The daughter of one of my friends had wanted to become a nurse ever since she was a little girl. Upon her college graduation, Lindsey (not her real name) was accepted into the nursing program at a large prestigious hospital. She recently left after only one year. My friend says that there was a sink-or-swim attitude among the more experienced nurses at the hospital which made a difficult job even more stressful. She says that if Lindsey had had a mentor to provide guidance regarding hospital procedures and culture, she might still be there.
Our local newspaper, The Post-Crescent, just featured an editorial regarding the upcoming retirement of baby boomers and the hiring of new employees to replace them. The potential numbers are huge! For example, 1/3 of the public school teachers in our local area could retire in the next 10 years. The editorial suggested mentoring as a way to transfer teaching skills and knowledge to the next generation of teachers with minimal cost. The article stated that industries around the country could benefit if mentoring was implemented for knowledge transfer.
What about your community and your workplace? It’s time to establish mentoring programs now – before more valuable people and knowledge are lost!
Tags: knowledge transfer, mentor, mentoring, mentoring program, teaching
January 28, 2012 at 7:43 pm |
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February 6, 2012 at 5:31 pm |
Thanks, I appreciate your comments.