(Toyota), Jeffrey Liker and David Meier (2007). Toyota Talent. (New York, NY: McGraw-Hill, 240 p.). Professor of Industrial and Operations Engineering (University of Michigan); President of Lean Associates, Inc. (group leader for Toyota Motor Manufacturing for ten years). Toyota Jido¯sha Kabushiki Kaisha--Employees; Employees--Training of; Mentoring in business; Gifted persons; Industrial management. Toyota's rigorous methodology to grow high-performing individuals from within: 1) identify development needs, 2) understand various types of work, 3) set behavioral expectations, 4) recognize, develop potential trainers, 5) effectively educate non-manufacturing employees, members of staff, 6) develop internal Lean Manufacturing experts.

Alan Downs (2002). Secrets of an Executive Coach: Proven Methods for Helping Leaders Excel Under Pressure. (New York, NY: AMACOM, 244 p.). Executives--Training of; Executive ability; Mentoring in business; Business consultants.

Ellen A. Ensher, Susan Elaine Murphy (2005). Power Mentoring: How Successful Mentors and Protégés Get the Most Out of Their Relationships. (San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass, 355 p.). Associate Professor of Management (Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles); Associate Professor of Psychology (Claremont McKenna College) and Associate Dean of the Henry R. Kravis Leadership Institute (Claremont, California). Mentoring in business; Career development. Secrets of great mentoring relationships and how anyone can become a successful mentor or protégé. 

James Flaherty (2005). Coaching: Evoking Excellence in Others. (Boston, MA: Elsevier Butterworth-Heinemann, p. [2nd ed.]). Mentoring in business; Employees--Training of; Employees--Counseling of; Executive coaching.

E. D. Hill (2005). Going Places: Words that Inspired America’s Best and Brightest on the Road of Life. (New York, NY: ReganBooks, 320 p.). Co-host of Fox & Friends, the Fox News Channel's highly rated morning television program. Celebrities--United States--Biography; Heroes--United States--Biography; Achievement motivation--United States; United States--Biography. Great advice can come from anyone, at any time. 

W. Brad Johnson and Charles R. Ridley (2004). The Elements of Mentoring. (New York, NY: Palgrave Macmillan, 146 p.). Assistant Professor of Psychology (U.S. Naval Academy)/faculty associate in the Graduate School of Business and Education (Johns Hopkins University); Professor of Counseling Psychology and Associate Dean for Research at the graduate school (Indiana University). Mentoring in business; Mentoring in the professions; Mentoring in education; Employees--Counseling of; Mentoring. 

Dorothy Leonard, Walter Swap (2005). Deep Smarts: How To Cultivate and Transfer Enduring Business Wisdom. (Boston, MA: Harvard Business School Press, 288 p.). William J. Abernathy Professor of Business Administration, Emerita (Harvard Business School); Former Dean of The Colleges and Professor of Psychology (Tufts University). Mentoring in business; Executive coaching.

Michael J. Marquardt and Peter Loan (2005). The Manager as Mentor. (Westport, CT: Praeger, 208 p.). Professor of Human Resource Development and Program Director of Overseas Programs (George Washington University); Director and Principal Consultant of Brown and Loan Associates. Management--Handbooks, manuals, etc.; Mentoring. Newest techniques in mentoring and collaboration.

David Megginson & David Clutterbuck (1995). Mentoring in Action: A Practical Guide for Managers. (London, UK: Kogan Page, 240 p.). Mentoring in business.

Bradford D. Smart (2005). Topgrading: How Leading Companies Win by Hiring, Coaching, and Keeping A Players. (New York, NY: Portfolio. Industrial management; Leadership; Employees--Recruiting; Teams in the workplace--Training of; Mentoring in business; Employee retention.

Florence Stone (2004). The Mentoring Advantage: Creating the Next Generation of Leaders. (Chicago, IL: Dearborn Trade Publishing, 211 p.). Mentoring in business; Employees--Training of; Career development. 

Sheila Wellington and Catalyst with Betty Spence (2001). Be Your Own Mentor: Strategies from Top Women on the Secrets of Success. (New York, NY: Random House, 302 p.). President of Catalyst; Former Vice President of Communications at Catalyst. Mentoring in business; Businesswomen. 

Lois J. Zachary; foreword by Laurent Daloz (2000). The Mentor's Guide: Facilitating Effective Learning Relationships. (San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass Publishers, 195 p.). Mentoring in education; Learning, Psychology of; Interpersonal relations. 

Lois J. Zachary; foreword by Peter Koestenbaum (2005). Creating a Mentoring Culture: The Organization's Guide. (San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass, 336 p.). Mentoring in business; Corporate culture.

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LINKS

The Mentor Hall of Fame                             http://www.mentors.ca/mp_business                                                         List of mentor pairs compiled from variety of sources including autobiographies, biographies, newspaper articles, personal interviews, and diligent historical research.