How to discuss sensitive topics with your mentor
Some time back, there were topics and sensitive topics. Fewer were the sensitive topics. Lately, there are hardly any topics that are not sensitive. One has to consider being offensive, insensitive, racist, sexist, politically incorrect, and everything there is, to discuss a subject. When we were kids, when faced with an issue such as this, […]
Mentoring for your Career Development
A couple of years back during the lockdown, I decided to gift my 2-year-old daughter a fish bowl with 2 fish. We together named them Salt and Pepper. My daughter calls both of them happy fishes as they are very active. But suddenly about a month later, we could see Salt not being so active […]
Why more companies are turning towards Mentorship programmes?
Mentoring ‘Mentoring’ would be the last word one might associate with a company or a corporate. We all assume, at least, that Mentoring does not have a positive answer to the ‘what’s-in-it-for’ question especially when directed towards a company. However, times have changed and companies indeed are turning towards Mentorship programmes. Okay… But, W
Reverse Mentoring and its impact
Jack Welch, the CEO of General Electric is credited with the invention of Reverse mentoring. It was he who teamed up the senior employees of his company with the younger ones, to let the latter teach the former about ‘Internet’. Well, CEO for a reason, huh? Reverse mentoring is when younger employees are paired with […]
Students struggling to choose career path – Mentoring can help
We often hear that students or working professionals are struggling to stabilize in choosing careers and growth. Have we really thought about the reasons behind this? Reasons are many, but few factors are very common behind such hurdles. Finding a career path that’s right for you is a key to one’s long-term career success, yet […]
Missing piece of the puzzle
My aunt called me to ask for a job for her friend’s son. He had a very impressive resume but couldn’t get a job and any job he got; he couldn’t keep it. So that got me thinking what was the reason. This was not the first call I received nor the last asking for […]