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 – 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–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 – 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
Pescadinha de rabo na boca:
As empresas nao contratam porque os cientistas nao saem da academia e os cientistas nao saem da academia porque as empresas nao contratam... 👏 👏 👏
"“Um doutorado é visto numa empresa como um professor, um cientista esotérico, que vai ter de ganhar muito dinheiro e que vai ter de mandar nos outros e não sabe.”"
"Também é preciso que o doutorado tenha vontade de sair da universidade (...). “É preciso que existam doutorados que queiram ir para as empresas, com o perfil, com as competências." - more on this one later...