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 protégé 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 protégés, 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 protégé. 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 protégés in a variety of fields including technology, politics, and the media.
Autorentext
THE AUTHORS
ELLEN A. ENSHER is an associate professor of management at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles, California.
SUSAN ELAINE MURPHY is an associate professor of psychology at Claremont McKenna College and the associate dean of the Henry R. Kravis Leadership Institute in Claremont, California.
The authors will donate 50% of their profits from this book to three mentoring organizations: Big Brothers Big Sisters, Covenant House, and Special Games.
Klappentext
Many of the world's most notable people, including Bill Gates and Bill Clinton, have credited mentoring as a major factor in their success. Despite the obvious benefits of mentoring, the traditional models have failed to keep up with trends in today's business world. Mentoring programs based on career longevity with one organization no longer reflect what's really happening.
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 protégé 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 protégés, 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 protégé. 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 protégés in a variety of fields, including technology, politics, and the media. Included is advice from notables such as
- Bob Wright, vice chairman and executive officer of General Electric and chairman and chief executive officer of NBC Universal
- General Lee Butler, former commander of U.S. nuclear forces
- Rosario Marin, 41st treasurer of the United States
- Leeza Gibbons, executive producer and Emmy Awardwinning television personality
- Larry Carter, senior vice president, office of the president, and former chief financial officer, Cisco Systems, Inc.
Power Mentoring includes practical suggestions and advice for applying the lessons learned from successful mentoring relationships and shows how to create an individualized Relationship Development Plan.
Zusammenfassung
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 protégé 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 protégés, 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 protégé. 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 protégés in a variety of fields including technology, politics, and the media.
Inhalt
1 Introduction to Power Mentoring 1
Who Are Our Power Mentors and Protégés? 3
The Changing Career Landscape 13
Overview of the Book 21
2 The Many Faces of Power Mentoring 26
Classic Versus Contemporary Approaches to Mentoring 28
The Many Types of Power Mentoring 45
Conclusion 64
3 Mentoring as a Two-Way Street: 67
Benefits of Giving and Receiving
Give-and-Take in Power Mentoring Relationships 68
Road Map to This Chapter 70
Meet the Power Mentors and Protégés: 71
Stories of Give-and-Take Summary of Benefits for Protégés and Mentors 96
Conclusion 100
4 The Mind of the Mentor 102
Mental Models: The Philosophies of Mentoring 105
The Mentor's Attraction to the Protégé 116
The Perfect Protégé 121
Tests and Challenges 125
Conclusion 136
5 The Protégé's Perspective: 138
How to Get and Keep a Power Mentor
Initiation and Attraction 140
Developing Trust in the Mentoring Relationship 142
Identifying a Power Mentor 152
Cultivating the Art of Impression Management 155
Developing a Goal-Oriented Attitude 157
Forming Connection Strategies 161
Conclusion 173
6 Unlocking the Secrets of 175
Great Power Mentoring Relationships
Building Blocks of Effective Relationships 177
Defining Moments 190
Deepening the Mentoring Relationship 196
Conclusion 208
7 Power Mentoring and You 209
The Relationship Development Plan 210
Conclusion 253
8 Conclusion: What We Have Learned About Mentoring in Today's Work Environment 255
Turning Everyday Mentoring into Power Mentoring 256
What We Know About Effective Mentoring Relationships 256
What We Are Still Learning About Mentoring Relationships 260
The Lessons of Power Mentoring for Formal Mentoring Programs 262
Getting a Formal Mentoring Program Off the Ground 268
Conclusion 271
Appendix A: The Interviewees 273
Appendix B: Studying Power Mentoring Relationships 303
Notes 313
Acknowledgments 333
The Authors 339
Index 343