Books
At the Center for Mentoring Excellence, we are proud to be trailblazers in the field of mentoring. Our comprehensive selection of books has been carefully developed to guide individuals and organizations toward achieving exceptional mentoring outcomes. Whether your goal is to cultivate impactful mentor-mentee relationships, overcome common challenges, or foster a lasting culture of mentorship, our publications provide actionable strategies, expert advice, and illustrative examples to help you succeed.
Browse our collection and discover how these resources can inspire and elevate your mentoring practices.
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Wondering which book to choose?
For a Mentor
If you are a new to mentoring and/or want to prepare for your role, or just want to understand the whole process of mentoring, then you will want to read The Mentor’s Guide: Facilitating Effective Mentoring Relationships (Lois J Zachary and Lisa Z Fain).
For a Mentee
If you are a mentee and want to find out how to select and build a solid mentoring relationship, then you will want read The Mentee’s Guide: Making Mentoring Work for You. (Lois J Zachary with Lory A Fischler).
For an Organization
If you are looking for a step-by-step practical guide to building the framework that supports and sustains mentoring in your organization, then you will want to read Creating a Mentoring Culture: The Organization’s Guide (Lois J Zachary).
Philosophy of Mentoring
If you are curious as to what goes on inside a mentoring relationship in real time and get a glimpse of mentoring conversations as they take place, then you will want to read Starting Strong: Strategies for Success in the First 90 Days (Lois J Zachary and Lory A Fischler).
Mentoring Program Implementation
If you are a mentoring program manager, a diversity and inclusion leader, a learning professional, organizational leader or a mentor who is ready to explore the topic of cultural competency in mentor in depth, then you will want read Bridging Differences for Better Mentoring (Lois J Zachary with Lory A Fischler).