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Hi
Ann
Rolfe here with the latest Mentoring News.
The
old psychological contract between employers and employees
has been shredded through the continual downsizing,
restructuring and rationalisation of organizations. Recently,
in Australia, we have seen plant closures, the export of jobs,
and major corporate failures. Employees know now, that not
only is there no "job for life" there may be no
job next week.
Living
with such insecurity inevitably impacts on the emotional well-being,
quality of life and job performance of workers who
need stable, reliable income to meet financial commitments
and provide for families. While some young ambitious and talented
employees may view constant change and uncertainty as a challenge
and opportunity, their career horizon is short. Most see their
current employment as the stepping-stone to the next position.
Few expect a career path within one organization or to stay
more than 2-5 years.
A new approach,
where performance, continual learning and adaptability of
individual employees is paralleled by development, rewards
and benefits provided by the employer, is the answer.
Security-seeking
workers need strategies to increase their confidence and competence,
so that employer dependent job security is replaced
by personal employment security. People seeking career advancement
require strategies to ensure their ambitions are achieved.
Information, tools and techniques can be provided in career
development workshops but for lasting benefit mentoring provides
the strategic advantage.
Mentoring
shows ongoing support, interest in the person and
career development really is a priority.
When employees
feel valued and are given the opportunity to develop, they
feel more positive toward their employer. Research
shows that this results in enhanced job performance, increased
retention, reduced absenteeism, improved loyalty and better
customer
Want to
know the critical steps to introduce mentoring? Ann
Rolfe's (2006) How To Design and Run Your Own Mentoring Program
is available now from www.mentoring-works.com
or contact us to work with you to customise your in-house
program.
I
hope you have enjoyed this edition of the Mentoring News,
you can find some great free resources and excellent mentoring
products at www.mentoring-works.com
Ann
Rolfe
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