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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Seeing the Dark Side of #Worksmarter
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We cannot trap our staff and faculty in over commitment on a burnout treadmill and imply blame that they are not smart enough to do their work properly. Work smarter …
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The Cool Professor
The Edge for Scholars
When I started my lab I had a very distinct idea of the type of PI I wanted to be. I had experienced some different styles and observed many others. …
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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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Productivity Tip #7: Reclaim Your Meeting
The Edge for Scholars
How often do you hear a colleague say, “I’m so excited to attend today’s group meeting,” or a student remark, “How is it possible that my group meetings …
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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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Radical Candor: Can It Work for Academics?
Fighty Squirrel, PhD, Awe.Some.
With many parallels to the struggles of busy life in academia, Scott's Radical Candor is an excellent read. You can easily finish this book in an evening but it's one …
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Go Pee. Academic Management Lessons I Learned from Audie Cornish.
Fighty Squirrel, PhD, Awe.Some.
This is Audie Cornish. Audie is my 1-year old Shiba Inu/Rottweiler mix who never has to pee. This is odd, because most larger mammals have a pretty pressing need …
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Nine New Year's Resolutions for Academics
Fighty Squirrel, PhD, Awe.Some.
Think, write, teach, discover and read. These are the things we love and why we joined this great profession, but so many things are in your way and killing your …
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Shields Up: Being A Science Leader in Tough Times
Fighty Squirrel, PhD, Awe.Some.
It's a new week in unbelievably challenging times. Labs need to work and papers need to be published. Finding importance in pipetting and grant writing is a struggle.
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