The Heart of Mentoring: Ten Proven Principles for Developing People to Their Fullest Potential

As a business owner, I have applied the principles in this book to all of the business that I have owned and found them invaluable. Other business development books always gave me a list of "do's" and "don'ts" which would work for a short while and then we would move to the next "flavor of the month." Finally, I learned that real organizational change comes from the inside out. Mentoring enabled me to do that and my business reflected that change. My profits started climbing as well as the retention rate of my employees. It all started with the principles in the Heart of Mentoring. If you are looking for a checklist of things to do, don't buy this book. If you are looking to make an organizational change for the better-buy it.

This book really captures the essense of a successful mentoring relationship. Anyone who leads, coaches, manages or influences others should read this book - a few times. The principles have literally changed my life and have given me the understanding and confidence to now help others. After all, the legacy any of us can hope to leave can only be measured in the lives of other people.

This book is so applicable because it truly does go to the heart of mentoring which is investing in others at the same time you are being given back in return. This book could even be called, the heart of ALL relationships. I like what the back says "The secret to living....is giving". It truly is the secret and has completely changed the way I approach business as well as personal relationships.

There is a lot of talk about mentoring these days. In fact every time I turn around there is another resource on the subject. What I've found is the majority of resources on the subject focus on the skills a mentor needs. Further, most of the resources don't help the one looking for a mentor identify what to look for in a mentor. If skills and simply pairing people in mentoring relationship is all that is required for an effective mentoring experience, why are there so many people still looking for a mentor and so many would be mentors not mentoring? This book helped me over-come all this by getting to the root of mentoring, that it isn't a matter of skill initially. Rather, it starts with the proper perspective of mentoring, and being mentored or as the title conveys, it starts with heart. This book has helped me, more than any other mentoring book, to be effective in all my mentoring relationships at home, at work, and in the community. I highly recommend it!

this book has truly changed my life as I have applied it not only to myself, but also to all of the other relationships in my life (spouse, co-workers, children, friends, relatives, etc.). If you are looking for a book that will change your life for the better, help you to reduce stress and start you on your way to giving your life to something that truly matters, get this book and start applying the principles!