SSP Fall Seminar Mentoring

Adrian StanleyVice President, Digital Science

Context/Experience 25 Years in the industry SSP Board, Professional Development,

Mentoring Sub-Group, Fellows/Grant Judge, Annual Meeting, International Task Force, SSP IN, Local Philadelphia Chapter Chair, ALPSP, CSE

Lived/worked China 4 years, 3-120 staff Opps Director, COO, Sales Director, CEO,

VP Start-ups, Technology, New Businesses

Company Mentors

Industry Mentors

Coach v MentorCoach – focus around performance, skill, attitude, goal, psychologyMentor – softer, guiding, developmental, balance listening, directing, connecting, long termCoaches & Mentors see potential and opportunities

2016 SSP Fellows & Mentors

Mentor-Mentee• Two way process• Set Expectations• Communicated

differently –WhatsApp

• Networking and introductions (ORCID)

• Opening doors• Hearing new ways of

thinking• Get to know

personally as well as professionally

Speaker Example

SSP Fellow feedback Experience. keen to learn as much as I can, but

this makes me hyper aware of all the things that I don't know - and there are some things that only come with experience anyway

Connections/Networking, being part of something, feeling more included in the industry – I've met so many people through the program.

Broadened my perspective immeasurably already (something I've wanted for a while).

Opportunities, meeting people, and having this jumping off point of being one of the fellows, has given me lots more opportunities to get involved with things

Safety-security not worried about asking a dumb question

Maslow’s Hierarch of Needs