​I have been mentoring a VERY LONG time -- and still have to remind myself to sit back and listen to what the mentee wants to be and do before directing. A message that I would have for mentees/learners is to be brave enough to speak up about YOUR goals and your own ideas about what to do to achieve ...

​I hope you have a full house for the presentation! I will spread the word. ------------------------------ Nancy Creaghead, PhD Professor University of Cincinnati Cincinnati, OH ------------------------------

​I personally have had the luxury of working in both clinical and academic environments that support volunteer leadership. I wonder if someone is on the CHAT who successfully (or at last partially) navigated the way to leadership in a "not-so-supportive" situation. I certainly recognize that challenge ...

​One answer is that it is definitely easier when you have a workplace that supports leadership and volunteer activities. Certainly everyone does not have the opportunity to choose a workplace based on that ideal, but if you are committed to volunteer leadership, it is a considerattion -- AND at least ...

​I'm glad to be able to join the CHAT. The issue of "cloning" is an important consideration that I had not rally considered in my own early mentoring from others. One thought is that I had several mentors who brought different perspectives -- and included those that I could "mimic" -- e.g. audiologist ...