Colonel Candid

Photo by  Christina @ wocintechchat.com  on  Unsplash The Mentorship Blueprint Mentorship is not a foreign concept to those who succeed in national security career fields. Most people understand mentorship is important, and they likely have several types of mentors on whom they can count. To establish this lasting relationship requires an individualized approach because each relationship is unique. What is required to create a unique relationship is not foreign, and this document serves to outline the best method to map out mentorship approaches and goals. Tried and true methods are gathered here to guide and develop the mentorship relationship, to help ensure it remains on course and productive with both quantitative and qualitative results.   Mentorship relationships begin with a sharing the mentor’s experience, a long iterative phase of discovery and development, and lastly, a mentee’s expansion in talents and skills. Following this blueprint, a men...

Colonel Candid here asking about engagement, not the one with a ring but the type of engagement when you feel like you truly belong to a team. The connection between your co-workers and yourself allow you to speak freely and contribute to the work at hand. Building this type of team results in all sorts of positive impacts and Colonel Candid would like to uncover a couple of ideas on how people believe you when you say, “Trust me.” First, the scientific evidence is clear. Workers in a trusting environment are, “ more productive, have more energy at work, collaborate better with their colleagues, and stay with their employers longer than people working at low-trust companies ,” per Paul J. Zak, author of Trust Factor: The Science of Creating High-Performance Companies . It also makes common sense, the more you trust the people you work with the more satisfied you are with your jobs. You can begin by rewarding employees who’ve recently overcome a hard challenge. You could or...