Monday, October 12, 2009

Monday Morning Mentoring


I finished Monday Morning Mentoring by David Cottrell today. I'm sometimes embarrassed to admit I read management/business type books. I've never really explored why that might be, and I'm certainly not going to do that here. Embarrassment aside I occasionally find them helpful, sometimes convicting and often affirming (of my instincts at least if not my actual behavior).

This one didn't offer anything particularly new. The principles of management and supervision are told in the form of a narrative between a wrung out manager and an old family friend he turns to in a moment of overwhelmed panic. What I did like about this book was its emphasis on character as the core thing that must be developed, nurtured, and uncompromised as we work with others. Focusing on developing as a human being always trumps striving to be a better human doing.

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