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Part II – The Art of Being a Mentee

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In addition to the duties of a mentor, the protégé, disciple, apprentice or student being instructed has responsibilities to make mentoring systems work. It may seem to most people as a top-down arrangement at first glance, but one thing is true in all mentorship programs: The mentee is responsible for making the system work. This is not typically a supervisory/subordinate relationship, but one of partnering to impart wisdom and knowledge to the mentee. Often when… Read More »Part II – The Art of Being a Mentee

Part I – The Art of Mentoring

There are several misconceptions that must be set aside before there can be any analysis of an effective mentor. A mentor is not a friend. In fact, true friendship is much too tolerant for effective mentoring. Mentorship based on a personal relationship alone will not allow either party to openly participate to their mutual benefit. This is also not the buddy system. In summer camp, assigning a buddy could have been seen as a defense… Read More »Part I – The Art of Mentoring

Mentoring – Probably Not What You Think It Is

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As is true with a number of words thrown around in HR-speak, the word “mentor” has any number of connotations depending on the frame of reference. It is also one of those words that can be a noun when it refers to the person doing it and a verb when it describes what the person is doing. To get down to the basic definition before going to other meanings, the word was originally age and… Read More »Mentoring – Probably Not What You Think It Is

Blog Soup – From the Archives of Make HR Happen v.13

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          This is a re-posting of five previous articles from Make HR Happen by Tom Bolt.           Blogging Biorhythm Blues – For those of you who don’t participate in Twitter chat sessions, #TChat, which happens weekly on Wednesday’s at 7:00 pm Eastern, is probably one of the better ones to ease into the chatter world. It is convenient (not late at night, not in the middle of the… Read More »Blog Soup – From the Archives of Make HR Happen v.13

Reviewing This Week on Make HR Happen – January 20 thru January 26, 2013

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  In case you missed this week’s articles, here is a summary: Jan 20 – Blog Soup – From the Archives of Make HR Happen v.12 – This is a re-posting of five previous articles from Make HR Happen. – more –           Jan 21 - False Pride in Diversity Programs – Many HR related websites and blogs will spend January 21st with obligatory tribute to Martin Luther King, Jr. There is no… Read More »Reviewing This Week on Make HR Happen – January 20 thru January 26, 2013