11 September 2009

qualities of good mentors

Nature's guide for mentors@Nature

Personal characteristics
- Enthusiasm
- Sensitivity
- Appreciating individual differences
- Respect
- Unselfishness
- Support for other than one's own

Tips for mentors
- Availability: the open door
- Inspiration, optimism
- Balancing direction and self-direction
- The art of questioning and listening
- Being widely read and widely receptive
- The initial project
- Life after science
- Celebration