Mentoring Up: Proactively Manage Your Relationship With Your Research Mentor By Assessing and Applying Your Communication Preferences

Saturday, October 5, 2013: 2:15 PM-3:45 PM
213 A (Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center)
Chair:
Steve Lee, PhD, Assistant Director, Northwestern University
Presenter:
Steve Lee, PhD, Assistant Director, Northwestern University

Description: In your relationship with your research mentor, it’s vital to learn how to “mentor up,” where you proactively manage the relationship by assessing your communication strengths and applying them strategically. Critical skills from the business world, where they have developed skills in “managing up” will be presented for interactive discussions.