From Manager to Mentor: Conversations You Cannot Rehearse

By Robert Rosenfeld

"Mentoring is not managing with the job title removed."

Most managers who step into a mentoring role are completely winging it. Without the right preparation, they default to exactly what they know: advising when they should listen, solving when they should question, and directing when they should step back.

In From Manager to Mentor, Robert Rosenfeld delivers a practical, research-backed blueprint designed specifically for middle and senior managers who want to lead well-not by following rigid formulas, but by developing real, adaptive skills.

Inside this quick-reference guide, you will discover how to:

Ask, Don't Tell: Master the art of the adaptive question to guide your team to their own breakthroughs.Ditch the Script: Navigate the unpredictable, high-stakes leadership conversations that you simply cannot rehearse.Tailor Your Approach: Apply flexible tools and exercises that fit the unique needs of different mentees.

Stop just managing your people. Start mentoring them.

Scroll up, click "Buy Now," and make every mentoring conversation count

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1067688803
• ISBN13: 9781067688806
• Release Date: April 2026
• Publisher: Corex
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.81 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"