| sjr4x4 : Administrator 4th April 2011 11:51 AM |
“I have seen some young people really want to do something in there spare time and have offered money to learn from people who have done it but some people simply don
 | Matw 19th June 2011 4:27 PM |
I have taken trainee energy assessors out on surveys before. To date I have let half a dozen or so practice on my own home. It has tended to be people based more on the outskirts of my area of coverage, but I wouldn't have any issues helping some one just around the corner from me.
Competition in my own industry is extreme and one more won't make much difference. I remember wishing there was someone around to show me the ropes when I first started. It's one thing learning how to do something through a training course, but having on the job experience just shows how much training courses miss out or can't teach.
Competition in my own industry is extreme and one more won't make much difference. I remember wishing there was someone around to show me the ropes when I first started. It's one thing learning how to do something through a training course, but having on the job experience just shows how much training courses miss out or can't teach.
| ithas2bedone : Forum Member 19th June 2011 4:33 PM |
Since i last posted on this thread i have opened two new offices and have trained both offices to my way of work, However the operators of the offices are carrying out their own work as well, and so if we can all make a bit why not help others
Thanks,
ithas2bedone
| Dreamraven : Forum Moderator 20th June 2011 7:52 AM |
I agree and I disagree. 
The way I look at it is like this. If someone values your opinion and respects your skill enough to actually ask you to mentor him, I wouldn't hesitate. True, you would probably be teaching your competition and you would in all likelihood run the risk of teaching someone to "outwork" you. But, if you could teach them not just the ropes, but instill a sort of respect for those of you in the same industry and not only yourself, the damage might be far less in terms of giving back?
I'm not saying that everyone you teach is NOT going to try work as hard as they can to surpass you, in all likelihood that will happen. But think about how these new competitors are going to be seen in the public eye if they knew you had a hand in his training. It could be a mutual reputation building experience.
If that doesn't happen, at least you will have peace of mind knowing you could teach someone about the way you work and how things are done, and they learnt enough from you to make a success of themselves.
The way I look at it is like this. If someone values your opinion and respects your skill enough to actually ask you to mentor him, I wouldn't hesitate. True, you would probably be teaching your competition and you would in all likelihood run the risk of teaching someone to "outwork" you. But, if you could teach them not just the ropes, but instill a sort of respect for those of you in the same industry and not only yourself, the damage might be far less in terms of giving back?
I'm not saying that everyone you teach is NOT going to try work as hard as they can to surpass you, in all likelihood that will happen. But think about how these new competitors are going to be seen in the public eye if they knew you had a hand in his training. It could be a mutual reputation building experience.
If that doesn't happen, at least you will have peace of mind knowing you could teach someone about the way you work and how things are done, and they learnt enough from you to make a success of themselves.
Thanks,
Dreamraven
| ithas2bedone : Forum Member 20th June 2011 8:34 AM |
“I agree and I disagree.
at least you will have peace of mind knowing you could teach someone about the way you work and how things are done, and they learnt enough from you to make a success of themselves.”
at least you will have peace of mind knowing you could teach someone about the way you work and how things are done, and they learnt enough from you to make a success of themselves.”
i find this a very rewarding part of life, knowing i can train people
Thanks,
ithas2bedone
| Dreamraven : Forum Moderator 20th June 2011 9:22 AM |
“i find this a very rewarding part of life, knowing i can train people”
Exactly,
and I think that having that experience and knowing you had a hand in shaping a new successful businessman is a lot better than ok, maybe not making your first million , but it is a reward unto its own.Thanks,
Dreamraven
| ithas2bedone : Forum Member 20th June 2011 12:56 PM |
i agree, the feel good factor is out of this world
Thanks,
ithas2bedone
| JessicaS 1st July 2011 11:27 AM |
“I thought of this on the way into work, if you had someone contact you in the same industry who wanted to learn from you would you help?
It seems allot of people simply don
It seems allot of people simply don
| Nosgo 15th July 2011 3:17 PM |
[FONT="Comic Sans MS"]Although the circumstances were somewhat different, when I owned and ran my own company installing hardware and designing/installing systems. I always made sure there was someone trained up enough in all aspects of my job to be able to take over.
This paid off for some of my employees and gave me the opportunity to retire from that part of the business and concentrate totally on the building side.
It was 1982 and I could see that desktop computers were going to play a major part throughout all businesses and the Mainframes would be consigned to large software houses/ large companies, "Shell" ,"BP", etc. and Government departments.
I therefore offered the Software business to the employees, and they took it over with my senior analyst being in control. She set up a software house and was very successful , as was my building business.[/FONT]
WE all gained.[FONT="Comic Sans MS"] Perhaps the sharing of knowledge is a good thing subject to oneself being secure?[/FONT]
This paid off for some of my employees and gave me the opportunity to retire from that part of the business and concentrate totally on the building side.
It was 1982 and I could see that desktop computers were going to play a major part throughout all businesses and the Mainframes would be consigned to large software houses/ large companies, "Shell" ,"BP", etc. and Government departments.
I therefore offered the Software business to the employees, and they took it over with my senior analyst being in control. She set up a software house and was very successful , as was my building business.[/FONT]
WE all gained.[FONT="Comic Sans MS"] Perhaps the sharing of knowledge is a good thing subject to oneself being secure?[/FONT]
| ithas2bedone : Forum Member 15th July 2011 7:44 PM |
went to a property today to sort out a wasp nest, nothing unusual about that seeing as it is what i do. The customer and his wife started to talk about his business venture and i listened and then very politely told him that the way he is trying to run it wont work.
his wife agreed and so did he once it was explained. by the time i had left he was pointed in a different direction but to end up in the same place, and as i said to him, look at what you are trying to get across to the customer from the customers perspective not yours. look at the wording and the confidence that you portray and see what you can do to alter it. we briefly worked out a new strategy and he was looking at a lot of new ideas.
I hope he takes just some of it on board and does very well out of our discussion.
He just had no idea of how best to get the ideas over to the general public
his wife agreed and so did he once it was explained. by the time i had left he was pointed in a different direction but to end up in the same place, and as i said to him, look at what you are trying to get across to the customer from the customers perspective not yours. look at the wording and the confidence that you portray and see what you can do to alter it. we briefly worked out a new strategy and he was looking at a lot of new ideas.
I hope he takes just some of it on board and does very well out of our discussion.
He just had no idea of how best to get the ideas over to the general public
Thanks,
ithas2bedone
