{"id":27497,"date":"2023-09-14T10:34:17","date_gmt":"2023-09-14T14:34:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/biology.mit.edu\/?page_id=27497"},"modified":"2024-09-11T10:02:05","modified_gmt":"2024-09-11T14:02:05","slug":"establishing-a-positive-training-culture","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/biology.mit.edu\/internal\/establishing-a-positive-training-culture\/","title":{"rendered":"Establishing a positive training culture"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Competencies<\/h3>\n<table border=\"#0a0a0a\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Mentor competencies<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #339966;\"><strong>Mentor best practices<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Mentee competencies<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Create an inclusive and welcoming environment to work and conduct research free from harassment, discrimination, and bullying &#8211; from both the PI and other lab members.<\/td>\n<td>Be mindful of unconscious biases when interacting with trainees. Recognize that individual trainees face different challenges, based on their background or previous experiences.<\/td>\n<td>Contribute to an inclusive and welcoming work environment and conduct research free from harassment, discrimination, and bullying.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Create an environment where people can express ideas freely and openly.<\/td>\n<td>Practice active listening and manage discussions to ensure that everyone can contribute.<\/td>\n<td>Contribute to an environment where people can express ideas freely and openly. Voice your ideas and opinions in a respectful manner.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Foster a lab environment of constructive behavior and mutual support.<\/td>\n<td>Discuss with your mentees steps that you can take to make your environment more conducive to everyone doing their best work.<\/td>\n<td>Contribute to a lab environment of constructive behavior and mutual support.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Create a framework to address lab conflicts, such as scientific, authorship, or behavioral challenges.<\/td>\n<td>Help mentees learn and practice negotiation and conflict resolution skills.<\/td>\n<td>Understand what is expected of you in terms of managing lab or personnel conflicts. Seek advice\/support for addressing problems when needed (see Resources).<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h3>Suggestions\/Resources<\/h3>\n<p><em>Refer to the <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/biology.mit.edu\/internal\/mentoring-resources\/\"><em>Mentoring Resources page<\/em><\/a><em> for supporting materials and training opportunities.<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Lab-level training by Hallie Dowling-Francisco and scenarios discussed therein.<\/li>\n<li>BioREFS<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Potential pitfalls for mentors<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Regularly speaking over trainees in meetings or talks.<\/li>\n<li>Harshly criticizing or dismissing any trainee\u2019s ideas or suggestions.<\/li>\n<li>Badmouthing trainees in front of others.<\/li>\n<li>Promoting, or not addressing, a dynamic of competition between trainees.<\/li>\n<li>Inadequately managing the real or perceived overlap of trainees\u2019 work.<\/li>\n<li>Real or perceived favoritism of some mentees over others.<\/li>\n<li>Real or perceived lack of concern and caring about trainee morale, mental health, or interpersonal matters.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Competencies Mentor competencies Mentor best practices Mentee competencies Create an inclusive and welcoming environment to work and conduct research free from harassment, discrimination, and bullying &#8211; from both the PI and other lab members. 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