One Minute Mentoring: How to find and work with a mentor - and why you’ll benefit from being one

One Minute Mentoring: How to find and work with a mentor - and why you’ll benefit from being one
Ken Blanchard

Claire Diaz-Ortiz

The bestselling co-author of the legendary The One Minute Manager® and a former Twitter executive join forces to create the ultimate guide to creating powerful mentoring relationships.

The past decade has seen the dramatic rise of a word now well known in corporate hallways: mentoring. But a new awareness about mentoring hasn’t necessarily meant an increased understanding of how to implement the practice.

While most people agree that having a mentor is a good thing, they don’t know how to find one or use one. And despite widespread approval for the idea of being a mentor, most people don’t think they have the time or skills to do so.

Positive mentoring relationships can change the way we lead and help us succeed. In One Minute Mentoring, legendary management guru Ken Blanchard and Claire Diaz-Ortiz, a former Twitter executive and early employee, combine their knowledge to provide a systematic approach to intergenerational mentoring, giving readers great insight into the power and influence of mentoring and encouraging them to pursue their own mentoring relationships.

Using his classic parable format, Blanchard explains why developing effective communication and relationships across generations can be a tremendous opportunity for companies and individuals alike. One Minute Mentoring is the go-to source for learning why mentoring is the secret ingredient to professional and personal success.

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Contents

Cover (#u55237499-e200-58d0-b641-d9dc9b540674)

Title Page (#u09abc84c-db17-575f-8c28-925471bb877a)

Copyright (#ue427dd07-c8bd-5fde-9b52-7af9cb2198a3)

A Note to Readers (#uba4e33b8-b556-5611-906a-78c49a408379)

Introduction (#u14e48945-9f2d-5c2d-b2af-2d4f6bf99b37)

Part I (#ue153569f-8e72-50b7-95d0-965a9128f8df)

No Compass, No Map: Life in a Mentorless Land (#ubffa03aa-3b25-594d-89bc-34b128f5b471)

Asking for Direction (#uc4b08bd2-f1a1-5267-90a2-ab4c3a4d7f75)

Who Me, a Mentor? (#u43dbac50-a2ad-5d62-ba24-df8b37a688d9)

The Search (#u243a0f86-c32f-5014-86fe-08c9c9a98517)

The First Meeting (#litres_trial_promo)

Mission Imperative (#litres_trial_promo)

Engagement: Establishing the Relationship (#litres_trial_promo)

Taking Time for Introspection (#litres_trial_promo)

Speaking Your Truth (#litres_trial_promo)

Learning to Network (#litres_trial_promo)

Building Trust (#litres_trial_promo)

Networking Done Right (#litres_trial_promo)

Sharing Opportunities (#litres_trial_promo)

Review and Renewal (#litres_trial_promo)

Mentoring Never Ends (#litres_trial_promo)

Part II (#litres_trial_promo)