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The Art of Mentoring: Lead, Follow and Get Out of the Way
by Shirley Peddy
from Bullion Books

Customer Reviews:

• Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0

• barely adequate
  The art of mentoring is by far the most mediocre and mawkishly sentimental book I was ever forced to read. The author condescends to people who are not in the business world, which I find confusing because this book was supposedly written for anyone wanting to "Lead, Follow and Get out of The Way"
  Rachel the main character sent to TYH to evaluate the employees seems self indulgent, which reflects the authors arrogance. The book would have been tolerable if it was not put in a story format but a... more info

• A Good Read
  Peddy brings to us the wisdom of her successful corporate background and her mentoring relationships through a story. The foreground story is that of mentoring individuals within a company department to effect organizational change. The background story is a personal one about parental responsibilities contrasting the differences between mentoring and supervisory relationships. Although an "easy" read because of her story-telling style, Peddy provides her readers with hard-won insights into the culture of... more info

• A Good Read
  Peddy brings to us the wisdom of her successful corporate background and her mentoring relationships through a story. The foreground story is that of mentoring individuals within a company department to effect organizational change. The background story is a personal one about parental responsibilities contrasting the differences between mentoring and supervisory relationships. Although an "easy" read because of her story-telling style, Peddy provides her readers with hard-won insights into the culture of... more info

• A Book Everyone Should read
  This book is a journey through the processes of mentoring. Peddy weaves mentoring principles with inspiring story. The storyline is a realistic and frequent one in business; small company bought out by a big company. The small company is in a downward spiral and the employees are angry, fearful and not motivated to perform their best. The previous management took the important factors away; their ability to be rewarded for work performed (via salary incentives), a warm working environment (no pictures on... more info

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