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 plans
This 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 Guides Activities 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.

This is a practical, easy to read book. Get your copy now!