Mentoring Resources

Sigma Theta Tau International supports and advocates for mentoring as a key component of professional development and suggests these resources to learn more about mentoring.

Sigma Theta Tau International Leadership and Mentoring Programs

• The Mentored Leadership Development Program
• The Board Leadership Development Program

Finding a Mentor

• What is a mentor?
• When a mentor invites you
• Distance mentoring
• Some partnering tips for distance mentoring
• Group E-mentoring in nursing
• Mentor me: tips for finding a healthcare career guide

Being a Mentor

• What is a mentor?
• Reasons to be a mentor
• Teaching mentees boundaries
• Can supervisors mentor those they supervise?
• Who mentored you?

Starting a Mentoring Program

• Getting a mentoring program off the ground
• Mentoring program examples of best practices
  Best Practices Part 1
  Best Practices Part 2
• Guide to preceptorship and mentoring, Canadian Nurses Association

Examples of Mentoring Programs and Networks

• Women’s Network for Entrepreneurial Training
• Oncology Nursing Society mentoring program

Other Resources

• The Virginia Henderson International Nursing Library
• Building and Managing a Career in Nursing: Strategies for Advancing Your Career by Terry W. Miller, Sigma Theta Tau, 2003
• “Building Research Competence in Nursing Through Mentoring,” by M.W. Byrne and M.R. Keefe, Journal of Nursing Scholarship, Vol. 34:4, 2002
• The Mentor’s Guide: Facilitating Effective Relationships by Lois Zachary, Jossey-Bass, 2000
• Creating a Mentoring Culture by Lois Zachary, Jossey-Bass, 2005
• Coaching and Mentoring: How to Develop Top Talent and Achieve Stronger Performance by Harvard Business School Press, 2004
• Mentoring: The Promise of Relational Leadership by Max De Pree, Authentic Media, 2005
• The Mentor’s Spirit by Marsha Sinetar, St. Martin’s Press, 1999