Beyond the Myths and Magic of Mentoring: How to Facilitate an Effective Mentoring Process
Author: Margo Murray
Many managers believe that effective mentoring is most often the lucky result of personal chemistry between two people. But in this book, author Margo Murray lays that myth to rest. Her guide gives you all the expert advice, tools, and case studies you'll need to harness the power of mentoring. Building on the solid principles outlined in the first book, this revised edition adds examples of mentoring from recent publications and the author's client experience. It also includes international examples. It reveals how mentoring can maximize employee productivity and provides information on how to assess organizational needs and link them to the mentoring process. Includes all the information needed to evaluate the effectiveness of a mentoring program.
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The president of an international consulting firm overviews the history, definition, and benefits and pitfalls of facilitated mentoring for all participants; and advises on assessing prot<'e>g<'e> and organizational readiness, structuring the mentor role, and evaluating process cost-effectiveness and performance improvement. Includes new case examples, generic and specific models, planning checklists, and resources. The date is not given for the first edition. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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Managing Diversity: Toward a Globally Inclusive Workplace
Author: Michalle E Mor Barak
2006 Outstanding Academic Title Award from CHOICE Magazine
2007 Academy of Management's George R. Terry Book Award
Winner of the 2007 Academy of Management's George R. Terry Book Award
Michalle Mor Barak's book Managing Diversity: Toward a Globally Inclusive Workplace has won the highly prestigious Academy of Management's George R. Terry Book Award. This award is granted annually to the most outstanding contribution to the advancement of management knowledge. Managing Diversity was selected from multiple publisher's nominations for single authored books.
"The book is an excellent resource to develop, theorize, and work out the inclusive workplace in a very comprehensive, encompassing, and interdisciplinary way...It can be recommended for all business and organization psychology students and all people interested in global business" --ACADEMY OF MANAGEMENT LEARNING & EDUCATION
"This book introduces a unique and refreshing prism that is highly useful for managers and scholars alike. The authentic examples and case studies bring the content to life and make this book a very interesting and captivating read. It is a 'must read' for managers who need to effectively manage today's diverse workforce in order to survive and thrive in the global economy."
--Alan D. Levy, Chairman and CEO, Tishman International Companies
"[Managing Diversity] is thorough, well-written and filled with interesting information and case examples. It deals with an important issue in a very complete manner, providing both theoretical and conceptual content and outstanding practicalinformation. It should be valuable and useful to anyone studying international business management."
--Sheila Akabas, Professor and Director, Center for Social Policy and Practice in the Workplace, Columbia University
"I would definitely adopt this book, since it offers an excellent resource for developing, theorizing, and working out the inclusive workplace in a very comprehensive way. [Mor Barak] gives many practical examples and very useful illustrations that make the book very interesting for both the conceptual researcher and the practitioner. It is also written with a very international and global perspective and outlook."
--Cordula Barzantny, Associate Professor, Groupe Ecole Superieure de Commerce, Toulouse Business School
"A culturally diverse, inclusive workforce is well supported by social work values and ethics. A valuable resource for social work practice in a global context, the book is also highly recommended as a text in social work education programs."
--John J. Stretch, Saint Louis University
Key Features:
- Offers up-to-date information on the new realities of the workforce, including demographic, legislation, and social policy trends around the world
- Analyzes the causes and consequences of workforce exclusion, highlighting the groups commonly excluded in various countries
- Provides a comprehensive model of the Inclusive Workplace suggesting policies, procedures, and programs that facilitate its implementation
- Includes an Instructors Resource on CD-ROM containing a chapter overview, chapter outline, multiple PowerPoint slides, and sample test questions for each chapter
What People Are Saying
Managing Diversitydemonstrates the benefits of implementing inclusive practices in the workplace. Author Michalle Mor Barak incorporates vignettes and case studies from different countries around the world to effectively illustrate practical solutions to managing today's diverse workforce.. Key Features:
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- Offers up-to-date information on the new realities of the workforce, including demographic, legislation, and social policy trends around the world . ·
- Analyzes the causes and consequences of workforce exclusion, highlighting the groups commonly excluded in various countries. ·
- Provides a comprehensive model of the Inclusive Workplace suggesting policies, procedures and programs that facilitate its implementation.
publisher
Managing Diversitydemonstrates the benefits of implementing inclusive practices in the workplace. Author Michalle Mor Barak incorporates vignettes and case studies from different countries around the world to effectively illustrate practical solutions to managing today's diverse workforce.. Key Features:
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- Offers up-to-date information on the new realities of the workforce, including demographic, legislation, and social policy trends around the world . ·
- Analyzes the causes and consequences of workforce exclusion, highlighting the groups commonly excluded in various countries. ·
- Provides a comprehensive model of the Inclusive Workplace suggesting policies, procedures and programs that facilitate its implementation.
Table of Contents:
| 1 | Introduction and conceptual framework | 1 |
| 2 | Diversity legislation in a global perspective : equality and fairness in employment | 17 |
| 3 | Discrimination, equality and fairness in employment : social policies and affirmative/positive action programs | 53 |
| 4 | Global demographic trends : impact on workforce diversity | 72 |
| 5 | Socioeconomic transitions : the new realities of the global workforce | 97 |
| 6 | Defining diversity in a global context : prejudice and discrimination | 121 |
| 7 | Vive la difference? Theoretical perspectives on diversity and exclusion in the workplace | 147 |
| 8 | Culture and communication in the global workplace | 168 |
| 9 | Interpersonal relationships in a global work context | 186 |
| 10 | Diversity management : paradigms, rationale, and key elements | 207 |
| 11 | An overview of the inclusive workplace model : managing the globalized workforce diversity | 224 |
| 12 | The inclusive workplace : level I : inclusion through diversity within the work organization | 228 |
| 13 | The inclusive workplace : level II : inclusion through corporate-community collaborations | 244 |
| 14 | The inclusive workplace : level III : inclusion through state/national collaborations | 260 |
| 15 | The inclusive workplace : level IV : inclusion through international collaborations | 272 |
| 16 | Toward a globally inclusive workplace : putting the pieces together | 286 |
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