Mentoring 101for the STEM Disciplines:• “Mentoring Up”• Choosing your Research Mentor

Steve Lee, PhD

Graduate Diversity Officerfor the STEM Disciplines Grad Student 0rientation

Sept 13, 2016

PROBABILITY OF SUCCESS

DECISION

QUALITY

COORDINATION CONFLICT

MANAGEMENT

Dierdorff & Rubin, March 2015 HBR.ORG

High self-

awareness

teams

Low self-

awareness

teams

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68%

27%

73%

35%

65%

Take-Home Lesson

Assess

Apply

Assess yourself &

others accurately

Apply your

assessments

strategically

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Main Lesson

Assess

Apply&

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