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Are you preparing for a verdict? Or a conversation?
You are confident about what the work does and does not show. Your team has spent months on it. You have been through the analysis, asked the...
Why you can’t stop replaying it: Understanding the psychology of rumination
You held your ground in that meeting. You answered every question. You didn't flinch, and everyone in the room saw it. By the time you're back at...
Why the wine wins on Tuesday, and what brings you back on Wednesday
It is Tuesday, 8pm. The children are bathed and fed. There is a glass of sauvignon blanc on the counter and your husband is already on the sofa. All...
What is stopping you from falling apart?
Nobody ever asked me that question. But I wish they had. Because every day of working in organisations where you take on one more project, one more...
Your ambition is real and fierce. Why do you think you need more Grit?
Is Grit the answer? I have been reading about grit. Extensively, recently, for a research assignment, and with increasing irritation. The premise is...
Nobody called you difficult (but you feel it anyway)
You're in a meeting. Someone presents data. You see the problems immediately - sample size too small, controls missing, conclusion doesn't follow...
The hidden cost of coping alone
Self-reliance is a virtue in science. It’s associated with competence, responsibility, and rigour. Most women I work with have built their careers...
When Caring Becomes Contortion: The Hidden Cost of People-Pleasing
You’re competent, collaborative and quick to adapt. You know how to read the room, spot tension before it escalates, and smooth things over with the...
Leader not Hero
What does the identity of a scientific leader look like? Does our focus need to be on inspiring and motivating future leaders, bringing out the best in our scientific workforce, creating a space for innovation and creativity? As Simon Sinek quoted “The role of a leader is not to come up with all the great ideas. The role of a leader is to create an environment in which great ideas can happen.”
From Lab to Leadership: Transitioning your skills as a scientist
Harness your scientific superpowers to master leadership.