Mentoring in Greece and its importance

First reports in individuals that played the role of mentor are specified in the care undertaking of Telemachus by Mentora, who substituted Odysseus in the role of adviser and friend for the time interval that he would be absent.
Nowadays mentoring is presented in a new, upgraded form, but actually retains all principles that render it beneficial and essential for the development and growth of two individuals.

Substantially mentoring constitutes a positive and profitable experience for mentor as well as for mentee.
According to Levinson, mentor constitutes the guide, the model, the symbol that leads and facilitates the objectives imposed by mentee that are named "Dreams".

Indeed in the past few years, rapid developments and changes are being carried out in marketplace influencing enterprise's field.

The enterprises are compelled to be adapted in a evolutional, competitive environment and in consequence the executives of enterprises, mainly those who wish to elevate themselves in high places, owe to show the proportional adaptability, so that they can declare active and effective attendance in productive " being ".
Changes in enterprise's interior environment are related to adaptation to changes of enterprise's exterior environment and are combined with the equal opportunities for working women of enterprises that participate in changes with an active way.
"Equal oppurtunities" do not solitarily constitute means for talents exploitation and executives qualifications for aiming high, but an essential, superior approach of strategy should be followed by each enterprise and personnel policy application that would manage the diversity of genders, the requirements of family and exploitation of personnel.
Saying in a few words, the change management of enterprises means management of transition from an operational culture of profit to an operational culture of viability via quality.

A culture of quality in the enterprises means qualitative growth and upgrade of human resources, so that they can produce effective administration in the new age.
A change of culture required should leave margins of action in the individual faculties and talents and not only for the men's population.
Each enterprise should -in a few words pay attention in two points: in the mentoring and in fair treatment.
Naturally when we refer to "equal treatment" term, we mean the guarantee of equal terms and for two sexes, as well as for individuals of different nationalities.

Mentoring plays important role in the construction and appointment of new knowledge, faculties and talents of women, thus in the past few years in Europe and developed world mentoring systems are applied.
In Greece, recently, great changes in the marketplace have been recorded, but the job marketplace remains a difficult field for women comparing to men.

We should not forget that efforts of women to allocate more time and energy is a clearly personal choice, however this choice does not allow coming out in surface particular efforts, woman poses in order to survives and skyrocket in a clearly men possessed environment, in leading positions, although she possesses proportional qualifications.

Most times the margins of professional development in the marketplace for women are limited, fact that is proved by the disability of women to ascend from a point and afterwards.
This point is named "glass roof" and it's the artificial border that blocks women to retain places of responsibility.
Of course, the truth is, that glass roof is not accountable for women nailing, but the "adhesive flooring", which is the existing situation that nails the women in the job marketplace.
Mentoring constitutes an innovator answer for the continuous changes and the models of employment that are presented in the job marketplace.
It is the vital strategy on the professional development in the working place.
In Greece enterprises owe to adopt and promote this practice through policies of growth and support, for mentor as well as mentee.
The profits of mentoring are reported in the all workers independently from gender, nationality, and place in the hierarchy and through aid that is given from mentors, women seek and they find their path that leads to success.


Copyright Katerina Kostaki

Author -mentor-freelance article writer

My article was published in " Kataigis " & " Postal World " newspapers.

Also posted in the following webpages:

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A FEW IDEAS MADE OUT OF CRYSTAL

SUBJECT: WOMAN AND PURSUIT OF HAPINESS!!!

The issue has been suggested. It is multi dimensional and attractive....

I go through numerous magazine pages, web pages specially dedicated to the magical word "woman", I brush the dust off old and new books with pompous titles which refer to the female emancipation (did it really happen...?),

I read countless letters, emails, messages from hundreds of women from every length and width of the planet.

I seek the so called "female identity", the true, the genuine personality of the modern age woman, Ι trace back through every single historical event, every single effort which marked the eras, I analyze the infinite actions of immersion out from the outmoded social system which lies in wait in every corner of the planet, and the "would be labels" which attach themselves on the course of the female element along the path of life and I sink in contemplation.....

A planet full of experiences, knowledge and visions; an unbelievably inexhaustible world of nostalgia, a world which remains the treasure of all those who belong to the "woman's world".

I am really dazzled while traveling into the same paths walked by women like me, with dreams, a lot of dreams, and full of light, colors, desires and expectations.

The subject is absolutely exciting!!

Beyond anything else it looks like a magical journey of spiritual quest, as vulnerable as a butterfly's flying' into the vast historical map of humanity.

I feel everything so changing and fragile, it is worth it though!

Visions and words rush through my mind; questionings which deserve answers, serious issues which only a woman can answer.

I keep wondering for all those things most humans wonder today!

In the end I realize that amongst all this barrage of plethora of data I have forgotten the most important!

Far beyond everything and across the unrestrainable babbling and the endless articles about "woman's identity and emancipation", what is that stands out of the crowd is the truth that springs from the woman's course through the ages and through her uniqueness.

I wonder how those women from these far ages would feel, how the female nature and intuition would function, and what laws ruled at those times.., and what has changed today?

From the past until today women have traveled, fought, conquered and been conquered, met new opportunities but also shouldered a lot of responsibilities.

This is known to everybody and it's not original at all ....

Today woman quests a new identity and redefines her inner strengths by means of drawing new borders which compose female power, the "Modern Goddess".

Mother Goddess left her veils waving in the winds of eternity and forms ever after a very ancient image imprinted into human unconscious, but her myth exists into every woman.

She distinguishes through wonderful images that adorn every notable magazine (as is this one), through beautiful images of modern arts and communications, through women's desire to make their mark with their intense and pretty presences in every event.

Beyond anything else the one which matters is life itself and the quest of happiness which completes the portrait of woman's balance.

Very simple!

Happiness is simply the satisfaction of the mind and springs from our inner world when we build bridges with it.

Everything is in our mind!

First lesson then!

What matters is to do the right thoughts, to desire the outcome, to believe the reality.

Difficult?

We attract or create what we are thinking, and thus it is important (be careful) to think positively.

Second lesson

Whatever it is that we have desired, we visualize that it is happening in the present tense (at this point pretending also is a prevailing art!), even if we haven't believed in it yet. Bring yourselves in harmony with it.

Third lesson

Do desire to be happy and do believe into this happiness and this right of yours. Clear out your intentions and trust yourself. See yourself happy because you truly deserve it!

Feel gratitude inside you and stay loyal to your ideals!

Let yourself realize big dreams and go ahead filled with happiness and energy.

Transform yourself and provide him with life and energy! Love yourself and let this feeling prevail everywhere. While being in this wonderful feeling of love embrace everything, because it is here that the powerful law of attraction operates.

Let your true personality emerge shiny and genuine, attracting everything beautiful and meaningful, and giving the answers to your questions inside you in the genuine way you know!!!

Good luck!

Katerina Kostaki

Author-article writer

This article is posted in http://www.helium.com , "The secret of life " section