The Neuroscience of Strategic Leadership

The Neuroscience of Strategic Leadership

The Neuroscience of Strategic Leadership

“Neuroscientists and psychologists are beginning to learn what happens at moments of choice inside the human mind (the locus of mental activity) and the brain (the physical organ associated with that activity). If you understand these dynamics and how they affect you and those around you, you can set a course toward more effective patterns of thinking and action.”

Article Credit: Strategy+Business, by Jeffrey Schwartz, Josie Thomson, and Art Kleiner on December 5, 2016.

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Talk Yourself Right Into a Job

Talk Yourself Right Into a Job

Talk Yourself Right Into a Job

Yes, communication is crucial. But unlike the innate gift of gab, you can develop the career communication skills you need. With attention, practice, and some self-awareness, you’ll be in good shape to make your communication skills work for you at various steps throughout your job search and career development path.

Article Credit: Science Careers, by David G. Jensen on 

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Career Trends: Transferring Your Skills

Career Trends: Transferring Your Skills

Career Trends: Transferring Your Skills

“You’ve successfully navigated your way through grad school or your postdoc until you’ve hit a roadblock: For either personal or professional reasons, you have to switch fields, jobs, or even a new career. Now what? Well, dear reader, you are more mobile than you think.”

Article Credit: Science Careers, from the Journal of Science AAAS, copyright 2016. This booklet is available online at sciencecareers.org/booklets. Editor: Allison Pritchard | Copyeditor: Bob French | Designer: Amy Hardcastle

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13 Things Science Says Will Make You Much Happier

13 Things Science Says Will Make You Much Happier

13 Things Science Says Will Make You Much Happier

“The breakthrough in Dr. Lyubomirsky’s research is that you can make yourself happier—permanently. Lyubomirsky and others have found that our genetic set point is responsible for only about 50% of our happiness, life circumstances affect about 10%, and a whopping 40% is completely up to us. The large portion of your happiness that you control is determined by your habits, attitude, and outlook on life.”

Article Credit: Scientific American, by Dr. Travis Bradberry on June 21, 2017.

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Why Scientists Should Have Leadership Skills

Why Scientists Should Have Leadership Skills

Why Scientists Should Have Leadership Skills

“Too frequently, leadership skills are mistakenly equated with management skills; many only see value in leadership education when people reach senior positions and are managing teams. When leadership education is conceptualized as an action undertaken by many rather than a title held by few, it can increase the quality of people’s contribution to their sector. This is because leadership education can provide a pathway for building self-awareness, self-efficacy, interpersonal skills, resilience and adaptability.”

Article Credit: Scientific American, by Rowan Brookes, Bob Wong, Susie Ho on August 15, 2017.

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