Annukka Kinnaird, Literacy and Education Consultant at SIL Last year I took part in the Introduction to Mentoring online course. I found it an uplifting and positive experience. One image from the PowerPoint presentation stuck in my mind: a tiny spring-green little branch growing out of a big tree. As I have been working on a researchContinue reading “Bullying in the Workplace”
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“Choose not to be offended. Instead, look for ways to understand what happened.”
Diane Lovell, Translation Consultant-in-Training, SIL Southern Africa I serve in Bible translation with SIL SOA and also work as Dean of Students at George Whitefield College in Cape Town, South Africa. I live and work in a multicultural family of Christian believers who all have ample opportunity to intentionally or unintentionally hurt each other. I’mContinue reading ““Choose not to be offended. Instead, look for ways to understand what happened.””
“None of us is as smart as all of us”
(Kenneth H. Blanchard) Eszter Ernst-Kurdi, Training Domain Team Leader, SIL Francophone Africa As a mentor, do you sometimes feel overwhelmed by the number of competencies that your mentees need help with? As a coordinator, do you struggle to find enough mentors? Group mentoring can be an effective strategy to invest in several mentees at theContinue reading ““None of us is as smart as all of us””
Reflections on the Transition from Student Ministry to Workplace Mentoring
Cassie Weishaupt, Data Scientist, SIL I learned the importance of discipleship in student ministry at McGill university. During my final two years there, my discipler, Anka, closely fostered my spiritual growth. We read books together on the nature of God and the meaning of the Gospel. She coached me through relationship struggles, walked me throughContinue reading “Reflections on the Transition from Student Ministry to Workplace Mentoring”