Managers as Mentors

Chip R. Bell, Marshall Goldsmith

Mentoring isn't advice-giving from on high — it's a relationship between equals. This book gives managers a practical model for growing people without creating dependence.

A guide to mentoring as a core management skill, reframing it as a partnership of equals built on the acronym SAGE — Surrendering (leveling the power), Accepting (creating safety), Gifting (offering value), and Extending (nurturing independence).