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Also blogging at University Affairs Careers Café- The past and the future in the hiring process January 30, 2012 Jo VanEvery
- Making amends in the new year January 23, 2012 Liz Koblyk
Category Archives: Work Habits
Are you treating your research like a hobby?
Most academics are paid to do research. Research is part of your job description. Research figures prominently in the criteria for hiring, tenure/confirmation, and promotion. This can feel out of sync with the reality of your daily life in the … Continue reading
Posted in Research, Work Habits
Tagged hobby, job, knowledge mobilization, scholarship, teaching, value
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Avoiding crisis management and burnout
The intention of my previous post was not to raise your blood pressure. I know that by mid-November you are overwhelmed. You’re right in the thick of teaching. You have mid-term assignments coming in to be marked and returned. You’re … Continue reading
Posted in Work Habits
Tagged appointments, grants, holidays, SSHRC Insight Development Grant
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Work-Life Balance in academic careers
I read a thought provoking piece on Work-Life Balance recently. Thinking about this in relation to academic careers, I realize that the choice you face is actually more complex. And that that complexity might make it easier to address the problem (if there is one).
The issue for you might not be a work-life balance issue, it might be a work-work balance issue. Continue reading
Posted in Work Habits
Tagged coaching, Michael vanOsch, prioritizing, Productive Flourishing, work-life balance
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Making your workspace work
In coaching sessions we often talk about how to get everything done that you need to do in the time available. This seems like a time management problem but often it’s about a lot of other things. For example, while … Continue reading
Posted in Work Habits
Tagged doing your best work, Inspired Home Office, Jen Hofmann, office layout, Wish Kit
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Dealing with e-mail is NOT a task
Are you treating dealing with your e-mail as one task on your to-do list? Do you get frustrated at how many hours a day you spend on it? Is your measure of success dealing with all of it? Do you … Continue reading