Not too long ago, I was a bystander in a Twitter discussion about academic work hours. I was a bystander because I have a fairly firm rule that I do…
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Published July 21, 2017 by Melanie
Published May 19, 2017 by Melanie
No, that title is not a reference to the current political situation. The current political situation, however, is partly to blame for my longer than usual period of silence here.…
Published April 18, 2017 by Melanie
Some days just go south. I usually know by about 10:30 a.m. if it is going to be one of those days. You know the days: you look at your to…
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Published March 3, 2017 by Melanie
We’ve all been there. We made a decision. We thought it was a good one, but subsequent events proved us wrong, and now we have a mess on our hands.…
Published February 7, 2017 by Melanie
This post is going to veer a little off my usual topic list, but it is something I’d like to write about, and one of the glories of a blog…
Published January 18, 2017 by Melanie
I start every year by writing two lists of goals: one for my work and one for the rest of my life. I am a list maker, so it isn’t…
Published December 15, 2016 by Melanie
I like to say that we should manage the work, and mentor the people. But I have to admit, my knowledge of how to manage the work is much stronger…
Published November 20, 2016 by Melanie
I’ve been absent here for longer than I usually am. I won’t lie. I’m struggling to figure out what I should do in a country that just elected Trump president.…
Published October 26, 2016 by Melanie
I have been managing distributed teams for as long as I have been a manager. This has probably had a profound effect on how I manage overall. It is probably also…
Published October 5, 2016 by Melanie
I am a process geek. I love working out how to make a process more efficient. However, sometimes working on your process is the wrong thing to do. Sometimes, you…
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