Tool #4

More Reading on Mentoring

We are often asked to suggest helpful books on mentoring. Below are ten recommendations.

Ensher, Ellen A., and Susan E. Murphy. Power Mentoring: How Successful Mentors and Protégés Get the Most Out of Their Relationships. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2005.

Goldsmith, Marshall, Beverly Kaye, and Ken Shelton, eds. Learn Like a Leader: Today’s Top Leaders Share Their Learning Journeys. Boston: Nicholas Brealey Publishing, 2010.

Huang, Chungliang A. Mentoring: The Tao of Giving and Receiving Wisdom. New York: HarperCollins, 1995.

Johnson, W. Brad, and Charles R. Ridley. The Elements of Mentoring. New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2004.

Kaye, Beverly, and Julie Winkle Giulioni. Help Them Grow or Watch Them Go: Career Conversations Employees Want. San Francisco: Berrett-Koehler, 2012.

Maxwell, John C. Mentoring 101: What Every Leader Needs to Know. Nashville: Thomas Nelson, 2008.

Murray, Margo. Beyond the Myths and Magic of Mentoring: How To Facilitate a Successful Mentoring Process. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2001.

Senge, Peter M. The Fifth Discipline: The Art and Practice of the Learning Organization. New York: Doubleday, 1990.

Zachary, Lois J. Creating a Mentoring Culture: The Organization’s Guide. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2005.

Zachary, Lois J. The Mentor’s Guide: Facilitating Effective Learning Relationships, 2nd ed. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2012.