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Reduce Your Carbon Footprint

Mentoring Workshop

2009 ACR Environment and Public Policy Section Conference

Managing Climate Change through Collaborative Governance:

The Use and Practice of Environmental Conflict Resolution

in Addressing Policy Changes Globally and Locally

University of Denver

June 11 - 13, 2009

Mentor Orientation Workshop: Developing EPP Practitioners through Learning Relationships

Having a mentor has long been cited as one of the most influential means of leadership development and advancement. Achieving positive mentoring outcomes requires attention to the relationship itself which serves as the container for the learning to happen.  This workshop was designed to provide potential mentors in the EPP Section with the knowledge, skills and tools to form positive mentoring relationships with mentee practitioners in the field. More specifically, the workshop will provide participants with:

• An understanding of what it means to be a mentor and/or mentee in the field of environmental and public policy mediation;
• Guidelines for optimal matching between mentors and mentees including mutual benefits and challenges for cross-difference matches as well as overcoming perceived obstacles
• A model for creating mentor-mentee relationship agreements including setting expectations, identifying realistic mutual goals and establishing ground rules and boundaries for the relationship; and,
• Experiential exercises for creating connection and positivity, understanding cultural/stylistic differences to appreciate diverse approaches to leadership and mentoring, and providing bi-directional feedback

Senior consultants Carolyna Smiley-Marquez and Laurie Hunt co-lead the two part session. Their combined experience in the fields of environmental and public policy mediation, mentoring and cross-cultural relationships produced a lively, interactive workshop. Participants learned how to establish boundaries, develop expectations and understand cultural differences. The full workshop was insightful for those new to mentoring and those looking to hone their current skills.

Questions about the conference? 

Please call (303) 871-7685 or e-mail cricrp@du.edu