by Damien | Mar 9, 2015 | EDC Blog, Management
“Damien, you’re selfish!” said my old mentor. “For what?!” I was shocked. “You’re afraid to help the neighboring lab because what they might think of you? That’s selfish!” That was an eye opener. I was more focused on how I felt rather than focusing on how I could...
by Damien | Feb 23, 2015 | EDC Blog, Management
“What kind of start up budget were you thinking of?“, says the department chair, looking at you from across her desk. That’s when your heart starts to race and you start to sweat. It’s something that you haven’t really had to deal with during your postdoc training....
by Damien | Jan 12, 2015 | EDC Blog
Planning a budget isn’t easy. Are you about to start your own lab? Are you in the middle of budget hell, anxious about presenting to a grant committee? Most postdocs and junior investigators I speak to believe they need to start out by knowing how much money they...
by Damien | Feb 17, 2014 | EDC Blog
So in an attempt to reach a broader audience of young great independent scientists, I’m taking to the online webinar medium. I’ve been putting on seminars to help promote better management strategies for new and established academic researchers. While this...
