Lisa Z. Fain & Lois J. Zachary 
The Mentor’s Guide 
Facilitating Effective Learning Relationships

Explore the latest edition of an authoritative resource on professional and educational mentoring

In the newly revised Third Edition of The Mentor’s Guide: Facilitating Effective Learning Relationships, veteran mentoring experts Lois J. Zachary and Lisa Z. Fain deliver a thoughtful and rich exploration of the critical process of mentoring. The book offers practical tools for facilitating the mentoring experience from beginning to end.

In addition to walking you through the four phases of mentoring–preparing, negotiating enabling growth, and coming to closure–this important book provides:

* Brand-new content on diversity, inclusion, and equity, as well as tools to enhance virtual mentoring relationships

* The ethics of mentoring, including how to handle common ethical pitfalls and mistakes

* Hands-on worksheets and exercises to facilitate the mentoring and learning process

Perfect for leaders, managers, and educators, in any career or professional setting, The Mentor’s Guide is an indispensable tool to help navigate your learning and mentoring journey.

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Exercises, Examples, Tables, and Figures xi

Foreword by Laurent A. Parks Daloz xv

Preface to the Third Edition xvii

Acknowledgments xxiii

About the Authors xxv

1 Learning: Grounding the Work of Mentoring 1

Part One Considering Context 33

2 The Context of Difference: Bringing Who We Are to What We Do 37

3 The Context of Connection: Physical, Virtual, Personal 75

Part Two The Predictable Phases of Mentoring 97

4 Preparing: Getting Ready for a Mentoring Relationship 101

5 Negotiating: Establishing Agreements 135

6 Enabling Growth: Support, Challenge, and Vision 167

7 Enabling Growth: Engaging in Feedback and Dealing with Stumbling Blocks 191

8 Coming to Closure: Looking Back, Moving Forward 225

9 Digging Deeper: Integrating Your Learning: Tips and Resources 249

Notes 265

References 273

Index 283

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LOIS J. ZACHARY is the founder of Leadership Development Services, LLC, and its Center for Mentoring Excellence. Her innovative mentoring expertise and practical approaches have been used globally by a wide array of clients, including Fortune 500 companies, government organizations, and educational and other institutions.

LISA Z. FAIN is the CEO of Center for Mentoring Excellence. A global speaker on building inclusion through mentoring, Lisa guides organizations to create more engaged and productive workforces and better workplaces through effective mentoring programs.