Monday, May 19, 12:00pm-1:00pm, On Campus
Openness and trust are essential to building healthy mentoring relationships. In this session, we will explore the leadership and management concept of psychological safety.
Monday, April 28, 12:00pm-1:00pm, On Campus
This workshop explores critical ethical issues that arise in mentoring relationships. Participants will learn to articulate specific ethical dilemmas, such as confidentiality, conflict of interest, and the importance of integrity, while discussing strategies for addressing these challenges with their mentees. This will help you as a mentor to develop a culture of ethical awareness and responsibility in mentoring practices.
Monday, April 21, 12:00pm-1:00pm, On Campus
Each of us has a unique way of communicating with others. Understanding your natural communication style and how to best adapt it to communicate with others is an important part of building and maintaining strong mentoring relationships. In this session, you will identify your primary communication style and how it shapes the way you approach professional interactions. The skills you develop through these discussions and interactive exercises can help you strengthen any collaborative working relationship.
Monday, March 24, 12:00pm-1:00pm, On Campus
Join us for an interactive mentorship workshop designed to enhance your communication skills. We will leverage the fun and creativity of Telestrations - a drawing and guessing game - to explore multiple strategies for effectively communicating your science.
In this workshop, we will practice tools to communicate your science with confidence and clarity. Don't miss this opportunity to enhance your skills, connect with fellow scientists, and have fun while learning.
Monday, March 17, 12:00pm-1:00pm, On Campus
This hands-on workshop focuses on introducing and practicing different communication skills - a vital asset in both personal and professional settings.
The interactive session is designed to help you learn and refine different communication skills, ensuring that you can engage with colleagues and mentees more effectively.
Facilitators: Edina Poletto and Samuel Montalvo Hernandez, Postdoc Peer Mentoring Coaches.
Monday, February 24, 12:00pm-1:00pm, On Campus
Mentoring compacts are written agreements that provide clear guidelines of the mentor's expectations and commitments to the training of their mentee.
In this session, we will learn how to create a mentoring compact that is both dynamic and specific to the working relationship of the mentor and their mentee. This workshop will also highlight work/life balance considerations for a more productive working relationship.
Monday, February 10, 12:00pm-1:00pm, On Campus
In an environment where career success is dependent on performance on specific tasks or other external metrics of progress, rather than on internal progress or skill-building, how can we foster a growth mindset in our mentees?
In this session, we will discuss this tension and explore how to build a growth mindset in mentees while recognizing professional realities. In particular, we will practice responding to mentee performance challenges while fostering a growth mindset.
Monday, January 27, 12:00pm-1:00pm, On Campus
An effective mentor-mentee relationship is built on a shared understanding and agreement of expectations. Misaligned expectations may arise from differences in backgrounds.