STC Atlanta Chapter

Mentoring Program Resources

The following links are articles, books, and Web sites that will help you understand the STC Atlanta Chapter Mentoring Program, and help promote your mentoring relationships.

Articles

Giving Back to the Profession: Mentoring Technical Communicators Written by Denise Lee and reprinted with permission from INTERCOM, the magazine of the Society for Technical Communication. Arlington, VA. USA	From STC Atlanta Chapter member, Denise Lee, this article outlines the benefits of participating in a mentoring relationship, common attributes of good mentors, how to choose a partner, the elements of a successful mentoring relationship, how to mentor, and it offers a comparison of teaching/training, managing, and coaching. This article was also featured at the 2002 Currents Conference.
If You Aren't Mentoring, You're Missing Out By Douglas Metcalfe-White April 2001, Willamette Valley Chapter STC	Learn how to reap the rewards of being a mentor.
A View from the Other Side: Transitioning from Protégé to Mentor By Maralee Sautter May 2003, Willamette Valley Chapter STC	This STC article gives protégés practical tips for becoming great mentors.
Mentoring: A Gentle Alliance By Suzanna J. Laurent	STC member Suzanna Laurent outlines specific behaviors that mentors should practice.
What to Look for in a Mentor U.S. Coast Guard Mentoring Program	Protégés may want to keep these tips at hand when looking for just the right mentor.
Getting Started in a Mentoring Partnership U.S. Coast Guard Mentoring Program	Keep these tips in mind when starting your mentoring partnership.
Four Types of Mentoring Relationships U.S. Coast Guard Mentoring Program	Each mentoring relationship is just a little different from all the others. This article examines the different types.
Five Essentials of Effective Mentoring Connections U.S. Coast Guard Mentoring Program	Successful mentoring partnerships hinge on these essential elements.

Books

Managers as Mentors: Building Partnerships for Learning By Chip R. Bell ISBN: 1576751422	This practical book offers valuable techniques to assess your mentoring talents. Also learn how to mentor in precarious relationships and situations. A good book for protégés, too. Learn how to accept gifts without guilt, how to get your feet wet without fear, how to grow through stepping out, and gain an understanding of the mentor’s role in detail.
The Mentor’s Spirit: Life Lessons on Leadership and the Art of Encouragement By Marsha Sinetar ISBN: 031220423X	The author unfolds a way to use our inborn "spiritual intelligence" to see the world and everything in it as a potential mentor - not only are humans beings our mentors, but books, articles, songs, nature and silence as well.
The Tao of Coaching By Max Lansdberg ISBN: 186197650X	Boost your effectiveness at work by inspiring and developing those around you. A quick read, “The Tao of Coaching” provides succinct exercises to help the coach bring out the best in the “coachee.” Many of the same principles can be used in many mentoring relationships.
Mentoring: the Tao of Giving and Receiving Wisdom By Chungliang Al Huang and Jerry Lynch ISBN: 00622512501	An interesting book that outlines mentoring relationships. This artful book provides tips in the form of 1-3 page tidbits that help explain different aspects of mentoring.
Coaching, Counseling & Mentoring By Florence M. Stone ISBN: 0814404162	This book describes the differences in coaching, counseling and mentoring. Use its specific coaching, counseling, and mentoring techniques to help make troublesome situations better.

Mentoring Links

FAQs	Frequently Asked Questions
Survey	Are you wondering whether you could be a mentor? Take this brief survey, which automatically analyzes your responses, and find out your mentoring potential.
Mentor's Forum	This incredible site includes tools, fact sheets, and publications on mentoring. It is a place to discuss or post mentoring issues, find local contacts or common links, and post updates or announcements.
Peer Resources for Mentors	Another exceptional resource. This site has everything, including an online self test to help you determine whether you might be a good mentor, now, or in the future.
Coaching and Mentoring Network	From the site: "If it’s happening, it’s here." The place for all the latest coaching and mentoring news, information, activities and tools.
The Mentoring Group: World Wide Mentoring Services	This site features monthly mentoring tips and ideas for both protégés and mentors.

STC Policies

STC Sexual Harassment Policy

STC Ethical Principles for Technical Communicators

STC Policy Statement on Conflict of Interest

Training Materials

So You Want to Be a Mentor (or find a Mentor)	From the U.S. Coast Guard Mentoring Program, this guide provides all you need to know to get started in a mentoring partnership. Use this PowerPoint presentation for individual learning.
How to be an Effective Mentor	Learn the traits of a good mentor
How to be an Effective Protégé	Learn the traits of a good protégé
Mentoring Skills: Communication Mentoring Skills: Counseling	Important Mentoring Skills—The mentor and the protégé can benefit by refreshing skills that will help them with their partnership.
Individual Career Development Plan for Mentoring Partnerships PDF or MS Word	A form the mentor and protégé can use for goal setting.
Tips for Mentors	Updated monthly from The Mentoring Group's Web site.
Tips for Protégés	Updated monthly from The Mentoring Group's Web site.

Suggestions or Comments?

We would like to include your favorites in the resources list. Are there any books, articles or communications exercises that you find particularly helpful in your mentoring relationship, and/or to your personal or professional growth while in a mentoring relationship? Please send your suggestions to the Mentoring Manager. Be sure to include any samples and a brief outline of why you found your choices so effective.