I am not proud to admit it, but I recently had a meltdown over some rice. On the surface, that is as ridiculous as it sounds: I’d bought a bag…
Beyond Managing Posts
When I decided to quit my fulltime job and go out on my own as a consultant, I wanted to do something with what I’d learned about job searches during…
I live in San Diego, which was not on the path for totality in Monday’s eclipse. Still, I made pinhole cameras out of cereal boxes with my kids, and I…
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…
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.…
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…
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.…
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…
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…
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…