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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

Loss of Memory

“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

Contingent Workforce Part II – The Company Dynamics

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A previous article, “Contingent Workforce – Already Bigger Than You Think” covered in somewhat general terms the problems associated with the invisible body of workers that may in some cases outnumber those seen as full time employees. The easily traceable contractors and temporary employees are usually only a drop in the bucket when expenditures on consultants, outsourced functions and service providers are added to the mix. Ownership of people problems and performance is not a… Read More »Contingent Workforce Part II – The Company Dynamics

Blog Soup – From the Archives of Make HR Happen v.10

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          This is a re-posting of five previous articles from Make HR Happen.           From the Greatest Generation To the Degraded Generation - We live in an age when everything and everyone must fit neatly into labeled buckets. There isn’t much room to wiggle out of the label planted on groups of people and if the term does not seem to fit we arbitrarily redefine the words. For… Read More »Blog Soup – From the Archives of Make HR Happen v.10