Developing Successful Diversity Mentoring Programmes: An International Casebook

Mentoring has become an essential ingredient in the success of diversity management in the workplace and in achieving societal change to accommodate and value difference. This case book brings together a wide range of approaches to designing, implementing, sustaining and evaluating mentoring programmes. It explores what makes mentoring work in a diversity context, and what undermines it; what constitutes good practice and what to avoid. The international case studies cover many different aspects of difference, including race, culture, physical and mental disability, gender and sexual preference, Thoughtful analysis of these cases reveals many practical lessons for what does and doesn’t work well in different contexts. Edited by three leading authorities in the field, this case book is an essential companion for anyone aiming to establish a mentoring programme in the areas of equal opportunities, diversity management, or leveraging diversity. Countries represented in the book: Australia, Argentina, Canada, Denmark, Great Britain, Germany, Luxembourg, Norway, South Africa, and USA. Contributors: Penny Abbott, Olu Alake, Raymond Asumadu, Dellroy Birch, Merridee Bujaki, Maggie Clarke, David Clutterbuck, Jane Cordell, Giulia Corinaldi, Patricia Pedraza Cruz, Tulsi Derodra, Pamela M. Dixon, Nora Dominguez, Jennybeth Ekeland, Gifty Gabor, Coral Gardiner, Tim Gutierrez, Julie Haddock-Millar, Christina Hartshorn, Susanne Søes Hejlsvig, Rachelle Heller, Malcolm Johnson, Rita Knott, Frances Kochan, James W. Koschoreck, Alan Li, Catherine Mavriplis, Norma T. Metz, Elisabeth Møller-Jensen, Dra. Silvia Inés Monserrat, Françoise Moreau-Johnson, Catherine Mossop, Loshini Naidoo, Jonelle Naude, Leyla Okhai, Nwamaka Onyiuke, Louise Overy, Martin Parsonage, Shari Lawrence Pfleeger, Cherry Potts, Kirsten M. Poulsen, Peter Quinn, Ann Rolfe, Michail Sanidas, Clive Saunders, Kolarele Sonaike, Lynn P. Sontag, Charlene Sorensen, Jenepher Lennox Terrion, Kimberly Vappie, Cynthia Miller Veraldo, Helen Villalobos, Dieter Wagner, Nelli Wagner, Carol Ann Whitaker, Keith Whittlestone, Helen Worrall, Shaun Wilson-Gotobed and Derek Yee. "I knew I was going to enjoy this book before I started to read it, as to any passionate, mentoring enthusiast, the list of contributors reads like a 'who's who' in the best of mentoring with chapters by some of the greatest global thought leaders and practitioners in mentoring." The International Journal of Mentoring and Coaching, Volume X Issue 2, December 2012 "This comprehensive but concise book will be useful for any coach or integrative coach who is engaged in supervision, wanting to train as a supervisor, or seeking to understand more about the supervision perspective." AICTP Journal, November 2012 "This book fills a gap in the mentoring literature. The book is informed, insightful and inspiring and will be of immense use to the mentoring community." Dr Elaine Cox, Director of Postgraduate Coaching and Mentoring Programmes, Oxford Brookes University, UK "This book provides insightful analyses of diversity mentoring principles and their application to real world practice." Professor Uduak Archibong, Professor of Diversity, University of Bradford, UK "As a diversity practitioner working for a multi-national organisation, I found this a great manual to dip in to for ideas and advice on how best to use mentoring as a means of driving behavioural and organisational change." Sarah Churchman, Human Capital Director, Head of Diversity, Inclusion & Employee Wellbeing, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, London, UK

Table of Contents:
About the editors ForewordUnderstanding diversity mentoring The learning and development processes of diversity mentoring Mentoring in the context of disability Case study 1 'Aimhigher': Encouraging young people with disabilities Case study 2 The Asperger Transitions Project: fostering workplace success Case study 3 Access to work: workplace support for individuals with dyslexia Case study 4 Deaf mentoring: a personal view Case study 5 Ready to Start: fostering self-employment for people with disabilities Case study 6 Forward to Professorship: academic mentoring for women and deaf scientists Case study 7 The Legacy Project: mentorship to support long-term empowerment of people living with HIV/AIDS Mentoring in the context of gender and sexual preference Case study 8 Mentoring for women: creating the future together! Case study 9 Group mentoring for mid-career women associate professors Case study 10 Mentoring adult learners to engage in conversations about sexuality and heterosexual privilege Case study 11 Mentoring for gay and lesbian professionals: a personal story Case study 12 Mentoring immigrant women into employment and into society Case study 13 Integrated women's mentorship program Case study 14 Mentoring women entrepreneurs in Africa, South Asia and the Middle East Case study 15 Global virtual mentoring programs Case study 16 Mentoring women and minorities in computer science Case study 17 South East Mentoring Network for Women Case study 18 The International Cross-Mentoring Program Case study 19 Mentoring and gender diversity in Norway Case study 20 Return on Mentoring(TM): developing leaders and advancing diversity and inclusion within the organization Mentoring in thecontext of race and culture Case study 21 Transport for London Mentoring Programme Case study 22 100 Black Men of London Case study 23 Mentoring engineering graduates in the mines in South Africa Case study 24 Merryvale High: mentoring high school refugee students Case study 25 Mentoring in the healthcare sector: the South West Strategic Health Authority Mentoring Programme Case study 26 AU Mentor: double mentoring Case study 27 Qualitative refl ections on a pilot coaching programme in Pollsmoor Prison Case study 28 Middlesex University Mentoring Network Case study 29 Aboriginal mentoring in Community Services Case study 30 Pathways for Success: making a difference for minority students Case study 31 Mentoring immigrant school children Case study 32 Cross-cultural mentoring: the UK and Lebanon A comprehensive view of mentoring programs for diversityList of contributors Index

About the Author :
David Clutterbuck is Visiting Professor in the coaching and mentoring faculties of both Oxford Brookes and Sheffield Hallam Universities and a lifetime ambassador for the European Mentoring and Coaching Council. Kirsten M. Poulsen is Associate Professor at Copenhagen Business School, former (and first) President and co-founder of EMCC Denmark and an experienced management consultant and owner of KMP+. Frances Kochan is a Wayne T. Smith Distinguished Professor at Auburn University, Alabama, USA. She is the recipient of the Jay Scribner Mentoring Award from the University Council on Educational Administration and has consulted and written extensively on the topic.