What Kind of Research Group Do You Want to Lead?
M. S. AtKisson M. S. AtKisson

What Kind of Research Group Do You Want to Lead?

In the coaching program for early faculty, we talk a bit about culture creation. Recently IDEO U's Creative Confidence podcast, The Future of Work is Hybrid, featured Sacha Connor, Founder and CEO of Virtual Work Insider. Connor summed it up beautifully. Culture creation comes down to three things: policy, marketplace, and narrative. Lab manuals, even if they include behavioral expectations for civility, authorship & not stealing your bench mate's reagents, are policy documents. Policy alone cannot create culture.

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Interview: ATG's Dr. Amanda Welch
Jet LeBlanc Jet LeBlanc

Interview: ATG's Dr. Amanda Welch

Jet LeBlanc met up with Dr. Welch to discuss her writing program and ask a few questions. Jet: I’m really curious about the manuscript writing program you’re doing. Can you tell us a little bit about what goes on in the workshop?

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Book Review: Agile Faculty
Jet LeBlanc Jet LeBlanc

Book Review: Agile Faculty

How can you find the best content for using Agile in the Academy with the least amount of searching? Where is the content designed especially for higher education? Rebecca Pope-Ruark’s 2017 book Agile Faculty hits the sweet spot.

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