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Resources and further information

Learn more about existing mentoring opportunities at Sussex, the wider mentoring community and options for mentoring training.

Industry bodies and the mentoring community

• European Mentoring and Coaching Council: The largest industry body in Europe, with over 5,000 members.
• Leadership foundation for Higher Education: Provides support and advice on leadership, governance and management for higher education.
• David Clutterbuck: Co-founder of the European Mentoring and Coaching Council, and a thought leader in the field of mentoring 
• Vitae - Mentoring for Researchers: Information for researchers who are interested in mentoring, from the world’s leading researcher development body.

Mentoring training and qualifications

• ILM: a leading UK provider of leadership and management qualifications.
• The OCM: an international provider of mentoring qualifications.
• Chartered Management Institute (CMI): the UK’s accredited professional management institution.
• Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD): the UK’s largest professional association for human resource management professionals

Resources to aid mentoring

• The GROW Model: A way to structure sessions with mentees, GROW Model is the most common questioning framework used by coaches and mentors.
• The Global Code of Ethics for Coaches and Mentors: A set of best practice standards endorsed by the Association for Coaching and the European Mentoring and Coaching Council.
• Mind Tools: Online resources for management, leadership and professional development including many videos and introductions to key mentoring concepts.

TED talks on mentoring

• Karen Russell - Modern mentoring: The good, the bad and the better
• Patrick Boland - Failure and the importance of mentors
• Kam Phillips - Mentorship will change the world

Further reading

Albom, M. (1997), Tuesdays with Morrie: An old man, a young man, and life’s greatest lesson.ISBN 07515 2981 8

Clutterbuck, D. (2001), Everyone Needs a Mentor: Fostering Talent in your Organisation. ISBN 978-1-843980544

Clutterbuck, D. and Ragins, B.R. (2002), Mentoring and Diversity: An International Perspective. ISBN 978-0-75064836

Clutterbuck, D. and Lane, G. (2004), The Situational Mentor: An International Review of Competencies and Capabilities in Mentoring. ISBN 978-0-566085437

Cranwell-Ward, J. (2004), Mentoring: a Henley Review of Practice, Basingstoke. ISBN 978-1-403935687

Gareth, L. (2000), The Mentoring Manager: Strategies for Fostering Talent and Spreading Knowledge. ISBN 978-0-273644842

Hay, J. (1999), Transformational Mentoring. ISBN 978-0-952196471

Johnson, W.B. and Ridley, C.R. (2008), The Elements of Mentoring. ISBN 978-0-230613645

Klasen, N. and Clutterbuck, D. (2002), Implementing Mentoring Schemes: A Practical Guide to Successful Programme. ISBN 978-0-750654302.

Kram, K. (1988), Mentoring at Work: Developmental relationships in organizational life. ISBN 978-0-819167552

Murray, M. (2001), Beyond the Myths and Magic of Mentoring: How to Facilitate an Effective Mentoring Process. ISBN 978-0-787956752

Pegg, M. (2009), The Mentor’s Book. ISBN 978-1-934747629

Philip, K. (2004), Sharing A Laugh: a Qualitative Study of Mentoring Interventions with Young People, York. ISBN 978-1-529351659

Starr, J. (2014), The Mentoring Manual: Your Step By Step Guide To Being A Better Mentor ISBN 978-1292017891

Whittaker, M. and Cartwright, A. (2000), The Mentoring Manual, Aldershot: Gower. ISBN 978-0-566081477