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#Leadership in #Academia: a series from Postdoc and Fellows Champions at @imperialcollege

#NPAW2020 #LovePostdocs #ImperialPostocs @Postdocs_SC_SK @HPostdocs @cmbi_cpa @ICL_MatPostdocs @lms_postdocs @ChemEngPostdocs

@imperialcollege @Postdocs_SC_SK @HPostdocs @cmbi_cpa @ICL_MatPostdocs @lms_postdocs @ChemEngPostdocs Advice for leadership – 1: Put people first, then their work - show kindness and empathy. #NPAW2020 #LovePostdocs #ImperialPostdocs Long read on empathy at work - developing skills to understand other people: buff.ly/2uQtypk

@imperialcollege @Postdocs_SC_SK @HPostdocs @cmbi_cpa @ICL_MatPostdocs @lms_postdocs @ChemEngPostdocs Advice for leadership – 2: Find your own area of specialisation. #NPAW2020 #LovePostdocs #ImperialPostdocs . Long watch: PFDC What's Your Research Vision Video: buff.ly/3mAusQV

Advice for leadership – 3: Frame your research in terms of questions, then find answers. #NPAW2020 #LovePostdocs #ImperialPostdocs . Check out the PFDC research impact tipsheet: buff.ly/3cjn9Ip

Advice for leadership – 4: Be engaged – learn more, try more and be prepared. #NPAW2020 #LovePostdocs #ImperialPostdocs . Long read on luck, success, and becoming a professor: buff.ly/2T0qz9L

Advice for leadership – 5: Have a good draft of your ideal research proposal and revisit it often. #NPAW2020 #LovePostdocs #ImperialPostdocs . Long read: Documenting the project buff.ly/3j3fRuQ

Advice for leadership – 6: Failure is part of the process - embrace it but look for the silver lining. #NPAW2020 #LovePostdocs #ImperialPostdocs . Long read: Here's how to deal with failure, say senior scientists buff.ly/2YoV22c

Advice for leadership – 7: Be diplomatic but fearless – say how you feel but be keen to listen/learn and see other people’s perspective. #NPAW2020 #LovePostdocs #ImperialPostdocs . Long read: 8 ways to be a better listener buff.ly/2RZtGPr

Advice for leadership – 8: Make the most of your PRDP – to identify opportunities (training, teaching, supervision & collaboration). #NPAW2020 #LovePostdocs #ImperialPostdocs . Long read: Good practice guidelines buff.ly/3iQNgsF

Advice for leadership – 9: Know when to end redundant collaborations. #NPAW2020 . Long read: Leaving a collaboration buff.ly/3iS4oOW

Advice for leadership – 9: Know when to end redundant collaborations. #NPAW2020 . Long read: Leaving a collaboration buff.ly/3iS4oOW

Advice for leadership – 10: Be bold and ask for support – everyone is busy but happy to help. #NPAW2020 #LovePostdocs #ImperialPostdocs . Long read: buff.ly/2IeYiK7

Advice for leadership – 11: Find people who support you and reinforce your career goals. #NPAW2020 #LovePostdocs #ImperialPostdocs . Long read - The key to career growth: surround yourself with people who will push you buff.ly/2xJTuVN

Advice for leadership – 12: Actively look for collaboration beyond your immediate academic circle. #NPAW2020 #LovePostdocs #ImperialPostdocs . Long read: making academic collaboration work buff.ly/2IFirc6

Advice for leadership–13: Create an online profile for future employers–update after every publication, release data, codes, or videos of experiments. #NPAW2020 #LovePostdocs. Long read: buff.ly/3hVtYB3

Advice for leadership – 14: Be visible – organise workshops, join a committee, maintain your own blog or contribute to others. #NPAW2020 #LovePostdocs #ImperialPostdocs . Long read: How to become more visible in your field buff.ly/3kHPuvf

Advice for leadership –15: Demonstrate academic leadership – organise public debate in your field; pick the low hanging fruit and work your way up. #NPAW2020 #LovePostdocs. Long read: buff.ly/2ZUoLDK

Advice for leadership – 16: Manage your expectations. #NPAW2020 #LovePostdocs #ImperialPostdocs . Check out the PFDC career goals video buff.ly/2PQGRkt . Long read: 5 skills you need to become a lecturer in HE buff.ly/2G1SfYU

Advice for leadership – 17: Ask at least one good question at every seminar – it will force you to pay attention and broaden your understanding. #NPAW2020 #LovePostdocs. Long read: A short guide to asking questions in seminars buff.ly/3kCXzRC

Advice for leadership – 18: Be curious and do not be afraid to embarrass yourself – no one apart from you will remember it. #NPAW2020 #LovePostdocs #ImperialPostdocs . Long read: 5 ways to become more curious buff.ly/3iSclnh