Three Perspectives to Consider Nathan Huntsinger, Senior Director for Workforce Innovation Strategies, People Strategies – Global Team For any organization that is focused on transforming their organizational culture through staff development initiatives, mentoring is a way to strategically invest in staff in a way that fosters learning, growth, organizational engagement and a healthier, more engagedContinue reading “The Importance of Mentoring in HR and Staff Development”
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Practical Mentoring: Involving Mentees in Your Own Growth Process
Coleen Starwalt, Linguistics Consultant, SIL Nigeria SIL Nigeria is a growing entity. Alongside new expatriate colleagues, we are successfully recruiting many Nigerians to work in all of our domains, including linguistics. As work expands, consultants like myself, are strongly encouraged (if not expected) to mentor others. This is especially true in the case of newerContinue reading “Practical Mentoring: Involving Mentees in Your Own Growth Process”
Are you thinking about starting the mentoring process?
Alejandra Guajardo, Staff Development Team Leader – SIL Americas I have served as a facilitator in the Spanish online mentoring course for the Americas area for the past three years. This course was originally developed by Elke Muller in English, as an intensive 2-week in-person workshop. The arrival of the pandemic forced us to developContinue reading “Are you thinking about starting the mentoring process?”
Resource Selection in Mentoring
Author : Anonymous Exegete When I arrived on the field to serve, it was important to me to also serve in the local church. I myself had studied at Bible School for three years and due to the local context and the demands placed on leaders, I decided mentor one of them in order toContinue reading “Resource Selection in Mentoring”
Unearthing Buried Treasure Through Mentoring
Michael Jemphrey, PhD, SIL Translation & Anthropology Consultant Tacit knowledge is like buried treasure: precious, but often overlooked because it is hidden away out of sight. Tacit knowledge includes things we do without consciously paying attention to them, like driving to a familiar destination. At a recent seminar this helpful slide was presented, distinguishing between explicitContinue reading “Unearthing Buried Treasure Through Mentoring”
Bullying in the Workplace
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”
How can I develop my mentoring skills?
Eszter Ernst-Kurdi, Training Domain Team Leader, SIL Francophone Africa Tony Horsfall points out in his book Mentoring for Spiritual Growth that “no one begins as a perfect mentor. Most learn on the job and through experience.” I don’t know about you but I often find myself doubting whether I am doing a good job passingContinue reading “How can I develop my mentoring skills?”
Personal Impact Awareness
Dr Michael Jemphrey, Translation and Anthropology Consultant, SIL Like a drop in a pond, we all have an impact on those around us. As we mentor others, who in turn mentor others, that impact can be wide ranging. Impact is the way I influence others as a result of my total person: my behaviour myContinue reading “Personal Impact Awareness”
A lifetime of mentoring – interview with Dr Katy Barnwell
Dr Michael Jemphrey, Translation and Anthropology Consultant, SIL Dr Katy Barnwell needs no introduction to anyone in the Bible translation world. I first met her when I was a newbie consultant in training in Cote d’Ivoire at a consultant workshop she led in the 1980’s. The way she gently encouraged us and sensitively handled someContinue reading “A lifetime of mentoring – interview with Dr Katy Barnwell”
Speaking grace and truth in mentoring: how we grow through challenges
Kate M, Translation Consultant, SIL If somebody asked me, what was missing from mentoring I received as a translation consultant-in-training, I would say, “Being challenged – challenged to grow in my consultant and interpersonal skills; challenged to develop deeper knowledge of Biblical languages; challenged in writing papers; and challenged in my knowledge of related disciplines.”Continue reading “Speaking grace and truth in mentoring: how we grow through challenges”