Inclusive mentoring and leadership, and the many roads to success
Adriana Predoi−Cross · Canadian Journal of Physics · 2020
This paper discusses recent approaches to gender-inclusive mentoring and leadership at different stages of one’s professional life. We will discuss life scenarios where mentoring makes a difference, different types of mentoring, how to find a mentor, roles and expectations of mentors and mentees, mentoring events, and challenges in the mentoring process. We will outline the importance of leadership activities in the professional development of young professionals. Traits of good leaders, leadership strategies, and lessons learned from good leadership examples, will be presented. Last, we will discuss different ways of defining and achieving success in professional life and beyond.