Mentoring as an Effective Strategy for Enhancing Proficiency
Mentoring as an Effective Strategy for Enhancing Proficiency
Adopting experience of the previous generations The law of the negation of negation is one of the main dialectical principles. Every subsequent generation denies the way of thinking and methods of the previous one. At the same time its own strategies will be denied by the next generation. There is nothing bad in using the newest technologies. Still, it is preferable to adopt the experience of the preceding generations instead of denying it. Most contemporary companies regard implementation of the newest technologies to be the best way for building a competitive edge. The effectiveness of this strategy could be enhanced significantly coupled by sharing the experience of workers. Present day technologies allow acquiring theoretical knowledge without going out of the house. But practice, remains the best of instructors. Lack of practical skills may have negative impact on working process. Having seen the details of machines in pictures or photos, a young specialist will not be able to recognize them in reality. Experienced workers can identify the sounds of a machine operating not properly. Mentoring and adopting the experience of older specialists is sure to be helpful. Following the advice of sadder but wiser workers Ambitious young people may prefer to learn from their own mistakes. They may ignore the instructions of the experienced workers and intentionally act against all common sense. Stubbornness has never been an effective strategy. When the competitive edge of the company and professional growth of young specialists are at stake, the negation of experience of older workers is out of the question. An inexperienced worker aimed at enhancing one's proficiency has to adopt the experience of skillful employees; to develop one's practical skills; to ask for advice of the experienced workers; not to reinvent the wheel making one's own mistakes.