William J. Rothwell - Becoming an Effective Mentoring Leader: Proven Strategies for Building Excellence in Your Organization

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To my wife, Marcelina, and my son Froilan
and daughter Candice.

Dr. William J. Rothwell

To my loving mom and dad, Agnes and Thomas Chee

Dr. Peter Chee

PART I
THE FUNDAMENTALS OF MENTORING

PART II
THE HOW-TO OF MENTORING

The words mentor and mentoring have become veritable buzzwords, and its fashionable these days to utter them at just the right moment, whether its in front of your boss or your coworkers or fellow professionals.

But when we talk with people in private, they confess that they are confused about the meaning of the words and some admit they dont know how to do mentoring. Thats rather unfortunate. Thats because mentoring, when done right, is good for the mentor, the mentee, and the mentees organization.

This book is our response to this situation. The book opens with an Advance Organizer that gives the reader a chance to access the books content quickly, making it rapidly accessible. The book is divided into two parts. The first part is made up of the first three chapters. In .

In the second part of the book, we talk about the how-to of mentoring. In provides some advice on establishing a mentoring program in an organizational setting.

The book ends with several appendices and a list of selected mentoring resources.

Appendix I answers frequently asked questions (FAQs) about mentoring. Appendix II is a handout that mentors can give to mentees to clarify some basic expectations about the relationship. Appendix III provides a list of competencies for mentors and mentees. Appendix IV invites readers to rate themselves against mentor competencies. Appendix V invites readers to rate themselves against mentee competencies. Appendix VI offers suggestions on launching an effective mentoring program in an organization, and Appendix VII offers selected case studies on mentoring.

Dr. William J. Rothwell
Dr. Peter Chee

William J. Rothwell would like to thank his wife, Marcelina, and his daughter Candice, for just being there for him. Although his son is stuck in the cornfields of Illinois, Froilan Perucho is not to be forgotten either for just being the wonderful person he is.

Peter Chee would like to thank his wife Eunice and his daughter Adelina for their steadfast love and support.

Complete the following Organizer before you read the book. Use it as a diagnostic tool to help you assess what you most want to know about mentoringand where you can find it in this book, fast.

Read each item in the Organizer. Circle True (T), Not Applicable (N/A), or False (F) in the left column opposite each item. Spend about 10 minutes on the Organizer. Be honest! Think of mentoring as you would like it to benot what some expert says it is. When you finish, score and interpret the results using the instructions that appear at the end of the Organizer. Then be prepared to share your responses with others in your organization as a starting point for improving mentoring practices. If you would like to learn more about one of the items, refer to the number in the right column to find the chapter in this book in which the subject is discussed.

Give yourself 1 point for each T and a 0 for each F or N/A listed. Total the points from the T column and place the sum in the line opposite to the word TOTAL. Then interpret your score as follows: