1st Edition
The Mentor's Way Eight Rules for Bringing Out the Best in Others
1. Overview
2. Lead by Following
3. Chart a Course
4. Create a Safe Place
5. Good Questions Beat Good Advice
6. Balance Empathy and Action
7. Foster Accountability
8. Fill the Toolkit
9. Honor the Journey
Biography
Rik Nemanick, PhD, is a principal with The Leadership Effect, a leadership development consulting firm based in St. Louis, USA. He trains 750–1,000 mentors each year through formal mentoring programs in the corporate setting, and has worked with Anheuser-Busch, Build-A-Bear Workshop, and Massachusetts General Hospital, among other organizations.
Rik Nemanick has written an accessible and practical guide for mentors based on his own experiences as a leadership-development consultant that provides would-be or seasoned mentors with a toolkit for managing relationships with a diverse set of protégés...Whether you are a rule follower or a rule breaker in the mentoring world, you are likely to benefit by reading this book, or even just by dipping into it.
Personnel Psychology
Not only does Nemanick properly encourage us to broaden the traditional definition of a mentor—more importantly, he provides actionable advice about how to become a more impactful mentor within this expanded definition. By realizing that mentoring can range from a single inspiring interface to a formal relationship with a protégé, people in leadership positions should feel moved, if not obligated, to share their knowledge and experience more readily to bring out the best in others.
Sharon John, CEO of Build-A-Bear Workshop, USA
The Mentor's Way provides an easy-to-implement path to successful mentoring in the workplace filled with relatable examples. The author presents principles and practices for mentoring that are not only useful, they are essential. We have incorporated his 8 Rules into our mentoring programs and they yield great results!
Jeff Veenhuizen, Vice-President, R&D Operations, Monsanto Company, USA
