Mentoring 101: What Every Leader Needs to Know

I was looking for a book to help as I was teaching a class on mentorship at my church and came across this one. I have several of John Maxwell books in my library but not one on mentoring. It was easy read and enlightening. I used several nuggets to share with my students. I highly recommend this book for anyone that's is leading others and mentoring.

Ask the best leaders in any organization how they learned to be successful and you often hear the same answer: They had a good mentor. International leadership expert John Maxwell gives the bottom line on mentoring in one short, easy-to-read volume. In Mentoring 101, he gives the steps needed to effectively reproduce your success in someone else. He explains how to choose the right person to mentor, how to create the right environment for leaders to thrive and grow, and how to get started. What if you spent your entire life achieving but never shared your wisdom with anyone else? Don’t let your success end with you. As a mentor, you can create a legacy that will last long after you are done reading.Mentoring 101 is a very short and practical read authored by a well-known expert on leadership. The book is suitable for anyone in a supervisory position and guides the reader with a top down approach to the often misunderstood mentoring process. The reader will discover some great tips for encouraging others to be successful. You will find a lot of great, practical advice as you glide throughout its enjoyable pages.

This is not really a book as I expected it to be. Unlike other Maxwell books which tend to be lengthy and full of content, this one has a little over 100 pages, and the physical size is about 4" x 6". The topic is great, and the information is sound. I would have preferred a book with more content though.

I learned a lot from John Maxwell. I am planning leading a mentorship program through my church. There is a wealth of information here to prepare me to be a better mentor.

I have read most of John Maxwell books and this doesn't disappoint, quick read!

I never realized what the world of mentoring would be like. I’ve become one of the top mentors in my company all without realizing that I was creating real value for my mentee. If mentoring, be careful not to waste everyone’s time. This book serves as a great resource on understanding the value for the mentor in he process. The key is, you can achieve yourself by helping others succeed. We don’t live on an island, seeds you pant now are likely to bloom later.

Had I written this book, I don't know that I would have called it "mentoring 101". Perhaps instead, I would have called it "being a relational boss" or "bringing the best out of people at work".Most of the book is focused on the type of mentoring that is focused on results from the perspective of the average American company life (either for profit or non-profit, as Maxwell provides examples of both).While I may have renamed the book, that doesn't mean that it's bad. Maxwell brings out the basics of human interaction and goal achievement. He debunks several myths about management that we seem to inherently believe despite evidence to the contrary (i.e. "what most people need is isolation and time to do what they do," opposed to the truth of "most people need community and accountability").Maxwell also uses a wealth of interesting stories and illustrations - probably because his occupation outside of being an author is being a pastor.In my busy schedule it took me a couple of days to read this, so you could probably sit down and read the whole thing at once - and perhaps should do so every time that you hire someone or gain someone who you could be seen as a supervisor to.I'm someone who struggles with the basics of "being a boss" to people when they seem like they don't perform up to my standards. This book gave me some helpful insights as to how I can change in order to cut down the frustration in those relationships. Hope it does similar things for you.

The book is very practical. The author gives insight both into the profile of the mentor as well as the mentee. The author discusses both obstacles and benefits of the mentoring process. He cautions the mentor that the selection of the mentee is crucial since you want to invest in people who will benefit both the organization and enrich yourself as a mentor. In the final analysis, good mentoring benefits the entire organization in producing a legacy of leaders.

The book doesn't bring any practical insight. Just an introduction to mentoring without any further application (how to conduct a mentoring session, what are the important questions to ask, what to do in session 1, 2, 3...).Doesn't worth the money spent.

Only 118 pages but packed full of nuggets

This is amazing book for leaders that desire to pour into others. It is small enough to fit into your handbag. I enjoyed reading it and will be reading it again

Generally speaking, not bad book. However, when I read a chapter on how to select who to mentor, I start feeling weird.People tend to be a mentor upon a request regardless leadership potential of requesters. In this line, I expected the book to tell about how to help people to improve their way of thinking or attitudes regardless their leadership potential and how to decline a mentoring request from people who are hopeless in leadership development.Are these subjects Mentoring 201 or can’t be described in a published nook? ;)

Arrived on time and is a great book