Success Strategies From Women in STEM: A Portable Mentor

Success Strategies from Women in Stem: A Portable Mentor, Second Edition, is a comprehensive and accessible manual containing career advice, mentoring support, and professional development strategies for female scientists in the STEM fields. This updated text contains new and essential chapters on leadership and negotiation, important coverage of career management, networking, social media, communication skills, and more. The work is accompanied by a companion website that contains annotated links, a list of print and electronic resources, self-directed learning objects, frequently asked questions, and more. With an increased focus on international relevance, this comprehensive text contains shared stories and vignettes that will help women pursuing or involved in STEM careers develop the necessary professional and personal skills to overcome obstacles to advancement.  Preserves the style and tone of the first edition by bringing together mentors, trainees and early-career professionals in a series of conversations about important topics related to careers in STEM fields, such as leadership, time stress, negotiation, networking, social media and moreIdentifies strategies that can improve career success along with stories that elucidate, engage, and inspire Companion website provides authoritative information from successful women engaged in STEM careers, including annotated links to key organizations, associations, granting agencies, teaching support materials, and more INDICE: Foreword Introduction Chapter 1 - Career Management Chapter 2 - Networking Chapter 3 - Mentoring Chapter 4 - Mental Toughness Chapter 5 - Time Stress Chapter 6 - Personal Style Chapter 7 - Communicating Science Chapter 8 - Negotiation and Interpersonal Competence Chapter 9 - Leadership Chapter 10 - Climbing the Ladder Chapter 11 - Balancing Professional and Personal Life Chapter 12 - Transitions

• ISBN: 978-0-12-397181-4
• Editorial: Academic Press
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 352
• Fecha Publicación: 01/06/2015
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés