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When Should You Say Yes?
I am prompted to ask this question by a whole slew of different events and stories this past week. The question is in part a general one about what is good for careers, and in part it reflects gender issues … Continue reading
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Tagged committee work, Impostor syndrome, manel
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Just Say No (but How?)
One of those persistent stereotypes-by-gender is that women are less good at saying no than men. Whether or not you believe that to be true, there is no doubt that many of us – myself included – are less than … Continue reading
10 Things to Make You a Better Committee Member
I seem to have been sitting through a lot of committee meetings recently, of diverse kinds. Every committee meeting has its own dynamic – a grant-awarding meeting is very different in form from that of some sort of a departmental … Continue reading
What’s the point of talking to yourself?
Some time ago I had the curious experience of being an observer at a series of decision-making meetings covering different disciplines. As a mere observer I didn’t have to do any preparation myself, none of this producing scores for the … Continue reading
Christmas Letters and Acronym Soup
It’s the time of year for writing those Chrismassy round robin letters – or rather it’s a week or two past it, but I am late as usual. I never write simply a single letter and copy it, but try … Continue reading
