Inspired by a listener question, Jonathan and Julia talk about mentoring, with specific attention to how it might look different for trainees of different stages (for example, undergraduate vs. graduate students). Important considerations include generalizable "don't call them soft" skills related to time management, organization, and so on. Some strategies include formal onboarding for new lab members, individual development plans, and “professional development” portions of lab meetings. Julia learned the importance of knowing the why of something in the context of sweeping the floor. But first, celebrating 50 episodes of The Juice and the Squeeze, and an update on Julia’s Halloween.

Theme music courtesy of The Bobby Dazzlers

Links:

• 50th Anniversary Gifts — Also suitable for a 50th PODCAST EPISODE
• Book Carvings — Julia Strand
• The juice and the squeeze Episode 47: Hobbies! — Covers Julia's book carving (and more)
• The juice and the squeeze Episode 28: "Soft" skills
• The juice and the squeeze Episode 41: How to make fewer research mistakes — Julia's "Error Tight" project and more
• IDP/IDP.pdf at main · jpeelle/IDP · GitHub — Jonathan's current "Individual Development Plan"
• Jonathan Peelle (@jpeelle.bsky.social) — Bluesky
• Julia Strand (@juliafstrand.bsky.social) — Bluesky