Mentoring 101for the STEM Disciplines:• “Mentoring Up”• Choosing your Research Mentor
Steve Lee, PhD
Graduate Diversity Officerfor the STEM Disciplines Grad Student 0rientation
Sept 21, 2017
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
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Assess yourself &
others accurately
Apply your
assessments
strategically
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Main Lesson
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National Research Mentoring Network
National Research
Mentoring Network
