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EFFECTIVE FORMAL MENTORING: PROVEN STRATEGIES AND BENEFITS - A PERSPECTIVE – CHAPTER -02

  ***Continued from Chapter 01 (Importance of Mentoring, Constructing Reciprocal Relationships, Definitions Of Coaching, Consulting, Mentoring And Training, Challenges in Creating a Mentoring Program) Link to Chapter 01: https://conceptsnest.blogspot.com/2024/12/effective-formal-mentoring-proven.html Impressive Corporate Mentorship Programs That Worked The most recognizable organizations in the world see mentorship as a competitive advantage. Corporate Mentorship Programs prove the power of investing in employee development. Mentorship Programs Come in All Shapes & Sizes, and there may not be a one-size-fits-all model. That doesn't mean we need decades of experience to build the program that's right for us. The most effective leaders tailor their programs around 4 basic components: participants, style, format, and purpose. Some interesting examples of Stellar Corporate Mentorship Programs may be as follows: A) Boeing: . . . . Program Focus: Career and Leadership Men...

EFFECTIVE FORMAL MENTORING: PROVEN STRATEGIES AND BENEFITS - A PERSPECTIVE – CHAPTER -01

  Mentoring is a reciprocal and collaborative at-will relationship that most often occurs between a senior and junior employee for the purpose of the mentee’s growth, learning, and career development. Often the mentor and mentee are internal to an organization, and there is an emphasis on organizational goals, culture, career goals, advice on professional development, and work-life balance. Effective mentors often act as role models and sounding boards for their mentee and provide guidance to help them reach their goals. Mentorship stands for structured guidance, provided by a more experienced person to a junior trainee. Mentoring can be further defined as â€˜support and encouragement of someone to manage their own learning so that they may maximize their potential, develop their skills, improve their performance and become the person they want to be.’ Formal mentoring programs – organization-assisted matching between a mentor and a protégé, usually short term – ar...

THE LIMITATIONS/ DRAWBACKS OF WORK-LIFE BALANCE

  Work-life balance is the state of equilibrium where a person equally prioritizes the demands of one’s career and the demands of one’s personal life. Why is it so hard to maintain a balance? A survey of thousands of working adults found these to be the most common answers: Work-life balance is less about dividing the hours in our day evenly between work and personal life and, instead, is more about having the flexibility to get things done in our professional life while still having time and energy to enjoy our personal life.  There may be some days where we work longer hours so that we have time later in the week to enjoy other activities.   So far, it always seemed that finding a good balance between our daily work and the time we spend with family, friends or just ourselves is what we all should strive to achieve. Some arguments against and in favour of the work live balance theory may be: When the focus is on business development, employers inevitably lose focus ...

FAMILY SYSTEMS EXPLORED: BOWEN'S THEORY MEETS VARNASHRAMA DHARMA - (CHAPTER 02)

  ***Continued from Chapter 01 (Covered previously: Diwali & Family Ties, Bowen Family Systems, Three out of the eight concepts of the Bowen Theory Views) Link to Chapter 01 04: Family Projection Process Children inherit many types of problems (as well as strengths) through the relationships with their parents, but the problems they inherit that most affect their lives are relationship sensitivities such as heightened needs for attention and approval, difficulty in dealing with expectations, the tendency to blame oneself or others, feeling responsible for the happiness of others or that others are responsible for one’s own happiness, and acting impulsively to relieve the anxiety of the moment rather than tolerating anxiety and acting thoughtfully. The projection process follows three steps: These steps of scanning, diagnosing, and treating begin early in the child’s life and continue. The child grows to embody the fears and perceptions of the parent.   Example...

FAMILY SYSTEMS EXPLORED: BOWEN'S THEORY MEETS VARNASHRAMA DHARMA - (CHAPTER 01)

Diwali, also known as the Festival of Lights, symbolizes the spiritual "victory of light over darkness, good over evil, and knowledge over ignorance".   Celebrations are wonderful ways in which our deep physical, social and psychological needs are met. The family is an important institution that plays a crucial role in the lives of most Indians. In this era of nuclear families, where we experience clashes and misunderstanding on multiple occasions, the survival and dignified growth of family relationships becomes a concern.   Diwali & The Four Life Stages – Varnashrama Dharma Diwali is not only a festival of lights but also the festival of family relations and celebration. In Ancient India, for the optimum fulfilment, satisfaction and peace in one’s life, the stages of life were discussed as the ‘ashramas’ or ‘Varnashrama Dharma’. The Varnashrama Dharma system consists of four age-based life stages discussed in Indian texts of the ancient and medieval eras. The...