The recent ICE webinar “The Great Resignation and Quiet Quitting – Why Mentoring Is Essential” presented by AHRA President Brenda DeBastiani, MBA, BA, RT(R), CRA, FAHRA. She is also the director of imaging at Bravera Health Spring Hill.
DeBastiani objectives were:
- Describe the “great resignation”
- Describe “quiet quitting”
- List required skills for mentors and mentees
- Differentiate between a mentor and a coach
- Describe why mentorship programs are valuable
The webinar was popular with 85 individuals registered for the session and 47 attended the live event. A recording of the webinar is available for on-demand viewing at ICEwebinars.live.
During the webinar, several attendees participated in a question-and-answer session where DeBastiani provided additional insights.
One attendee asked, “Do you believe that quiet quitting is worse than the great resignation?”
DeBastiani explained that she views quiet quitting as worse because when an employee resigns you know what you’re dealing with – the person left. But, with quiet quitting, the person is still physically there, but they’re really not contributing. Your team is having to take on the brunt of the work, since it’s not in the quiet quitter’s job description, they’re saying, nope, that’s not mine so everybody else has to pull the load. That really brings down morale and is tough for the entire team to deal with.”
Another question was, “What have you found to be effective to improve trust between mentors and mentees?”
“Well, I think honesty and vulnerability are a must,” DeBastiani said. “The mentors have to share what issues they are experiencing and the mentees have to be honest with what they are struggling with.”
She added that she often notices that the mentee doesn’t want to appear dumb, so they pretend like they have it all together, when in fact they really need help.
“So, the mentor has to break down those barriers and make sure that they really know what the mentee doesn’t know. The mentor then struggles because, you know, if they’re not being honest, that’s really hard. So, the mentor might be experiencing issues catching on to a new software program. Or they might be a guru with computers, but if they don’t share what they’re good at and what they’re bad at with each other, then you’re never going to get ahead,” she explained. “So, I think that is how you get ahead is having really, really honest communication, and then also just being vulnerable.”
The complete Q&A is available in the on-demand recording of the webinar at ICEwebinars.live.
Attendees provided feedback about the webinar via a survey that included the question, “Why do you join ICE webinars?”
“ICE always brings relevant information helpful to my daily department management,” said Nancy Godby, Director of Radiology, Cabell Huntington Hospital.
“To gain new insight into the imaging field and professional growth,” said Jeffrey Kennelly, admin director of imaging services, CHI St Alexius Health Dickinson Medical Center.
“Support ICE and the presenters while learning about the subjects,” said John Beall, Health System Specialist-Strategic Planner, VA Puget Sound Health Care System.
