Reverse Mentoring
Reverse Mentoring - the idea that younger or less experienced employees can teach and mentor more experienced employees on new ways of connecting with people and sharing information on social media. Also, our new concept of the idea.
Reverse mentoring
Originally championed by Jack Welch when he was chief executive of General Electric, Reverse Mentoring is a concept which has been around for about 15 years. In contrast to the traditional idea of Mentoring which sees a more experienced colleague giving advice to a less experienced colleague, Reverse Mentoring reverses this idea.
You may read about reverse mentoring in terms of age specifications – often put simply as the young teaching the old about technology. However, we are considering using the concept in terms of experience and skills - social media, new forms of media entertainment such as Netflix, virtual meetings on Skype – are a few examples. We are looking at supporting our less experienced staff e.g. apprentices or those new to care, supporting more experienced staff on how to use social media, benefits and risks. This useful information can then be passed on to our service users.
We love the idea and are developing a policy. If you have any experience of it or just want to know more, get in touch admin@manorcommunity.co.uk or www.manorcommunity.co.uk
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