ellen A. Ensher, Susan Elaine Murphy.
Contributors: Murphy, Susan E.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Jossey-Bass
Published: 2005
Place of publication: San Francisco, CA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 355
ISBN-13: 9780787979522
Subjects: Mentoring in business; Career development
Description: "Written to reflect the realities of today's business environment, Power Mentoring is a nuts-and-bolts guide for anyone who wants to create a connection with a protege or mentor, or to improve a current mentoring relationship. Filled with illustrative examples and candid insights from fifty of America's most successful mentors and proteges, Power Mentoring unlocks the secrets of great mentoring relationships and shows how anyone (including those who are well established in their careers, or those who are just starting out) can become a successful mentor or protege.

Based on compelling interviews from Ellen Ensher and Susan Murphy's own research, this important resource explains what it takes to develop a "power mentoring" network consisting of a variety of mentors across a range of organizations and industries. The authors provide strategies for establishing such power mentoring relationships, outline the best practices, and offer insights from mentors and proteges in a variety of fields, including technology, politics, and the media."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 313-332) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction to power mentoring; title: The many faces of power mentoring; title: The mind of the mentor; title: The protégé's perspective; title: Unlocking the secrets of great power mentoring relationships; title: Power mentoring and you; title: Conclusion : what have we learned about mentoring in today's work environment.