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The Tunnel Concept – Decision Making Part III

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Although a funnel is the logical visual choice when decisions must be made from multiple options, such as recruiting or searching for a job, the quote that we see the “light at the end of the tunnel” implies that we are nearing the end of the journey and success. In situations where it is possible to analyze critical alternatives before starting out, the tunnel concept is the epitome of rapid succession from start to finish.… Read More »The Tunnel Concept – Decision Making Part III

From the Archives of Make HR Happen – Those Times We Talked About Leadership

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A lot of water cooler conversation at work is around the topic of bosses. There is something wrong with all of them… at least in the eyes of most. Complaining is part of sharpening our filtering skills to sort out right from wrong and reaches its highest form when we are confident enough to bitch about things to our colleagues. There are differences in that conversation depending on which floor of the building it happens… Read More »From the Archives of Make HR Happen – Those Times We Talked About Leadership

Reviewing This Week on Make HR Happen – Stories About Minotaurs and Manatees (Not Really!)

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    The blogger’s nightmare is when his muse is instructing him to be creative in a serious and positive sense, but something keeps whispering to his brain that there is something really funny about all this. It was a tough job, but Monday through Friday was published with a certain amount of decorum. Today it is time to play with the words a bit. Technically, Mentor and Minotaur are heterographs different in spelling and… Read More »Reviewing This Week on Make HR Happen – Stories About Minotaurs and Manatees (Not Really!)

Part IV – Informal Mentoring

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Not all companies have formal programs to start a new employee on the right track. Many long term employees entering new jobs may not be afforded a formal program to bring them up to speed. It is necessary in some cases for mentors to self appoint themselves to fill a training gap. It is also important for all of us who need assistance to seek out and appoint our own mentors. Is this some sort… Read More »Part IV – Informal Mentoring

Part III – Formal Mentoring Programs

There is a similarity between all mentoring programs whether they are in academia, non-profit, service organizations or industry. It all begins with a cadre of individuals that have the know-how and patience to serve as a mentor and willing participants that understand that they don’t know it all and have a lust for knowledge. To establish a formal program for mentorship in a business, there are threads of conflict that must be resolved before a… Read More »Part III – Formal Mentoring Programs