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
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
“The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.†~ Socrates Through the benefit of modern technology we hold the key to more knowledge than could have been imagined only a few years ago. In his book “Net Smart: How to Thrive Online†author and online pioneer Howard Rheingold writes about becoming literate in these processes that are changing our world. The information surrounds us, but without key literacies being distributed among all people… Read More »Knowing It All Is a Daunting Job
“Those who do not remember the past are condemned to repeat it.†~ George Santayana “Memory is the treasury and guardian of all things.†~ Marcus Tullius Cicero “The advantage of a bad memory is that one enjoys several times the same good things for the first time.†~ Friedrich Nietzche “May you never forget what is worth remembering, nor ever remember what is best forgotten.†~ Irish Blessing Once upon a time there was… Read More »Loss of Memory
There is a debate raging in many of our nation’s high schools about requiring mandatory service projects for seniors. It seems that kids who are forced to “volunteer†for something outside of their sphere of interest are not likely to ever volunteer to do it again. Regardless of the good intentions of educators who in good faith place hands-on work experience within the reach of our youth, mandatory volunteerism is not likely to create a… Read More »It’s Your Turn to Volunteer