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by Damien | Feb 16, 2015 | EDC Blog
Do you need help? Delegate. In our last post we talked about some ways to get help, but what about getting the people you pay to help you? They already know that they should be helping you… right? Unfortunately, you may not always be asking the right person for...
by Damien | Jan 26, 2015 | EDC Blog
Most science gets done by a few, motivated individuals. As a junior principal investigator, it’s your job to make sure those individuals are the ones working for you. The most successful PI’s know how to leverage their techs’ talents by understanding what motivates...
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by Damien | Aug 6, 2014 | EDC Blog
So recently I was interviewed by a dear friend and an amazing business partner, Alex Kuhn. I was really honored, but most impressed with his motivational style of interviewing. He lead the discussion very casually and got some great information about the steps and...
by Damien | Aug 4, 2014 | EDC Blog, Management
Part 2 So, starting over is a difficult thing for anyone to do. The one thing we discussed my last blog post is how older and younger mangers view the process of challenges. Junior PIs are fairly new managers in the eyes of a department or of an institute. However,...
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by Damien | Jul 21, 2014 | EDC Blog, Management
Part 1 Do you hate when Apple or Microsoft releases a new operating system or you’re forced to learn how to use the latest new smart phone? It’s basically starting all over to learn how to do the same thing; just in a different way. It can be pretty frustrating. “I...
