#SUSTAINABLEMOVES MENTORING A HELPING HAND As part of FIDI 39 Clubs action on sustainability, the group is planning to address the issue of sustainable employment with a new series of events focused on coaching and mentoring the next generation of movers. Jackie Stouffer explains the rationale behind the launch JACKIE STOUFFER FIDI 39 CLUB VICE-PRESIDENT WW W. F I D I. O R G FF305 Mar_May 22 pp70-73 FIDI 39 Club.indd 71 S ustainability is quite clearly the buzzword of the day. Environmental sustainability, economic sustainability, social sustainability but what about sustainable talent? What does this mean, how does a company work towards this and is it really necessary? How about another buzz-phrase succession planning. What does it look like in each of our companies, how do you build it, and are we already too late? For many companies, these are tough questions and sometimes, tough questions tend to be swept aside, put at the bottom of the to-do list to deal with later when we have time (or the industry favourite, after peak season). Here are another couple of tough questions: how many peak seasons does an average move coordinator in your company make it through before they burn out; and how much time does your firm spend trying to attract and train new hires to replace this talent? 71 08/03/2022 08:29