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Spend your time and energy to truly make a difference in someone’s life. Mentoring is a relational process that involves life-to-life exchanges to help others discover and pursue their passions.
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The Heart of Mentoring: Ten Proven Principles for Developing People to Their Fullest Potential
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#1 by J. Harrison on April 17, 2010 - 3:03 am
As a professional coach,I found the book redundant and less applicable to business. The principles appear written towards life coaching and as a result may be an acceptable reference for those for mentoring teenagers and others having difficulty getting it together. For those considering mentoring in a business enviroment,there are much better books that deal with establishing a meaningful mentor/mentee relationship.
Rating: 3 / 5
#2 by Mark Youngkin on April 17, 2010 - 3:50 am
I used this book as a text for a mentoring class I taught this fall, and enjoyed it well enough. I didn’t get to choose it as a text and might not have if I knew more about it. What the book says it wants to do, and does well, is lay out general principles for people committed to building into the lives of others. Stoddard’s conviction is that there are no hard-and-fast rules to mentoring, so you’ll be disappointed if that’s what you’re looking for. But it’s a good head-check and heart-check for those considering this worthwhile activity.
Rating: 4 / 5
#3 by L. Rodrigues on April 17, 2010 - 4:55 am
I got this book for work. It is great and an easy read. I am now in a mentoring program. Its a good first place to start.
Rating: 5 / 5
#4 by T. Seagraves on April 17, 2010 - 7:06 am
I must say that this book was kind of a let-down for me. I started this book with high expectations but I quickly realized that this book did not run too deep in its thoughts and it seemed to make many obvious points. I was also disappointed that a book from NavPress would lack spiritual content. It also seemed as if the author used this book as a commercial for his company which focuses on mentoring, which I guess is his prerogative as the author.
On the positive side, I will say that if you have never been involved in mentoring, either as a mentor or as someone being mentored, this book would be a great place to start as it gives the basics of the process.
I do like the way that Stoddard ends the book with his advice on how to get started with a mentoring relationship. His advice is, “Just do it.” Yes, it is simple, but some people need this kind of simple push to get started.
This book would be great to use with a group of co-workers as a way to break the ice with them if you’re interested in building relationships at the office. But, if you’re looking for some deep and meaningful discussions with a small group at church, this is not the book for you.
Rating: 2 / 5
#5 by Bruce Hagan on April 17, 2010 - 9:53 am
I was looking for a book to describe a structure, do’s and don’ts, and general guidance for developing a business oriented mentoring relationship/program. I found the book lacked any specificity to the business world as opposed to general living. Worse, I found that by reading the first sentence of each paragraph, I got the idea, rather than spending time going into each repetitive example. On the chance I was too negative about the text, I loaned it to an associate who is heavily involved with mentoring and he also found the book to be redundant with rather obvious recommendations. Purchase another text if you are looking for a guide to mentoring in the business world.
Rating: 1 / 5