STEMulating Conversations with Dr. Q

What happens to a dream deferred?

All of us could use coaching at some point in our career. There is a common misconception that coaching is only for high level management or those people who are experiencing performance issues on the job. However, people who utilize coaching as a tool for growth and development often realize significantly greater success and fulfillment in their career. If you are not sure if coaching is for you, see how many of the the items below you can identify!

Congratulations to Dr. Renetta Garrison Tull, SC14: Living Life Online, on her appointment as the inaugural Vice Chancellor of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at UC-Davis

Coaching FAQ

One advantage of breaking goals down into smaller pieces is that it lowers anxiety caused by the overwhelming nature of large and complex goals. When the goal is dissected into smaller pieces, you have a clearer view of what needs to be done. You can then prioritize the smaller pieces and create a realistic action plan that leads to achieving the larger goal.

Growth is being able to celebrate small success and big failures. What are YOU going to celebrate today?

Dr. Levon Esters' approach to mentoring has led to the creation of a very successful program. The nationally recognized and award winning Mentoring at Purdue, or M@P program plays a significant role in cultivating an environment where students can be their whole selves.

Find out more about M@P by visiting the website.

Follow Levon on Twitter @Levon_Esters

As we enter into Day 33 of the partial government shutdown in the United States, how can leaders encourage and motivate their team during this difficult time?

Whether it was an undergraduate trying to identify the best graduate school and lab, or the recent graduate student or postdoc who is on the market for their first "real' job, Elizabeth Wu and Danika Khong recognized the need to prepare students for a career path in the sciences and developed a SCISMIC solution.

Join in this week's conversation to learn more about their exciting and entrepreneurial journey beyond the bench.

Visit their website to complete the "Lab Seeker" or the "Job Seeker" assessment.

SCISMIC

A conversation recapping the Price-Babson Symposium for Entrepreneurship Educators highlights important topics that are applicable in every aspect of our lives and careers. In this episode with Latane Brackett, we discuss how entrepreneurial thinking has a direct relationship with mentoring, feedback and conflict resolution.

Follow Latane Brackett on Twitter @enatal3

Happy New Year! January marks the season of goal setting and mentoring. This hot topic explores and sets a charge for us to achieve those goals through the use of a mentor.

January is National Mentoring Month and mentoring expert Dr. Beronda Montgomery shares thoughts on mentoring from her two unique perspectives: a principal/primary investigator (PI) and a biologist who shares 'life lessons from plants".

We discuss:

--the importance of delineating the role of the PI into mentor and advisor

--the effectiveness of formal mentoring programs

--tips on cultivating mentoring relationships

Referenced in this episode:

Vanguard STEM with Jedidah Isler

National Research Mentoring Network

Center for the Improvement of Mentored Experiences in Research (CIMER)

Critical Mentoring by Torie Weiston-Serdan

Understanding Interventions Conference

University of New Mexico Mentoring Institute

Follow her on Twitter: @berondam