Contents

Preface
Acknowledgements

Part 1:  Introduction
1.   The everyday challenge  to fulfil our potential
2.   History of mentoring
3.   Why we need mentoring more than ever
4.   Who can help?
5.   Responsibility of an employing organisation
6.   Where to from here?

Part 2:  Being a mentor: building skills and competencies
7.    Becoming a mentor
8.    Mentoring skills and competencies  a checklist
9.    An in-depth look at mentoring skills and competencies
10.  First session basics
11.  Reviewing sessions and mentoring relationships
12.  Contracts and legal liability
13.  Common questions and answers 141

Part 3:  Being a protégé: making the most of mentoring
14.   Becoming a protégé
15.   Protégé skills and competencies  a checklist
16.   An in-depth look at protégé skills and competencies
17.   Choosing a mentor
18.   What mentoring can and can t provide
19.   Managing the mentoring relationship
20.   Common questions and answers

Part 4:  Mentoring in organisations
21.   Becoming a mentoring organisation
22.   Redefining mentoring
23.   Mentoring in organisations today
24.   Setting up a mentoring programme
25.   Running a mentoring programme
26.   Evaluating a mentoring programme
27.   Common questions and answers

Exercises
Appendices
Bibliography
Index

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