Priscila Slepicka, Ph.D. 🇧🇷🇺🇸

Molecular Biologist • Research & Grant Strategist • Science Writer • Building partnerships between Academia, Philanthropy and society • 💙 Marine mammals

[Priscila Slepicka, Ph.D. 🇧🇷🇺🇸 @pfslepicka]

✨New project alert!✨ Mentor-Ship is here, inspired by my own sometimes-adrift mentorship journey. Sound familiar? This first post dives into the definition of mentorship. Let's set sail together! ⛵
#mentoring #careerdevelopment #STEM #academia
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[Priscila Slepicka, Ph.D. 🇧🇷🇺🇸 @pfslepicka]

Worksheet to help you identify your goals: https://t.co/4RH1HR8Q9u

[Priscila Slepicka, Ph.D. 🇧🇷🇺🇸 @pfslepicka]

🗺️New on Mentor-Ship: "Identifying Your Mentorship Coordinates." This guide helps you define your mentorship goals, milestones, and action steps with a new worksheet to plot their course. Meet you at the harbor!
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Steps 5-7: https://t.co/0FYq2iSY3z

[Priscila Slepicka, Ph.D. 🇧🇷🇺🇸 @pfslepicka]

🧭 Ready to start a mentorship but not sure how to prepare for it? Mentor-Ship’s new article, “ Mapping Your Personal North Star” is live! A free 7-step checklist to help future mentees discover their direction before the journey begins. https://t.co/71tdSYP8Rc

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Steps 1-4: https://t.co/2xkWwrXEEq

[Priscila Slepicka, Ph.D. 🇧🇷🇺🇸 @pfslepicka]

💡Understanding Soft Skills Part II is LIVE!
Ever felt your emotions take over at work? You are not alone! Our new Mentor-Ship post is your guide to Emotional Intelligence (EI), with practical tools and tips. 🛟 Navigate EI with us:
https://t.co/LSK8lzaDC3
#careerdevelopment

[Priscila Slepicka, Ph.D. 🇧🇷🇺🇸 @pfslepicka]

⛵️ Mentor-Ship is sailing strong in the currents of career development with Part I: Understanding Soft Skills. How are these traits relevant to career development, especially with AI on the rise? Hop on aboard to find out. #Career #mentorship #softskills
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[Priscila Slepicka, Ph.D. 🇧🇷🇺🇸 @pfslepicka]

New series alert🔥! Mentor-Ship's Career Development starts with Informational Interviews! ⛵We share a step-by-step guide with downloadable files (free) to navigate this career networking tool.
https://t.co/ijJufTjRXv
#mentorship #Careers #substack

[Priscila Slepicka, Ph.D. 🇧🇷🇺🇸 @pfslepicka]

Bring your compasses! ⛵️Mentor-Ship is mapping out the roles and responsibilities of both mentees and mentors. What treasure await in mentorship? Find out the benefits! Is there just one type of Mentor? Let’s pinpoint the coordinates together.

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[Priscila Slepicka, Ph.D. 🇧🇷🇺🇸 @pfslepicka]

Have you scrolled through your work/history lately? I did, and I was amazed by the passion & effort I put in. I pushed hard, learned constantly, & wasn't afraid to ask for help. Remember to acknowledge your own dedication! What are you proud of? #careerjourney #achievements

[Priscila Slepicka, Ph.D. 🇧🇷🇺🇸 @pfslepicka]

Instead, offer support and guidance, connect people, and build bridges—build as many as you can. Kindly take care of your own, of your team, of your busy bees. 🐝

[Priscila Slepicka, Ph.D. 🇧🇷🇺🇸 @pfslepicka]

During Suicide Awareness Month, I want to share a story very close to my heart. The story of a Busy Bee (1/13)

[Priscila Slepicka, Ph.D. 🇧🇷🇺🇸 @pfslepicka]

What I can also do now is write this text to remind us that words can hurt, that feelings are valid, that workplace culture matters, and that mentoring should never be treated as a side task. Never dismiss someone’s dreams as improbable.