AIC 53rd Annual Meeting

Registration required - add this session to your Annual Meeting registration
Free; maximum 50 registrants

In mentorship, storytelling is used as a means for relating to others to understand experiences and relationship building. Humans use storytelling to engage, teach lessons and share impact to influence change in hopes to relate and resonate with their audience. In a mentor/mentee relationship there is specific care that mentors must exercise to include the many identities a mentee can wear that influences how conservation professionals navigate complex career paths.

This interactive workshop will explore how mentors and mentees can interrogate the stories they tell themselves that interrupt building connections across differences and learn to ask questions that support growth and resilience in the workplace. This workshop will support mentors and mentees in communicating what stories they may be telling themselves about supporting and receiving support from those with different identities, how to interrupt those stories and how to co-create between mentor and mentee to develop relationships that are impactful and inspiring, with the goal of creating psychological safety and dignity within the profession to usher in a more racially diverse group of people.

Mentorship is an integral part of career growth, development, and retention. This workshop is part of FAIC’s Inclusive Mentorship series, which is organized by AIC's Education and Training Committee, and aims to create foundational opportunities to develop and inspire inclusive mentors and culture change. Culture change is a critical undertaking for organizations seeking to thrive in an ever-evolving world.