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”
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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?”
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”
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”