Episode 13 - Follow Your Own Compass, Show the World Who You Wish You Were

11/20/18 • 29 min

Mentoring is a big part of the conversation in this second half of our interview with Thomas Seager. The conversation also spanned scales from the day to day practical to broad visions of defining personal metrics for success and the fundamental purpose of research, engineering, and the personal growth and mentoring needed to reach our potential.

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Episode 12 - Incentives and Measures of Academic Success

What are the incentives and measures of academic success? What are your measures of success? Do these align or will you need to decide what is important to you? We had Thomas Seager on for episode 12 and he shared a ton of insight into the history and future of the university. If you are an early career researcher, or someone who plans on working with universities over the next 5 to 20 years this episode is thought provoking. We had so much fun speaking with Dr. Seager that we had to split this conversation into two parts. The second part is coming your way next week in Episode 13.

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Episode 14- Opening Doors for Students by Celebrating PhD Career Path Diversity

Maren Wood and Jen Polk from Beyond the Professoriate joined us to talk about how mentors can open doors for graduate students and enable them to explore alternative career paths. The key for them is eliminating the default career mindset in academia. Your students can pursue other careers after their time with you and go on to have impactful careers. Want happier graduate students? Have open and honest career discussions with them.