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One Minute Mentoring: How to Find and Work With a Mentor--And Why You'll Benefit from Being One
One Minute Mentoring: How to Find and Work With a Mentor--And Why You'll Benefit from Being One
One Minute Mentoring: How to Find and Work With a Mentor--And Why You'll Benefit from Being One
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One Minute Mentoring: How to Find and Work With a Mentor--And Why You'll Benefit from Being One

Written by Ken Blanchard and Claire Diaz-Ortiz

Narrated by Dan Woren

Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars

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About this audiobook

The bestselling co-author of the legendary The One Minute Manager® and a former Twitter executive join forces to create the ultimate guide to creating powerful mentoring relationships.

While most people agree that having a mentor is a good thing, they don’t know how to find one or use one. And despite widespread approval for the idea of being a mentor, most people don’t think they have the time or skills to do so.

Positive mentoring relationships can change the way we lead and help us succeed. In One Minute Mentoring, legendary management guru Ken Blanchard and Claire Diaz-Ortiz, a former Twitter executive and early employee, combine their knowledge to provide a systematic approach to intergenerational mentoring, giving readers great insight into the power and influence of mentoring and encouraging them to pursue their own mentoring relationships.

Using his classic parable format, Blanchard explains why developing effective communication and relationships across generations can be a tremendous opportunity for companies and individuals alike. One Minute Mentoring is the go-to source for learning why mentoring is the secret ingredient to professional and personal success.

LanguageEnglish
PublisherHarperAudio
Release dateMay 2, 2017
ISBN9780062561824
Author

Ken Blanchard

Ken Blanchard is the coauthor of The One Minute Manager® and fifty other books, including the New York Times business bestsellers Gung Ho! and Raving Fans. His books have combined sales of more than eighteen million copies in more than twenty-seven languages. He is the chief spiritual officer of The Ken Blanchard Companies, a full-service global management training and development company that he and his wife, Dr. Marjorie Blanchard, founded in 1979.

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  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
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    This book really made me think about my mentor, my former manager. I like that it also gave readers/listeners (if audiobook) not only the mentor’s perspective but the mentee as well. This has now made me think that it’s time for me to pay it forward...to become a mentor myself. Thank you for writing this book.

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  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
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    Wonderful mentoring testimony story which reflect how cross generation mentoring can create win win beneficial
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    Very good book and information. The practical examples was great as well.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
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    Solid advice and good flow, i can envision how this translates to the common workplace.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
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    I am a young, 26 year old professional early in my career. I appreciate the way that Blanchard and Ortiz put practical application and jargon to what seems to be a daunting task, finding a mentor/mentee. I have been challenged to not only lean on my mentor in different ways, but to actually be looking for mentees. Great read with a great story!
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
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    to this casual listener, I enjoyed all it had to say. I am hoping to integrate and apply it in my beginning profession and life.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
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    I have never worked in the business world, instead, I worked in human service and education. I never had a mentor in that form of the word, but I did have people I could go to for advice, like fellow counselors in my office and people that worked in similar agencies as myself. But, I was never assigned a mentor or sought one out during my work as a social worker. As a substitute teacher, I am kind of an outsider. I just come in once in awhile and fill-in. But, within our district and in the state of Iowa, there is a teacher leadership program that uses teacher leaders and mentors within the district and through their education agency to offer mentoring to new and seasoned teachers. I've seen the changes in our own district over the last few years from that program and believe it has offered numerous benefits to staff and students. In ONE MINUTE MENTORING, the authors take a fictional scenario and make it a realistic example of a mentor/mentee relationship. Blanchard, a management expert and well-known author, and Diaz-Ortiz, named on of the 100 Most Influential People in Business by Fast Company, join together to share the importance of being a mentor and being mentored. By offering the example of an overworked and stressed executive and a underachieving sales associate, many of us can identify with their struggles. This book shares how the two of them could help each other find a new passion in their careers and maybe offer some insight to inspire each of us to reach our highest potential.As someone who hasn't worked in the business world, I was afraid I couldn't relate to the stories shared in this "parable of two employees". But, I did and found it offered me a new way to see my role as a member of the school staff, a member of the numerous boards I am on, and as a member of my community. Realizing that mentors don't have to be in the same field as the person they are mentoring was eye-opening. I assumed teachers have to mentor teachers, but not necessarily. Thinking about our own children and the paths that lie ahead of them as they approach college and careers, I hope they can find someone to offer insights and advice. Someone they can call, have lunch with, email, or check in with that will support them in a different way than a parent, co-worker, or boss would. This book offered a simple approach to the idea of mentoring and was a very quick read, reading it in just a couple hours. If I was an employer, I would be handing this over to every new employee and making it their first assignment. Then helping them make connections to find a mentor in their life.