This book will teach you how to create a strong mentor/mentee relationship, and how to grow from that partnership. You will learn what mentors can offer you, ten reasons to become a mentee, how mentoring can help you manage your self-development, and how to pick a mentor.Mentoring programs have become prominent in many organizations, especially in today’s highly technical environment. Developing a strong mentor relationship is beneficial to the mentor, the mentee, and the organization. Some of the many benefits of being mentored are self and career development, new perspective and insights into organizational culture, and performance improvement and talent development.

Explore how a mentoring relationship can be beneficial to the mentee, the mentor, and the organization. Discuss the responsibilities of mentees in managing their own personal development and career growth. Explain the skills needed to foster successful mentoring cHAPTERnerships. Provide guidance on building and maintaining productive mentoring relationships. Identify techniques for maximizing results and using new skills to contribute to the success of the organization....

This book will provide you with the tools to understand the unique role of mentors in today’s workplace, determine the most effective mentoring style for your situation, establish agreements to ensure a successful and rewarding relationship, and avoid behaviors that may interfere with mentee growth and development. Mentoring is a rewarding relationship that benefits both participants and the organization. The relationship is now seen as a process of two people working together for mutual gain and enrichment based on their shared experience. Today’s mentoring has evolved from simply training the employee to a productive relationship that offers guidance and counsel to develop another’s abilities to the fullest.

Learning Objectives: Explain how anyone can assist in the development of other people through mentoring. Suggest mentoring behaviors to adopt or avoid. Show how mentoring works in today's workplace....