Complete Guide to Mentoring

Hilarie Owen has been a successful director, author, business strategist, founder and Chief Executive of the Institute of Leadership. She was appointed by the government to oversee leadership throughout the police service in England, Wales and Northern Ireland and has worked for a variety of global companies in the US, Europe and Middle East. She then turned a large international publishing company around increasing its turnover by 600% within a year. She went on to run her own business for 12 years working with boards of directors that included mentoring businesswomen. Her six books on leadership have sold globally. Titles include Creating Top Flight Teams, In Search of Leaders, Unleashing Leaders, Grow Your Personal Capital, The Leadership Manual, and Creating Leaders in the Classroom.

Mentoring is a powerful tool in the development of talent within any organization. Experienced colleagues develop the skills, capabilities and confidence of more junior staff, who will go on to contribute to, and drive the success of, the organization.
The Complete Guide to Mentoring is your step-by-step guide to implementing a successful
mentoring programme in your organization. Packed with high-profile interviews, case studies and questionnaires, it includes a wealth of practical advice on every aspect of the design,
fulfilment and assessment of a mentoring scheme. Learn how to:

¿ set up an effective mentoring programme
¿ develop the knowledge and skills you and your team need to run a programme
¿ assess the time and cost implications
¿ evaluate the impact of your programme

The Complete Guide to Mentoring is the essential toolkit for anyone who wants to create and run mentoring programmes, whether for a large or small organization, with confidence and success.

Packed with high profile interviews and case studies

1 Introduction to Mentoring 2 Mentoring in Organizations 3 Finding the Right People 4 The Nuts and Bolts of a Mentoring Scheme 5 The Role of Mentoring in Diversity and Culture 6 Evaluating Mentoring 7 The Wisdom of Mentoring 8 Mentoring for Small and Medium Enterprises 9 Mentoring for Leadership 10 Conclusion