What is the context of a mentoring relationship? It can be quite casual (I need to learn a specific skill set that you have) or it can be on a deeper character level with the need of a deeper transformation on the horizon. In fact, learning a skill set in and of itself doesn’t really [...]
“…listening—or rather non-listening behavior— or rather non-listening behavior—that concludes that the speaker’s message is ‘about me’ is a form of selective attention. A speaker might be making several points, but the message that refers to us is often the only part that sparks our interest….We listen even less adequately when we are subjected to threatening [...]
“People don’t listen. It’s a universal complaint. Parents bewail the fact that their children don’t listen; children are convinced that their parents don’t even try to hear them. Wives are desperate for their husband’s attention while husbands give up trying to be heard by their wives. Bosses are certain that those working for them don’t [...]
I am beginning to think we are quite addicted to the Internet, where all actions lead to Google! Think about it…any time we need information, maps, images or ideas, we run straight to Google (or other search mechanisms) for instant gratification. Don’t get me wrong. I think it’s the most amazing thing to happen in [...]
The Mentoring Relationship: the Process of Learning
Who do you have to look up to? Is there someone in your life that has gone down their own path, having faced real life difficulties, and have come out on top? Is there anyone in your life who can really see you? Anyone who can understand your difficulties [...]
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Failure to act gives other employees the impression that management is avoiding the conflict. Other consequences can be emotional issues for the employees directly involved, triggering stress-related absences or serious health issues.
A lack of confidence in their ability to resolve conflict is the main reason managers do not get involved. If the conflict is not [...]
Managers often ignore conflicts between employees hoping they will disappear or resolve themselves. Clashes between co-workers often begin as work-related issues then spiral into personal and emotional conflicts. Long-term disagreements can actually damage your company’s culture, employee morale and overall productivity.
Employees often tell managers that it’s none of their business as long as “they’re still [...]
I love the fact that in this life I can choose. I’m not too good about history but I’m pretty sure the Enlightenment built upon ideas dating back to the ancient Greeks and the master piece Plato, which values knowledge through direct experience, or experimentation, as opposed to orthodox thinking alone. Real learning involves examining [...]
Sometimes in learning languages, we focus too much on inactive learning, learning from readings, listenings, unreal conversations. While all of these things are useful and practical tools for in the classroom, the best, fastest and most complete way to learn a language is through immersion because we “live” in that language, doing our everyday things, [...]