Courageous Leadership A Handbook For Mentors: Helping Mentors Guide Protégés to Identify & Achieve Lifetime Goals

Are you a mentor for a participant in the Courageous Leadership development program? If so, this handbook is designed specifically for YOU. This engaging, thought-provoking and practical handbook offers recommendations to guide you through developmental actions which will re-invent the way your protégé thinks, behaves, communicates and leads. The 12-week action plan discussed in this handbook has the potential to transform the way your protégé thinks, leads, and lives!In this handbook, Dr. J.R. Flatter, Ph.D. presents a clear path forward to your protégé becoming a Courageous Leader based on knowledge & experiences he gained through 40+ years leading organizations; teaching & consulting on leadership; and studying & writing about leadership. Learn from his insights and examples drawn for his experiences as a successful business owner, author, retired Marine Corps Officer, professor, speaker, consultant, certified coach, mentor, husband, & father. Ms. Cynthia Barnaby contributes extensive practical knowledge gained through more than 10 years of experience developing and managing mentoring programs for 108 sites worldwide. As a Manager for Workforce Development, she brings first-hand knowledge of the challenges mentors face plus the real-life solutions that sustain momentum and produce quantifiable results. Ms. Barnaby is an innovative leader with 35+ years of experience specializing in leadership development, workforce development, human resource management, change management and project management which is complemented by relevant certifications and training. This handbook complements Courageous Leadership: Identify & Achieve Your Lifetime Goals and Courageous Leadership: A Handbook for First-Time Leaders where Dr. Flatter uses evidence from 40+ years of life experiences and examples from famous leaders to demonstrate the following courageous characteristics: •Courageous•Principled•Technically, Cognitively, & Emotionally Aligned•Work, Family, & Self Balanced•Visionary•Humble•Powerful•Bold•Driven•Charismatic•Unreasonable Dr. Flatter presents a specific plan of action to help readers learn, accept, and develop each of the courageous characteristics in their own lives. Any person or organization can adopt these courageous characteristics to achieve their goals. You will quickly see that Courageous Leadership: A Handbook for Mentors includes a novel, leading-edge approach to mentoring that has a proven, successful track record attributable to three unique features.1.Protégés identify and achieve their personal and professional lifetime goals and objectives. Participants report substantive, positive results. 2.This handbook contains a summary of the Courageous Leadership Development Program content, so you can support your protégé’s development. As protégés progress through the 12 weeks they demonstrate increased proficiency. 3.This handbook provides what you need to be a successful mentor! We help you establish a strong relationship with your protégé, build specific competencies, achieve identified goals, and celebrate success. Each segment includes a “Mentor Moment” (short, helpful recommendations tailored specifically for mentors). The “Mentor Moments” provide relevant, practical reminders and tips designed to help you build your knowledge, skills, abilities and experiences. Each segment offers a few questions to guide your discussions, while being careful not to restrict the potential scope of your discussions. In addition, you can capture your own thoughts, emotions, surprises and insights from each mentor/protégé discussion. The direction, support and encouragement provided mentors in this handbook will result in sustained momentum and quantifiable results.