This week's episode is a departure. Tom shares a PowerPoint presentation from his talk entitled Mentoring as a Strategic Asset. The thesis of this talk is that organizations of the future, in order to thrive, perhaps even survive, must feature a mentoring culture. This means the people in the organization effectively act as both mentor and mentee to be, in ways that matter personally to them, better tomorrow than today. Given time and constituency demands, this is easier said than done. It is also exactly the mission of Mentor Machine Incorporated - to help leaders achieve this rare and invaluable status. Tom reviews his G.R.O.W.T.H. framework that typifies masterful mentoring, and offers ideas about how organizations of all types and sizes can evolve to a place where more of their people feel a sense of deep fulfillment.

In this last installment of the Frustration to Fulfillment series, the rubber meets the road. We look at some of the ways to take action that nourishes individuals and organizational culture through systematically increasing fulfillment in the workplace. It's not just a hot term or a fad - it is a recognition of the deeper aspects of human nature, and rising to the responsibility to take actions that lead to more flourishing. Though we look at some of these actions, the primary one - true in all intentional positive change - is a commitment to make it happen. That's the takeaway from today's episode. For more, check out thementormachine.com and/or contact tom at tom@thementormachine.com. The kinds of actions you can take, aside from seeing the latest research on engagement in the workplace, are finding ways to measure fulfillment, installing effective means to not simply teach, train, or coach - but to inspire, connect, and grow. These are the ingredients that give us more meaning and purpose, which in turn gives us the kind of fulfillment we call Alvea, which in turn creates a thriving organizational culture. Start building that right now!

In this installment of our continued review of our white paper Frustration to Fulfillment, we take a look at the workplace of the 21st century through a psychological lens. Specifically, we utilize the findings of Abraham Maslow, Victor Frankl, and Martin Seligman to apply positive psychological precepts to improve our individual level of fulfillment and our organizational culture. If you would like to read the white paper, please visit thementormachine.com, or reach out to Tom directly at tom@thementormachine.com.