The 5 Stages of the Working Relationship: Frameworks & Tools 

In all professional relationships (in the lab) between a mentee/trainee/employee and a mentor/(people) manager have 5 stages. They include:

A. Identifying Goals & Values (Preparation)
B. Positioning & Connecting (Interviewing)
C. Establishing Your Working Relationship (First 10%)
D. Workplace Navigation (Maintaining Momentum)
E. Ending Your Professional Relationship (Taking Stock)

We've designed this learning page to cluster useful benchmarks, frameworks, and tools by stage for both:

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Stage A: Identifying Goals & Values (Preparing)

MENTEE-TRAINEE BENCHMARKS

MENTOR-MANAGER BENCHMARKS

Stage A: MENTEE-TRAINEE (WORKPLACE NAVIGATION TRAINING) RESOURCES

Stage A: MENTOR-MANAGER (INCLUSIVE RESEARCH MENTOR-MANAGER TRAINING) RESOURCES

Stage B: Positioning & Connecting (Interviewing)

MENTEE-TRAINEE BENCHMARKS

MENTOR-MANAGER BENCHMARKS

Stage B: MENTEE-TRAINEE (WORKPLACE NAVIGATION TRAINING) RESOURCES

Stage B: MENTOR-MANAGER (INCLUSIVE RESEARCH MENTOR-MANAGER TRAINING) RESOURCES

Stage C: Establishing Your Working Relationships (The First 10% of Your Time)

MENTEE-TRAINEE BENCHMARKS

MENTOR-MANAGER BENCHMARKS

Stage C: MENTEE-TRAINEE (WORKPLACE NAVIGATION TRAINING) RESOURCES

Stage C: MENTOR-MANAGER (INCLUSIVE RESEARCH MENTOR-MANAGER TRAINING) RESOURCES

Stage D: Workplace Navigation (Maintaining Momentum)

MENTEE-TRAINEE BENCHMARKS

MENTOR-MANAGER BENCHMARKS


Stage D: MENTEE-TRAINEE (WORKPLACE NAVIGATION TRAINING) RESOURCES

Stage D: MENTOR-MANAGER (INCLUSIVE RESEARCH MENTOR-MANAGER TRAINING) RESOURCES

Stage E: Ending your Professional Relationship (Taking Stock)

MENTEE-TRAINEE BENCHMARKS

MENTOR-MANAGER BENCHMARKS


Stage E: MENTEE-TRAINEE RESOURCES (Coming in 2024!)

Stage E: MENTOR-MANAGER RESOURCES (Coming in 2024!)