MOTIVATION IN THE WORKPLACE Motivation is the act or an instance of encouraging or providing with a reason to act in a certain way. To motivate means to sensitize a person to make them act in way. One can say it is the process leaders use to get their employees to deliver high producing results. […]
MENTORSHIP IN THE WORKPLACE – MENTEE BENEFITS According to Merriam Webster a mentee is define as “one who is being mentored” it is also called protégé. The roles of a mentee though not limited to these are as follows; As a mentee according to asha.org, you will play many different roles during your mentoring relationship. […]
MENTORING IN THE WORKPLACE – MENTOR A mentor in the workplace is a person who provides guidance to a less-experienced employee (mentee/protégé). A mentor may be another employee of the company or she may be a professional from outside of the company. It is usually between two people who work in a similar field or […]
MENTORING IN THE WORKPLACE – DEFINED Mentoring is almost always used interchangeably with the work coaching; however, mentoring is a situation where the focus is on supporting the growth and development of the (receiver) mentee. When we say coach, we are simply saying coach, we typically mean a relationship of finite duration where the focus […]
In as much as employees need to constantly develop themselves, in my experience, employers need it even more. This is because though you want to get the best out of your employees, you also want to make sure you actively and constantly create an atmosphere for their development, and this ultimately grows your firm. I […]
Often, I have heard people lament about how there are no jobs in the country, how they have been looking for jobs for ages to no avail, upon the fact that they graduated with so and so grade, they are still being underpaid. Fine, all this is true. The government barely play their role when […]
2 years back I was the Recruiting Committee President for AIESEC Port Harcourt and I was trying to find my way to the school gate. I wanted to quickly meet up with a student who was interested in getting the AIESEC recruitment form. On getting to the school gate, I saw this tall, dark guy […]
There was a story I heard about an employee suing his former employer for negligent hiring; his claim was that the employee knew about his condition, but deliberately let him go for no reason. The employer could have avoided this situation easily by making sure a proper hiring exercise was carried out, or better still […]
Individuals with high emotional intelligence have increased ability to understand and relate to people. They have skills in communicating and decoding emotions and they deal with others wisely and effectively. Such people communicate their ideas in more robust ways, are better able to read the politics of a situation, are less likely to lose control […]
On this blog post, we’ll be discussing key characteristics every top-level manager should possess. For a person can be tagged a good leader, he or she must possess certain skills. Leadership is both a research area and a practical skill encompassing the ability of an individual or organization to “lead” or guide other individuals, teams, […]