Bridging Differences for Better Mentoring: Lean Forward, Learn, Leverage - Softcover

Lisa Fain

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1523085894 ISBN 13: 9781523085897

Publisher: Berrett-Koehler Publishers, 2020

Synopsis

This is the first comprehensive guide designed to help mentors and mentees bridge gaps between and among cultures--a growing issue in today's diverse workplace--and it's coauthored by the world's leading authority on mentoring.

As the workforce becomes increasingly diverse, it is imperative that organizations learn to attract, engage, and retain employees and leverage their unique perspectives. But few leaders have fully developed the aptitudes required for mentoring, let alone the level of cultural competency needed to bridge differences. In Bridging Differences for Better Mentoring, leadership mentoring experts Lisa Fain and Lois Zachary present a framework for achieving cultural competence in mentor-mentee communication using accessible, understandable, and practical tools and strategies. The result is more agility, comfort, and capability in their readers to build meaningful mentoring relationships and communicate effectively across differences. These tools lead to better, more culturally sensitive leaders, a safer work environment, and a more inclusive workplace for all.

About this title

About the Author

Lisa Fain is the CEO of the Center for Mentoring Excellence and founder of Vista Coaching. She was formerly senior director of the diversity and inclusion function at Outerwall Inc. (the parent company to automated retail giants Redbox and Coinstar). She is a certified mediator through Chicago's Center for Conflict Resolution and certified life coach through the International Coach Academy.

Lois Zachary is the founder of Leadership Development Services, LLC and its Center for Mentoring Excellence. Her book The Mentor's Guide is a primary resource for organizations that promote mentoring for leadership and learning. Zachary is a member of the American Society of Journalists and Authors, American Association of Adult and Continuing Education, and the Association for Talent Development.

Edition details

• Publisher: Berrett-Koehler Publishers
• Publication date: 2020
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1523085894
• ISBN 13: 9781523085897
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 240