204 Chapter 7 Table 1. Goals and sub-goals of ‘Mentorwijs’ Goal Sub-goals Attitude: teaching how to maintain an open and involved attitude that increases the autonomy of employees • Accept that employees have limitations to take into account, but not to overprotect • Have affinity with employees and wanting to take time to enhance work participation • Want to ensure that the employee enjoys going to work: feels heard, feels included • Being open to signals that indicate the employee is not doing well and ask about this in a positive way that is safe for the employee • Pay attention to possible frictions between employees with disabilities and regular employees: take initiative to discuss this in time • Pay attention to clarity and involvement of employees • Have an open and involved attitude towards the employee, without taking the role of a care provider • Make sure employees feel that you (are open to) listen to them • Have good observations skills without judgement Skills: teaching specific skills regarding work and communication Being able to: • Translate limitations into work adaptations: supervisors know how limitations affect daily functioning at the workplace, what kind of support employees need, which tasks employees can perform and which work adaptations are possible and needed • Create development opportunities for the employee, for example by organizing their work in a certain way • Use a transformational leadership style: motivate and encourage the employee in a respectful and honest manner • Find challenges for the employee, for example by letting the employee do other work tasks • Create support in the workplace/being able to deal with resistance • Observe/(timely) identify problems and being able to solve them, conflict management • Disseminate information about the employee to colleagues (in coordination with the employee) • Work together with external parties such as counselors from the municipality • Have a learning orientation: willing and able to exchange experiences and knowledge with others • Being a point of contact in the workplace for employees and colleagues • Identify and apply techniques for observing employees: being able to observe employees and recognize different competencies • Provide feedback in a constructive manner, use feedback to reduce resistance and to discuss the behavior of the employee • Identify which style of leadership or communication technique matches an employee • Contribute to improve the employee’s functioning and thereby create added value for the company
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