Up Your Academic Gift Game - Your Worker Bees Will LOVE This
Fighty Squirrel, PhD, Awe.Some.
Ho, ho, holy cow…it’s the most stressful time of the year. The one where you look at people in your group, realize that they are 20 years younger than …
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The Puzzle of Motivation
Rebecca Helton, MA
This TED talk is a few years old, but if you haven't seen it yet, and especially if you manage anyone (including yourself!), you need to. He presents a case …
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End of Summer Academic Sanity Saver: Post Undergrad Lab Jobs Now!
Fighty Squirrel, PhD, Awe.Some.
Get a head start on fall by knowing what you want from undergrads and what they can expect from research experience. My 8-point listicle of making it a great experience.
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Lessons in Leadership: Why You Should Read Colin Powell's It Worked For Me
The Edge for Scholars
Former Secretary of State Colin Powell offers leadership advice through storytelling in this collection of anecdotes and true tales. Each short chapter derives a lesson from an incident encountered in …
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Safer Labs for Thea and Sheri: You Need a Lab Safety Reality Check
Fighty Squirrel, PhD, Awe.Some.
Eakins-Coward (left) and Sangji (right) A recent explosion at the University of Hawaii science lab resulted in a 29-year-old visiting postdoctoral fellow losing her arm. Thea Eakins-Coward was working with …
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Myers Briggs Made Useful: Academic Edition
The Edge for Scholars
Ask someone if they would take a personality test and they may first think of strange inkblots and probing questions about their childhood. Today’s personality tests move far beyond …
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Change Your Default Meeting Time
The Edge for Scholars
I’d like to make a modest proposal. We should stop scheduling meetings with zero time to go from one meeting to the next. Does this describe your life? You …
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Productivity Tip #1: Have More Meetings (But Keep Them Short)
The Edge for Scholars
Do your meetings take an hour to do what could’ve been accomplished in fifteen minutes? Do you look with dread at the colorful blocks on your Outlook calendar telling …
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The Greatest Course You'll Ever Teach
Rebecca Helton, MA
What could I accomplish as an academic leader? Am I prepared for the role? These questions confront each faculty member who considers becoming a director, chair or dean. Some may …
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Why Aren't You Delegating?
Rebecca Helton, MA
You have way too much to do, you’re buried in work, and it seems there’s no way out from under it all. But there is: delegation. Yes, yes, …
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