One Minute Mentoring audiobook

This is a fantastic book on mentoring. The subtitle makes it clear that this is a book on "How to Find and Work With a Mentor-and Why You'll Benefit from Being One"The book is built around the MENTOR model. The MENTOR model is simply as follows...M=Mission: Create a mission-a purpose for your mentoring partnershipE=Engagement: Agree on ways to engage that work with your personalities and schedulesN=Networking: Expand your network with that of your mentor or menteeT=Trust: Build and maintain trust with your mentoring partner by telling the truth, staying connected, and being dependableO=Opportunity: Create opportunities for your mentee or mentor to growR=Review and Renewal: Schedule a regular time to review progress and renew your mentoring partnership

Excellent Book!

A guide to finding a true mentor which can change your unfulfilling life into a satisfying life. Any mentor- mentee relationship stand on 6 important pillar. These pillars are derived from the word MENTOR itself i.e.M - MissionE - EngagementN - NetworkingT - TrustO - OpportunityR- Review and Renewal

This book was a very quick read, but don't let that fool you. There are many pieces of knowledge throughout the book, but you have to look for so easy of them. If you read this book with mentoring on your mind, I think it will help tremendously as you place yourself into the various situations presented. Formal mentoring is not rocket science, but you do need a plan. However, just being available to provide some advice when asked is also important as that may be all it takes to help someone move forward.

Have you ever realized that you needed a mentor, but had no idea how to find one? Have you ever been asked to be a mentor but had no idea how to proceed or thought you didn’t have the time? Well here is a book, One Minute Mentoring, that will give you a good head start. Written as a holistic empowering approach to mentoring, the authors, Ken Blanchard and Claire Diaz-Ortiz, provide the reader with a simple program of thought provoking and identifiable issues.Read the entire review at https://journalingonpaper.com/2017/04...

This book got a 5 stars for me because it was exactly what I hoped to gain from it. I’m working on creating a mentor program, and currently in the research phase. I came across this book in the library and gave it a chance. It’s short, quick, and precise in giving the intended message and purpose of the book.I’ve also read Day By Day by Claire and knew if she co-authored this book, it couldn’t disappoint—and it didn’t.

I have never worked in the business world, instead, I worked in human service and education. I never had a mentor in that form of the word, but I did have people I could go to for advice, like fellow counselors in my office and people that worked in similar agencies as myself. But, I was never assigned a mentor or sought one out during my work as a social worker. As a substitute teacher, I am kind of an outsider. I just come in once in awhile and fill-in. But, within our district and in the state of Iowa, there is a teacher leadership program that uses teacher leaders and mentors within the district and through their education agency to offer mentoring to new and seasoned teachers. I've seen the changes in our own district over the last few years from that program and believe it has offered numerous benefits to staff and students.In ONE MINUTE MENTORING, the authors take a fictional scenario and make it a realistic example of a mentor/mentee relationship. Blanchard, a management expert and well-known author, and Diaz-Ortiz, named on of the 100 Most Influential People in Business by Fast Company, join together to share the importance of being a mentor and being mentored. By offering the example of an overworked and stressed executive and a underachieving sales associate, many of us can identify with their struggles. This book shares how the two of them could help each other find a new passion in their careers and maybe offer some insight to inspire each of us to reach our highest potential.As someone who hasn't worked in the business world, I was afraid I couldn't relate to the stories shared in this "parable of two employees". But, I did and found it offered me a new way to see my role as a member of the school staff, a member of the numerous boards I am on, and as a member of my community. Realizing that mentors don't have to be in the same field as the person they are mentoring was eye-opening. I assumed teachers have to mentor teachers, but not necessarily. Thinking about our own children and the paths that lie ahead of them as they approach college and careers, I hope they can find someone to offer insights and advice. Someone they can call, have lunch with, email, or check in with that will support them in a different way than a parent, co-worker, or boss would.This book offered a simple approach to the idea of mentoring and was a very quick read, reading it in just a couple hours. If I was an employer, I would be handing this over to every new employee and making it their first assignment. Then helping them make connections to find a mentor in their life.

I have been a mentee and a informal mentor, now I am embarking on a formal mentoring role that is generational. This is a quick and easy read, I did it in one setting and found it very useful as I prepare to mentor and coach someone several years my junior. There some good nuggets of suggestions that every mentor and mentee should follow, for example, the first meeting should be about Essence, which is about finding out about each other, what we value and what's in our hearts, finding common values. This helps determine if the relationship is a match. Assuming it is, then the next major component at the second meeting should be about Form, building structure, how might the mentor and mentee work together. Throughout the mentoring relationship the mentor will be called upon to be a coach, but that should not be the focus of the relationship, coaching is about performance, and can be specific to helping the mentee in their job role. Mentoring is about personal and career development, the long view. The two will intersect and for when that happens, I recommend the book The Coaching Habit, Say Less, Ask More & Change the Way You Lead Forever by Michael Bungay Stanier. Is is a great book for leaders and can help in the mentoring relationship, because you want to be a resource and sounding board, as well as give thoughts, advice, support, all the while getting the mentee to think, ask questions and help them find solutions that will help them grow, develop and achieve their goals.

In the last few years, I have not observed as much mentorship and coaching in a business setting as I have in the past. We have productivity coaches and coaches to help you 10x your business but sometimes I believe that these are short term engagement and more flash than having the potential to have a lasting impact. Mentorship is needed to help the next generation of business leaders and also to help the more senior leaders keep in step with what is needed in today's context. This book is written in a similar style to the One Minute Manager, so there are no surprises from a content perspective. Ken Blanchard is a legend and master in bringing key business concepts and skills to learn in an accessible and entertaining way. If you haven't had to be a mentor or be mentored, you are missing out. I like the quote that was shared in the book, "If you light a lamp in the someone, you brighten your own path". We have to remember that we can't learn everything from podcasts, books, or even YouTube. Dare I say, that you actually need to be with others, craft a mission together to tackle the bigger challenges to jointly improve- even transform.Recommend this gem as the first intro book for mentoring.

An excellent book that shows you step by step how to institute a mentoring plan from the beginning into a lasting relationship. I really liked how they distinguished the difference from Coaching and Mentoring and how the main character had to continually learn what it meant to be a mentee. Another hidden value in the book was the characters were truly effective people. All through out the book you can see signs of Covey's 7 Habits. The first one the reader sees is Seek First to Understand, Then to be Understood. That's the only one I'll give you, you'll have to read the book yourself to find the rest. This is definitely one to add to your bookshelf and continue to revisit over and over again.

I really enjoyed reading this book. It literally took less than 90 minutes to complete, but provided numerous ideas, not just for mentors or mentees, but for myself. I at rapidly approaching a transition point in my career and I picked up a few tips that will help me with that.As for the content of the book, I'm sure few mentor-mentee relationships go that smooth or well, but the techniques, processes, and procedures offered up by the authors definitely made up for that. I would recommend this book to anyone who leads, formally or informally, or that wants to be a leader. There is plenty of benefit for all from this short read.

These are always a quick read and always worth the effort. This is no exception. The main problem is that things are never as simple as the parable implies. That said in typical fashion the dialog is simple and the key points are repeated in large bold type in the event you missed what they thought important (A failing of mine.) The difference between coaching and mentoring is discussed as are the benefits to the mentor. Something I like is that the authors assume that there are still some men in the workplace and that they need advice too.

Coffee break book size and content length to read about the mentor-mentee relationship.If you've reached a plateau point in life and feel cannot give more or nothing to do anymore, maybe this book could open your mind about being a mentor.And for those who are confused, want to accelerate something they are doing, looking for a mentor is a must-go way, this book could give you some quick tips to choose a mentor. Because not everyone could be a compatible mentor with yourself.

The most essential elements of mentoring relationships are:* Crafting a matually agreed upon mission statement* solidifying the relationship through engagements* Appropriately taking advantage of mentor's networking connections* Building trust* Creating and persuing opportunities for each other* Review and renew the mentoring relationship on regular basis

One Minute Mentoring - enjoyable & inspiring...,for those of us who work with mentors and mentees and need guidance in setting expectations for all concerned. All mentoring partnerships might not be destined for greatness but many will be. This little book helped clarify how a heart for helping and a process that supports it well can equal unexpected rewards.

Informative pieces put together in the form of a story and not just paragraph point makes this book easy to read.This may not be an extensive guide to mentoring, but a quick handbook to begin with.

Great advice, get a mentor!This short but to the point book shows how important it is to have a mentor to help guide you in your pursue of whatever you want to accomplish. Shows the Mentor model and how this relationship should be. A great tool for the workplace, or life!