Midlands State University Library

Dial M for mentor : critical reflections for coaches, educators and trainers /

Gravells, Jonathan.

Dial M for mentor : critical reflections for coaches, educators and trainers / created by Jonathan Gravells and Sue Wallace. - xxiii, 134pages ;

Includes index.

Preface: Mentoring in popular culture1. Turkey, tomatoes and poppadoms: storytelling and its role in making meaning and learning2. Monks, mobsters and the Matrix: knowledge, learning, action and change3. Vampire, hustlers and tough love: the use and abuse of power and trust4. From the Bada-Bing to the Belly of the Whale (by way of Belgium): the mentor as moral compass and conscience5. Ratso, Rita and the android: personal change and self-fulfilment6. The Enemy Within or just a critical friend? the subversive mentor or transformation through subversion, humour and tough love7. Attorneys, aliens and fools: mentoring for diversity and speaking truth to power8. 'Get busy living or get busy dying': purpose, autonomy and the power of positive thinkingSummary and Index

Dial M takes a creative and fun approach to improving your mentoring skills. It uses stories of learning relationships from film, TV and literature as a tool for reflecting on, understanding and evolving your mentoring and coaching practice.

9781909330009

2011010595


Mentoring.
Mentoring in education.
Mentors in popular business

BF637.M45 GRA