Mentoring

by Wright, Walter C., Jr.

• ISBN13: 9781842272930
• ISBN10: 1842272934
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-03-02
• Publisher: Authentic Media

Summary

Are you looking for a mentor? Do you want to become a mentor? Are you confused about exactly what mentoring is? Walter Wright is a firm believer in relational leadership. In this book, he shares his experiences both as a mentor and a mentoree. He provides useful analogies and stories about a mentoring relationship and points out some potential pitfalls. Choosing a mentor is an important decision, as is choosing to be a mentor. This book guides you through that choice, to forming a relationship and developing that relationship over the years. It shows you how the relationship can be mutually beneficial, with both mentor and mentoree growing in maturity and knowledge. Wright identifies some qualities that make a good mentor, what you should be looking for in a potential mentor, and what a mentor should be looking to develop in themselves. Reflecting on the character, heart, and hope of relational leadership, this book is useful for anyone considering becoming a mentor, whether in a church environment or in a business environment. It identifies some key questions that a mentor should ask of their mentoree and guides you through developing the mentoring relationship.

Table of Contents

Foreword	vii
Max De Pree
Introduction	xvii
Wisdom for the journey
Character	1	(12)
Mentoring reflects on the character of leadership
Leadership	13	(14)
Leadership reflects the character of the relational leader
Encouragement	27	(14)
Mentoring shapes the character of relational leadership
Choice	41	(14)
Mentoring reflects the character of relational leadership
Relationship	55	(16)
Mentoring lies at the heart of relational leadership
Growth	71	(14)
Mentoring reflects on the hope of relational leadership
Promise	85	(22)
Mentoring reflects on the potential of relational leadership
Ambiguity	107	(20)
Mentoring reflects on the tensions of relational leadership
Inquiry	127	(16)
Mentoring reflects on the future of relational leadership
Conclusion	143	(4)
``Granddad, if we had been roped up you could have saved me''
Notes	147