Mentoring and Networking for Career Success
The workshop is free, registration is required
Argonne’s Women in Science and Technology (WIST) Program presents a “Mentoring and Networking for Career Success” Workshop Friday, March 20, 2015, from 9 a.m. to noon, at Bldg. 240, Rooms 1404/1405.
Registration
Register by Tuesday, March 17, to attend. Space is limited. Register »
Abstract
Mentoring and networking go hand-in-hand in making a successful career in any discipline, particularly in science. Both are known to have a very powerful positive impact on the careers at any level. Mentoring can be an equally valuable and rewarding experience for the mentor who seeks to aid others in career advancement as well as the mentee who benefits from this effort. However, as researchers we often have limited exposure to effective mentoring and networking practices and techniques.
Through a series of exercises and role playing scenarios, this workshop provides training in mentoring techniques that are proven to be effective. It also provides guidelines on networking and the different types of networks that are essential for career advancement at all career levels and aspirations.
A COACh Facilitated Workshop
This Workshop will be taught by COACh professional facilitators Geraldine Richmond and Laura Greene. COACh is an organization assisting in the success and impact of women scientists, engineers and researchers.
AWIS-Chicago Networkathon on November 20
All genders are invited and welcome!
Join the Association for Women in Science (AWIS) Chicago Chapter for their Fall Kickoff Networkathon on Thursday, November 20, 2014, from 6-8PM at D4 Irish Pub & Cafe!
Expand your network of Chicagoland STEM professionals in a speed networking format with topics including academia, industry, outreach, and science writing.
The cost is just $5 for AWIS members and $10 for non-members and includes food and non-alcoholic refreshments.
Register at awiskickoff.eventbrite.com. Tickets are also available at the door for $7 (members) and $12 (non-members).
If you are interested in joining AWIS, attend to learn what AWIS-Chicago is all about and deduct the $10 ticket from your membership dues.
Video of August 5 Professional Development Armchair Conversation w/Director Peter Littlewood
On August 5, 2014, Argonne’s Mentoring Exchange hosted An Armchair Conversation About Professional Development Opportunities and Challenges with a group of 50 employees from across the laboratory.
The conversation featured Laboratory Director Peter Littlewood, Senior Organizational Development Specialist Laura Altergott (HR), Program Leader and Senior Advisor for National and Global Security Programs and recipient of Argonne’s inaugural Outstanding Staff Mentor Award Keith Bradley (EESA), and Postdoctoral Program Coordinator Tina Henne (CEPA). Gender Diversity Specialist Erin Thomas (OTD) moderated the discussion, which explored recent successes and future challenges to developing an organizational infrastructure for robust and quality mentoring and professional development.
If you missed the conversation or would like to experience it again, full video of the event may be found here.
About the Mentoring Exchange
Argonne’s Mentoring Exchange brings together programmatic and operations staff from all five directorates to workshop best mentoring practices and advise senior management on professional development challenges and opportunities. For more information, please email [email protected] and stay tuned to Argonne Today for future event announcements.
The 4-1-1 on Argonne’s Mentoring Exchange
About the Mentoring Exchange
The Argonne Mentoring Exchange was launched in December 2013 to provide high-potential mentors with skill-development workshops and networking opportunities that enable community building at Argonne National Laboratory.
Cohort members meet bi-monthly and are expected to actively champion mentoring and staff development.
Fiscal Year (FY) 2014 Curriculum
Inaugural Cohort
Get to know members of the inaugural cohort here.
FY 2014 Selection Process
Inaugural cohort members were nominated via their Division Directors or Associate Lab Directors and all nominees were approved by the Laboratory Director.
An Armchair Conversation about Professional Development Opportunities and Challenges
2014 Outstanding Staff Mentor Award winner announced
Congratulations to Senior Nuclear Engineer and Technical Director Dr. Keith S. Bradley, the winner of Argonne’s inaugural Outstanding Staff Mentor Award!
Read more about Keith’s mentoring philosophy and approach here and be sure to congratulate him in the Comments section below.
Build Your Mentoring Dream Team/What Kind of Mentor Are You?
Mentees
I’ve said it before and I’ll reiterate it here: You cannot expect one person to provide all of the resources you’re seeking to advance your career. A Mentoring Dream Team is an army of individuals who may not even know about each other but can provide you with a diverse set of skills, experiences, and feedback from which to draw. Identify where there are gaps in your personal board of advisors and start recruiting people for your Mentoring Dream Team.
Mentors
Encourage your mentee to articulate what type of mentor s/he’s looking for and assess if you’re the right fit. This exercise can help both parties identify the goals of the mentoring relationship and clarify corresponding expectations. Moreover, recognizing that you’re just one component in your mentee’s arsenal of professional development tools relieves a lot of pressure from you to be everything to everyone.
Tell us in the Comments section:
-Which of these eight kinds of mentors are you looking for?
– What kind of mentor are you?
POSTPONED TO FALL 2014 – 2014 SWE Professional Development Conference at Argonne
Men and non-SWE members are encouraged to attend!
Argonne National Laboratory is the proud host of the 2014 Society of Women Engineers (SWE) – Chicago Regional Section (CRS) Professional Development Conference on April 12, 2014. Engineering leaders and innovators will come together for a full day of professional development at Argonne’s campus in Lemont, Illinois, to advance the conference theme of ”Enabling Exchange to Drive Innovation.”
The 2014 SWE-CRS Professional Development Conference will convene thought leaders from industry, academia, and Argonne National Laboratory. Attendees will develop relationships while cultivating expertise on driving innovation and building strategic relationships.
Professionals, postdocs, and graduate students will enjoy a choice of sessions from two conference tracks: Innovation & Patents and Interpersonal Strategy. College students will participate in a robust program concentrated on self-promotion and career strategy.
Argonne Speakers include:
- Norah Blackaller, Senior Organizational Development Specialist,
- Dr. Maria Curry-Nkansah, Chief Operations Officer for the Physical Sciences & Engineering Directorate
- Dr. Denise Ford, Postdoctoral Appointee in the Materials Science Division
- Dr. Tina Henne, Postdoctoral Program Coordinator
- Greg Morin, Director for Strategy and Innovation
- Dr. Erin L. Thomas, Gender Diversity Specialist
- Andrea Viel, Human Resources Manager for the Operations/Office of the Director Directorate
SWE speakers include:
- Phyllis Benstein, Best-Selling Author, Speaker, and Image Consultant
- Nora Lin, FY2010 SWE President, Engineering Program Manager at Northrop Grumman Corporation
- Anne Marie Johlie, Director of Integration Services at Motorola Solutions
- Peggy Matson, Founder, Tech Strategies Group
- Indira Saladi, Vice President and Chief Intellectual Property Counsel for Zebra Technologies
- Jennifer Sciullo, Systems Engineer at Northrop Grumman and President of SWE-CRS
- Lisa Strama, Director of Engineering Sciences Support, Northrop Grumman Corporation
- Maria Thompson, ITW Global Innovation Framework leader at Motorola Solutions
- The SWE-CRS Leadership Coaching Committee
Registration is $30 for professionals and $20 for students and postdoctoral scholars. Light breakfast and lunch are included in registration costs. Registration closes at 11:59pm CST on Sunday, April 6, 2014. Reserve your spot today.
Program Outline – Please check back frequently for program updates.
| TIME | SESSION TYPE | SESSION NAME | ROOM |
| 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM | Registration & Light Breakfast | Lobby | |
| 10:00 AM – 10:30 AM | Opening Remarks & Keynote | Making Titanic Career Choices | Auditorium |
| 10:45 AM – 11:30 AM | Symposia Session 1 | Commercializing InnovationGoing up? Your Elevator Speech Can Help You Rise | A1100E1200 |
| 11:45 AM– 12:30 PM | Symposia Session 2 | Demonstrating Technical Leadership with Patents | A1100 |
| 12:35 PM –2:00 PM | Lunch with Diversity Officer Panel Discussion | The evolving engineering landscape | Lower Level Gallery |
| 2:15 PM –3:00 PM | Symposia Session 3 | The Power of a Great ImageEngineer Your Career | E1100A1100 |
| 3:15 PM –3:30 PM | Closing remarks | Auditorium | |
| 3:30 PM –4:15 PM | Informal Tours and Networking | Auditorium |
About SWE
The Society of Women Engineers (SWE) Chicago Regional Section (CRS) is a network of nearly 400 female engineers and engineering students from across Chicagoland, including Rockford and portions of Northwest Indiana.
About Argonne National Laboratory
Argonne National Laboratory is a highly collaborative environment in which over 350 women researchers, technicians, and postdoctoral scholars pursue innovation in the national interest.
Inaugural Outstanding Staff Mentor Award – Call for Nominations
As a world-class laboratory that is committed to focused, mission-driven research, we must recognize the influential role that mentoring plays in the development of our workforce and success of our organization.
The Outstanding Staff Mentor Award will recognize the efforts of an individual [full- or part-time] employee from the operations or programmatic areas who has demonstrated commitment to outstanding mentorship. This individual is a dedicated advocate for advancing and mentoring colleagues without regard to the mentee’s position or career tenure. [Postdocs are ineligible as nominators for this award.]
For more information, please see Inside Argonne.
Each of us has a responsibility to provide guidance and encouragement to the next generation of our workforce. This award gives us an opportunity to recognize mentoring as integral to maintaining and advancing Argonne’s programmatic and operational excellence.