A Mentor’s Toolkit for Career Conversations: A comprehensive guide to leading conversations about career planning

The Mentor’s Toolkit for Career Conversations will help you help your mentees to: Figure out what they really want from work and life Assess what they’re capable of and where they need to develop Research career options and opportunities Set realistic goals and plansThis book enables you to understand the work-life issues and concerns that impact on people today. You’ll discover how to create a non-threatening environment that allows the mentee to speak candidly and how to build trust. You’ll use strengths development to help people realise their potential.
The book provides an in-depth description of a four-step method for leading a mentoring conversation focussed on career, with examples of questions, thought-starters, and discussion topics.
The toolkit includes over 50 guides, templates and activities for mentors to use with their mentee, and access to the video training programs Tools for Mentoring on career planning. The Changing Career Scene Career Phases Work/Life Balance Mentoring: A Safe Space A Framework for the Conversation Develop Talents and Strengths Where Are You Now? Where Do You Want to Be? How Might You Get There? How’s it Going Now? Tools and GuidesActivities that draw out information that mentees need to make decisions. Most have discussion questions for reflective conversation after completion.
These proven techniques have been used in mentoring for professionals, graduates and students in health, construction, energy, communications, education, law and government.
Author, Ann Rolfe has spoken international conferences in Australia, Canada, China, The Philippines, Singapore and USA. Her regular webinars attract participants from around the world.
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From the Author
The number one topic people seek mentoring on is career. So I wrote to support mentors who need to leed career planning conversations
It contains all the topics and activities that were in my career planning and mentoring workshops and includes more than 50 guides, templates and activities that you can download and print for your mentee.
The book featured in Amazon's Best seller list in Teacher-Student Mentoring within 3 months of its launch in 2021.
My background is in adult learning, career counselling and professional development. I've been in business for over 30 years and spoken at national and international conferences in Australia, Canada, China, Singapore, The Philippines, and USA. I've worked with large and small business, not-for-profit organisations, educational institutions, government agencies and community groups. I run regular free webinars that attract participants from around the world. I'd love you to join me and others who share your interest in mentoring.
I'm a practical, rather than theoretical person and I write and speak (I'm told) in a down-ot-earth, accessible style. So, I know you'll gain great value form this book, and I look forward to your feedback.
As well as this title, you'll find my previous book: TMentoring Mindset, Skills and Tools, Make It Easy for Mentors and Mentees, here on Amazon in ebook and paperback.
My next book: Advanced Mentoring Skills, Take Your Mentoring to the Next Level, is coming in 2022.
Previous publications include:
(2017) The Mentoring Journal (3rd Ed.) Mentoring Works
(2007) The Mentoring Guide. Mentoring Works
(2007) Mentoring Demystified. Mentoring Works
(2006) The Mentoring Conversation. Mentoring Works
(2006) How to Design and Run Your Own Mentoring Program. Mentoring Works
(2002) Mentoring in Australia -- A Practical Approach. Pearson Education
(2001) Take a Minute to Mentor. Synergetic People Development
(1998) Develop Your Mentoring Skills. Synergetic Management
(1996) Taylor Made Mentoring. Synergetic Management
(1995) The Mentoring Workbook. Synergetic Management
One more thing. I'm an Aussie and as well as the accent, our English is spoken and written a little differently to what you may be