Category Archives: Career Planning

From what to do to prepare the foundation for a strong application for your first academic job to thinking about where you want your academic career to go once you’ve secure that position.

Actively managing your career

The problems identified around leadership/management seem to be twofold: there are good people who are not moving into those roles/positions there are people in those roles/positions who are not doing the kind of job we’d like them to be The … Continue reading

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Are negative images preventing good people from applying?

This post is not based on research. This is me thinking aloud about some of the issues I brought up in recent posts on management and leadership. I invite you to think aloud with me in the comments. Research is … Continue reading

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Don’t you worry it’ll be a waste of time?

One of the participants in the recent Conscious Careers live workshop asked the question in the title. We were talking about not knowing what jobs might suit us and the value of taking short-term contracts or taking jobs to try … Continue reading

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Reruns: Holiday Parties: turning dread into opportunity

During a recent Conscious Careers class, Julie recommended this post I wrote last year. Here it is again for your enjoyment (and inspiration) It’s that time of year. No matter what you celebrate (if anything) you are going to be … Continue reading

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What is required for management/leadership

Continuing with the difficult thoughts. Someone I follow on Twitter said this is it possible to “manage” well something you don’t fundamentally understand or know how to do yourself? I doubt it. I’m not attributing it because it’s not about … Continue reading

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