5 Ways to Instantly Appear More Confident
The Edge for Scholars
It’s fall conference season. Put your best foot forward as you speak and network with five tips from Nerd Fitness. Today I’m going to teach how you to …
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Know the Vital Players in Your Career: Tenure-Track Peers
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An assistant professor in the social sciences once described a group of tenure-track colleagues in his department as “the lamenting society.” Once a week they met for lunch to complain …
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Networking for People Who Hate Networking: A Field Guide for Introverts, the Overwhelmed, and the Underconnected
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If you’re like your correspondent, the very word “networking” sends a trickle of terror down your spine. Even the thought of mingling at a conference fills you with dread. …
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The Emerging Scientist Holiday Gift Guide
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Not sure what book to get for the academic in your life this holiday season? With the huge amount of literature available, it’s often hard to decide what material …
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Hate Small Talk? These 5 Questions Will Help You Work Any Room
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Do you love going to events, but find yourself stranded during happy hour, tongue-tied and tucked in a corner? Initiating and maintaining conversations while networking is a necessary skill, and …
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Lessons in Leadership: Why You Should Read Colin Powell's It Worked For Me
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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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I Don't Think Team Means What You Think It Means
Fighty Squirrel, PhD, Awe.Some.
Team work. Team building. Team meetings. There’s a whole lot of team-themed language that’s used in how we think about the folks we work with and the projects …
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How to Talk to People Who Don't Want to Talk to You
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“You’re more interested in what you have to say than anyone else is,” said 60 Minutes’ Andy Rooney. Do any of these sound familiar? “I’m busy. Can you come …
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Yes, You Can Brainstorm Without Groupthink
Rebecca Helton, MA
We are strong advocates of collaboration in innovation, and believe that the proper use of brainstorming techniques is a powerful tool in the collaborative approach. Over our many years of …
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How to Be Polite
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Most of us know what it takes to be polite in the moment. Paul Ford argues that politeness over time–consistently, deeply–is far more important. It benefits us, it …
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