This month's LabSpaces blogging theme is all about mentoring styles.  The topic is pretty open ended, so we'll see where everyone ends up!  We decided that the basic theme would be mentoring styles and we'd all write on the topic from our chosen perspective as mentee or mentor and then provide some insight on how we think the process can be improved upon.  I'll keep updating this summary post as more entries go live!  Happy reading.

Genomic Repairman kicked this one off early.  He's off on his honeymoon but gave us a great post on his experiences as both mentee and mentor.  Appearances by lazy PI, Awesome PI, and the amazing Genomic Repair Girl.

Dr. Girlfriend thinks that the mentee-mentor relationship should be an open one with mutual respect and the knowledge that the mentor is not all knowing, but there to provide some support and guidance as long as the mentee is willing to put in the effort

GertyZ thinks the mentor is there for support and the relationship should be a learning experience for a driven graduate student.  She also beileves it takes a village and mentees should search out more than one supporting mentor for expert advice in related fields.

Geeka's always been in charge, and so has a list of expectations for mentees

Rift doesn't think he's ever had a true mentor, in the Harry Potter sense of the definition...

Guest post by the Xrayman details his mentoring experiences as a crystallographer in the UK

DamnGoodTechnician talks about mentoring from a technician's perspective at a pharma company

I talk about my mentorship experience, and how I've used that to model my current lab management style

David Manly talks about how one mentor almost ruined science for him, and the mentors who then roped him back in

Namnezia chronicles his fabulous mentoring experiences.  I'm totally jealous.