PREFACE TO THE SECOND EDITION
AN OLD AFRICAN PROVERB SAYS, “If you want to travel fast, travel alone; if you want to travel far, travel together.” At its core, that is what mentoring is: traveling far, together, in a relationship of mutual learning.
New mentors may be caught off guard, thrust into the role by professional obligations or a chance meeting, but with no maps to show them where the journey might go. A mentor who has traveled this road finds that the need for guidance never ends; every new mentoring relationship comes with its own set of fresh challenges. To both of these mentors, and to you—whatever your mentoring experience—I offer this book as a guide and companion. I hope it will allow you to understand your role as a mentor more ...
