Here is another round of great ideas to talk about. Choose any you like to help facilitate conversation between you and your mentor.
● Ease in revealing your own vulnerabilities; aim for being more approachable
● What is self awareness? What do you think a leader looks like?
● Share some of your own personality traits
● Graciousness, assertiveness, self-confidence
● Attitude
● Optimism and openness
● Listening skills
●Share about a time when you had tough conversations with supervisors and/or supervisees
● Share any public services/customer service tips
● Share about working with and communicating with non-librarian stakeholders
● What is the library experience you are striving for
- Talk about Microaggressions in the library
- Share ideas for expanding on diversity and inclusion in librarianship or programming
- Reading material or interesting articles recently seen
● Perform a readers advisory interview with one another
● Share Programming ideas
- Plan and implement a co-program and share the results
● Talk about working with volunteers
● Share any pointers about resume assistance
● what steps do you take when setting and achieving goals
● share tips for getting the best out of conferences
● Share about a project or program you have developing for your community
● Share any recommendations for course work in MLIS program and beyond
● Do you have any experience with grant writing? Share any grant ideas/help writing grants
● Share or discuss any current research projects.
- Collaborate on a research project
● Tips for public speaking
● Discuss about managing different work styles
● Discuss resilience in the workplace
● Share tips about career advancement
● Talk about different management styles
