Tag Archives: preparation

The Perils of Procrastination

Posted on April 29, 2015 by Athene Donald

Voter registration in the UK showed just how many people are good at procrastination, with nearly half a million people registering on the last possible day. My email inbox is also a good indicator of people’s expectation that we are … Continue reading →

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10 Things to Make You a Better Committee Member

Posted on March 13, 2015 by Athene Donald

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 →

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Why do I Always come away from Meetings Feeling a Fool?

Posted on November 23, 2014 by Athene Donald

That was the plaintive question I saw recently on Twitter (actually not from anyone I knew). There is of course the possibility the person is a fool, but my guess is that they were simply feeling that they weren’t doing … Continue reading →

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The Pleasures of Committee Work

Posted on February 4, 2011 by Athene Donald

I have to admit I find the dynamics of watching a committee come together and work effectively peculiarly satisfying, which is an odd sort of confession to make. I am intrigued by the social interactions that need to develop if … Continue reading →

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