By helping someone to accelerate their personal and professional growth, a mentor is an important cog in a machine that must be ready to meet any number of challenges and opportunities as they arise.
| Published: 17 August 2023
THE BIGGEST COGS IN THE MACHINE CANNOT TURN WITHOUT THE SMALLEST. THE PHRASE “SOFT SKILLS” IS RESIGNED TO THE BIN MARKED “DEROGATORY” - AND WORDS LIKE "ACCEPTANCE" AND "TOLERANCE" SUDDENLY BORDER ON VICTORIAN-GRADE POMPOSITY. SO, CAN REVERSE MENTORING PLAY AN IMPACTFUL ROLE IN THE CREATION OF THIS NEW ERA OF WORK AND RIGHT THE WRONGS FROM THE PAST, THAT WERE LARGELY CAUSED BY IGNORANCE AND AMBIVALENCE? AS WITH EVERYTHING, IT COMES WITH CAVEATS AND POTENTIAL PITFALLS. THE NOTION OF A SENIOR LEADER ON A SEVEN FIGURE SALARY, SPENDING THE MORNING WITH AN EMPLOYEE ON THE BASIC LIVING WAGE, HAS ALL THE POTENTIAL FOR CYNICISM.
| Published: 25 May 2023
