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Julie Starr is an expert and thought leader in the field of coaching. Since 2002, her best-selling book The Coaching Manual has supported the evolution of the coaching profession through simple, powerful principles and practical approaches. Her books are translated into many languages and are required reading on coach training programmes around the world. With over 20 years and thousands of hours coaching experience, Julie supports CEO’s and...

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Mentors are commonly assigned to junior members of a team, such as new hires straight out of school or student interns. Many organizations use mentors as part of their onboarding process for all new hires. Sometimes the mentor is another junior person on the team, perhaps herself only a year or two into the organization; someone who can still clearly remember the onboarding or internship process herself, and can closely relate to the new person. Other...

Mentors seldom use their roles to engage in identity work that celebrates the unique characteristics of their mentees. But research shows that mentors have a critical opportunity to redefine the often-gendered rhetoric of success that rewards ideal working at the cost of well-being. Drawing from a recent study, the authors offer tips for mentors and mentees on challenging toxic behaviors and unreasonable expectations and instead prioritizing health,...

The greatest treasure that organizations have is the people who work in them. Therefore, it is necessary to always keep in mind that, although as individuals they are important, as a team they can be invincible. To achieve this, it is essential that coaches, trainers, consultants and leaders understand the realities of their teams: their complexities and how best to facilitate their development. With this book, the authors propose the techniques,...

Many people know the benefit of finding a sponsor-someone who goes beyond traditional mentorship to partner with a junior-level employee to help build their skills, advocate for them when opportunities arise, and open doors. But few realize that being a sponsor is just as important to career growth as finding one. According to new research from economist and thought leader Sylvia Ann Hewlett, senior executives who sponsor rising talent are 53 percent...

Written to reflect the realities of today?s business environment, 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 prot?g?. 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"...

"Both mentors and mentees realize many benefits from mentoring, as do organizations that encourage, structure, and support mentoring. Effective mentors develop the leadership capacity of their mentees while increasing their own skills. They transfer their knowledge and expertise back into their organizations. They nurture the alignment between employee aspirations and organizational imperatives, and they create depth and loyalty within their organizations....