faculty mentoring resources

Mentoring Language . . . sample problem-solving questions

What do you think about this idea?
What do you think is important?
How would you solve this?
If you were in my shoes, what would you do?
What other factors should we be considering?
In your opinion, why is this approach going to work?
What do you see as the obstacles we face?

Global

How are things going?
What are your goals?
What are you trying to accomplish?

Problem Identification

What results have you achieved so far?
Where are you stuck?
What kinds of problems are you encountering?
Why do you think that happened?

Options & Solutions

What solutions have you attempted?
What do you see as your options?
Do you want input from me?

Planning

What is your "go forward" plan?
How can you apply what you've learned to your job?
Who else would benefit from knowing this?

Support

What can I do to better support you?
Whose support do you need?
Would it be helpful to talk about this again?

   
 

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