Skip to main content

//GUEST SERIES// The Encouraging Mentor by Dr. Brian Raison, The Ohio State University

 

We are very fortunate to be surrounded by so many generous Cooperative Extension professionals throughout our country. Dr. Brian Raison from The Ohio State University exemplifies the concept of "giving as you go" throughout his distinguished career. In that spirit, this guest series launched with valuable insights for early career professionals!

The ideas shared in this series are extracted from Dr. Raison’s 2024 book, The Encouraging Mentor: Your Guide to 40 Conversations that Matter. This is a how-to manual for mentors, teachers, coaches, and anyone interested in becoming a better mentor. All the materials (the “40 Conversations'') are being posted for free at: http://encouragingmentor.com. There are also 50 free e-book codes available for educators or nonprofit professionals. When visiting the website, click on the “Free Stuff” tab.

Wisdom for Early Career Professionals

Post #1 - Six Conversations for Early Career Growth

Post #2 - Who are you? The Launch Conversation

Post #3 - The Being Remembered Conversation

Post #4 - Five Things to Have, Do, Help, and Be

Post #5 - Triangulating Your Skills, Abilities, and Interests

Post #6 - The Values Review

Post #7 - Your Personal Mission

Be on the lookout as Dr. Raison continues his series with wisdom for middle-career and experienced professionals on this platform!

About the Author

Professor and author Dr. Brian Raison offers this blog series with suggestions on how you can clarify your purpose, advance your career, and create the future you envision. His materials are extracted from graduate courses he teaches and current research and practice. The approach is grounded in nonformal mentoring. Each post will feature question prompts to help you grow personally and professionally, regardless of age or career stage.

Connect with Dr. Raison on LinkedIn!

Check out our visit with Dr. Raison on our Podcast HERE!

Add Comment

Comments (1)

Newest · Oldest · Popular

Thank you for your kind words Karl. I'm blessed to share these ideas and materials. As noted, I'm posting each of the 40 "conversations" online.  Everything is free (unless you want a physical book from the publisher).  I'm also adding new videos this month. Glad to collaborate, coach, chat and/or answer any questions. Cheers.

About the Extension Foundation

This website is supported in part by New Technologies for Ag Extension (funding opportunity no. USDA-NIFA-OP-010186), grant no. 2023-41595-41325 from the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture. Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the view of the U.S. Department of Agriculture or the Extension Foundation. For more information, please visit extension.org. You can view the terms of use at extension.org/about/terms.

×
×
×
Link copied to your clipboard.
×