books about: mentoring

books about: mentoring

books:

Mentoring

The Literacy Coach's Survival Guide: Essential Questions And Practical Answers

Cathy A. Toll

International Reading Association, 2004

A Great Resource
I have just completed my first year as a Literacy Coach. I had an opportunity to read Cathy Toll's book this summer. It really gave insight to the role and responsibilities of a literacy coach. The book serves as an excellent resource.

You're On Your Own (But I'm Here if You Need Me) : Mentoring Your Child During the College Years

Marjorie Savage

Fireside, 2003

Even Better than Parent Orientation
I got more out of the first chapter of this book than I did from two days of Parent Orientation at my son's college! The author obviously empathizes with college students as well as with their parents. Kids who are starting college can do some pretty bizarre things ...

Monday Morning Leadership: 8 Mentoring Sessions You Can't Afford to Miss

David Cottrell

Cornerstone Leadership Institute, 2002

A Management Classic....
This book is clear, crisp and hits the critical success factors for effective managers and leaders. The author uses powerful anecdotes to get his message across. This short book can be read inside of a few hours and should be on the required reading list for all new ...

Toyota Talent

Jeffrey Liker, David Meier

McGraw-Hill, 2007

Great Condition
I have to say the book I received is pretty much what I expected. The book is new, in great conditons with a nice hardcover. I am pretty satisfied with my aqquisition.

Co-Active Coaching, 2nd Edition: New Skills for Coaching People Toward Success in Work and, Life

Laura Whitworth, Karen Kimsey-House, ...

Davies-Black Publishing, 2007

Great Resource for Coaches
The CD of the forms is a great help. Book came quickly and is just as the seller described.

I'm on LinkedIn -- Now What???: A Guide to Getting the Most OUT of LinkedIn

Jason Alba

Happy About, 2007

Wish I had found it sooner
The title says it all. This is an excellent book for a BEGINNER. It is not always easy to find the information on LinkedIn. I had to slog through their help but this summarizes things nicely and gives you handy tips. It's a quick read so you can be up and networking ...

Golf's Sacred Journey: Seven Days at the Links of Utopia

David L. Cook

Sacred Journey Stories, 2006

Best reading in years
I don't give myself much time to sit and read books, even though I am currently reading three books and haven't finished any of them. When I received this one, I honestly couldn't put it down. Golf's Sacred Journey is so much more than a book of golf. It is a ...

Organic Disciplemaking: Mentoring Others Into Spiritual Maturity And Leadership

Dennis McCallum, Jessica Lowery

Touch Publications, 2006

A Practical and Comprehensive Resource
In the long tradition of The Lost Art of Disciple Making, Multiplying Disciples, and Disciples Are Made, Not Born, Organic Disciplemaking: How to promote Christian leadership development through personal relationships, biblical discipleship, mentoring, and Christian ...

101 "Answers" for New Teachers & Their Mentors: Effective Teaching Tips for Daily Classroom Use

Annette L. Breaux

Eye on Education,, 2002

A Principal's Dream Come True
I purchased a book for every teacher. Their responses have been very positive. It has renewed the spirit of the veteran teachers and has provided another learning tool for the new teachers. Thanks to Annette Breaux for this common sense book!

Coaching : Evoking Excellence in Others

James Flaherty

Butterworth-Heinemann, 2005

Excellent resource for coaches!
I am a family and life coach, focusing mainly on parents and teens. I found Flaherty's book to have many useful and powerful tools that can be used with any client, including parents, kids, youth, teens, and families. Coaching leaves people feeling more competent and ...

Big Questions, Worthy Dreams: Mentoring Young Adults in Their Search for Meaning, Purpose, and Faith

Sharon Daloz Parks

Jossey-Bass, 2000

A Captivating Read for Mentors
In Big Questions Worthy Dreams, Sharon Parks affirms the purpose, promise and possibility of mentoring for mentor and mentee. She recognizes the critical role of "meaning making" in the mentoring journey. The reader is at once (and always) aware of the awesome ...

Connecting: The Mentoring Relationships You Need To Succeed In Life

Paul D. Stanley, J. Robert Clinton

NavPress Publishing Group, 1992

A Good Analytical Book on Mentoring from a Christian Perspec
Connecting: The Mentoring Relationships You Need to Succeed in Life, by Paul D. Stanley and J. Robert Clinton, Colorado Springs, Navpress, 1992, 252 pages. Reviewed by J. L. Lee Paul Stanley has over twenty years experience in leadership development. He has served as ...

Letters to a Young Conservative (The Art of Mentoring)

Dinesh D'Souza

Basic Books, 2005

A pleasant introduction to the conservative worldview
In 30 short chapters (the book is 220 pages) D'Souza takes us on a whirlwind tour of the worldview of the conservative. Because of the brief treatment each subject receives, he cannot approach a thorough defense of any of them. Nevertheless, by the end a coherent ...

A PhD Is Not Enough: A Guide To Survival In Science

Peter J. Feibelman

Basic Books, 1993

Honest looks at academia are hard to find. This is one.
For those like myself, interested in science policy, Fiebelman provides an unusually candid view of research life with the "Queen of the Sciences", physics. As an earth scientist I used to tell physicists I met that I figured that physicists could do anything that any ...

Letters to a Young Therapist (Art of Mentoring)

Mary Pipher

Basic Books, 2005

Pearls of Wisdom
If you are a therapist in training or maybe even a seasoned veteran, this book offers thought-provoking tidbits and interesting stories. it's encouraging and educational and makes you think about yourself as a therapist and as a person.