Table of Contents

Content Pages: Part 1: The world of mentoring; Part 2: Crucial mentoring conversations; Demystifying crucial mentoring conversations; The purpose of a crucial mentoring conversation; Ingredients of successful crucial mentoring conversations; Topics that crucial mentoring conversations can/should cover; Who should own or drive these conversations?; When should you have a crucial mentoring conversation?; Creating successful crucial mentoring conversations; The power of storytelling; Ensure honesty and safety in your conversations; At what stage should confrontation be part of a crucial mentoring conversation?; How to end a crucial mentoring conversation.

About the Author

Niel Steinmann is a specialist business consultant and registered Industrial Psychologist. He has invested more than a quarter century studying the topics of mentoring, coaching and leadership development. In 1999 he founded People's Dynamic Development, a management consultancy that utilizes African analogies to develop people and organisations to significantly increase their performance capacity. Niel is the author of Fundamentals for effective mentoring: Raising giant killers which received international recognition and endorsements from prominent and renowned leadership consultant Dr Ken Blanchard.

Reviews

The value of effective mentoring in the complex and highly competitive world we are living in is undisputable. In fact, when it comes to personal development, professional mentoring is a key success factor. In my capacity as a privileged mentor and coach myself, I found Niël Steinmann's perspectives, insights and advice on crucial mentoring conversations most relevant and valuable. His book outlines all the fundamentals of effective mentoring in a thought provoking yet practical manner. I derived a lot of value from it, and therefore endorse it with confidence. - Brand Pretorius, former Managing Director of Toyota SA Marketing and retired CEO of McCarthy Limited, currently a non-executive director of a number of listed companies