Browse industry-related sources (publications, associations/organizations, companies, blogs, etc.) for coverage on the impact of COVID-19. 

What themes emerge from this informal review? 

What challenges, issues, problems are workplaces and workers grappling with as the result of the pandemic and associated forces?  How are companies and people adapting to and changing their environment?

How has the pandemic created opportunities for change and growth? What are some examples of this?

What 1-2 goals do you have for this mentor engagement?

• What do you see as the top concerns or issues facing your industry as the result of the pandemic and related forces? How have priorities shifted?
• How has the pandemic changed the way your organization operates? How have policies and expectations evolved to enable the organization to respond, recover, and thrive?
• What new skills, technologies, and tools have you learned to use as the result of COVID-19 and our adaptations to it? What challenges have you had to overcome adapting to these demands? 
• What are thought and industry leaders saying about strategies for moving forward?

REMINDER: During this meeting, you must discuss a time to schedule Meeting 2, please refer to the Timeline below for the date for Meeting 2 and work with each other to schedule time for Meeting 2 on the date indicated in the Timeline item: Meeting Two – Conversation Starters.

Learn about mind-mapping as a technique for organizing what you are learning about the way work/workplaces have changed as a result of the pandemic. Use your creative and analytical skills to begin diagramming key concepts and relationships for understanding. 

Suggestion: Lucidchart offers a selection of free templates for creating mind maps that are downloadable. 

• In what ways do you see the workplace and your work differently than before the pandemic? 
• What are some key ways your work life has changed as the result of shifting norms?
• Have your own priorities shifted through the course of the pandemic, and if so, how?
• What is your experience working from home/outside the organization? What strategies do you use to stay connected to your colleagues?
• What mindsets and skills do you think are helpful in navigating the post-COVID work environment? Are there certain leadership mindsets and skills you see as essential given the changes we are seeing?
• In what ways has creativity and agility helped you develop positive solutions for you or your organization as you navigate from the traditional workplace to the new (and evolving) “normal”?

REMINDER: During this meeting, you must discuss a time to schedule Meeting 3, please refer to the Timeline below for the date for Meeting 3 and work with each other to schedule time for Meeting 3 on the date indicated in the Timeline item: Meeting Three – Conversation Starters.

Showcase what you have learned by adding levels, relationships, and details to your mind-map! Once finalized, save and upload in a sharable format to get feedback from your mentor.

• What feedback can you the Mentor offer on the Final Deliverable?
• What questions do you the Mentee have for the Mentor?
• What are the next steps in continuing to develop the knowledge, skills, strategies, etc. you’ve been working on?

Mentors and Mentees please use the following link to complete the Post-Engagement Survey