Make Mentoring Work 2/e

Author: Peter Wilson

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Peter Wilson brings great qualifications to mentoring and his book, Make Mentoring Work, is a credible and comprehensive guide to a special skill.

The Hon. John Howard OM AC

A must-read for people who want to succeed.

Li Cunxin, Artistic Director, Queensland Ballet Company, and author of Mao s Last Dancer

I have never met a successful person who hasn t had mentors... Peter Wilson s book is a gem on this subject.

John Bertrand AM, Chairman, Sport Australia Hall of Fame; skipper of Australia II in 1983

Many of Australia s leaders in business, education, politics and sport have relied on a mentor. Many have now become mentors themselves. Peter Wilson is the Chair of Australia's preeminent association for Australian Human Resource professionals, AHRI.

Make Mentoring Work (2nd Edition) is an invaluable handbook for anybody considering or already in a mentoring relationship, whether mentor or mentee. The book sets out what mentoring is, the do s and don ts for mentors and mentees, and how to get the most out of a mentoring relationship. Peter also shares his own fascinating mentoring experiences.

About the Author

Peter Wilson AM is the National President (Chairman) of the Australian Human Resources Institute Limited (AHRI), Australia s leading professional HR association, with 20,000 members, and was recently elected as Secretary-General of the World Federation of People Management Associations, the peak world body for human resources practitioners, covering 700,000 professionals in 95 countries.

His executive career spanned 35 years of senior executive roles in the Commonwealth and Victorian Treasuries, Amcor and the ANZ Banking Group. He was CEO of one of Australia s largest private electricity and gas companies, Energy 21, during the 1990s.

In April 2003, Peter was awarded the Centenary Medal and in January 2005 he was made a Member of the Order of Australia (AM), for services to workplace safety and relations and community service. Peter Wilson is widely regarded as Australia s expert on mentoring and is frequently invited to speak on the subject here and abroad.

Books by Peter Wilson

Make Mentoring Work (2nd Edition)

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Recent research shows mentoring is the most important source of learning at work after on the job experience, and moreover its a critical life skill for everyone. Make Mentoring Work sets out what mentoring is, and how its been used by Australias best leaders in business, education, politics, public and sporting life. The vast majority had great mentors in their own lives, and all have now taken on that role themselves. Human resouces expert author, mentor and mentee, Peter Wilson examines best-practice mentoring programs, the dos and donts for mentors and mentees, and how to get the most out of a mentoring relationship. He also shares his own facinating mentoring experiences. Make Mentoring Work is a must-read for anyone considering the role of mentor or mentee, or developing their own mentoring program.