Thought Leadership for Researchers: How to Share Your Work and Build Trust

We are inundated with misinformation and disinformation, and this is why human-written, research-based thought leadership is crucial. Thought leadership from trusted experts helps us all make sense of how research can be beneficial.  Data don’t speak for themselves.  We need help understanding, interpreting, and figuring out what to do with it. Thought leadership is about […]

How and where to start writing

A client once shared with me that when she thinks about writing something new she feels dread. (yes, DREAD!) As a seasoned professional, internationally renowned with decades of experience under her belt, she uses writing as a regular part of her work – grant writing, project proposals, website copy, among so many other things.  And […]

Sometimes ‘less is more’ when designing a good presentation

I was chatting with a former student recently about giving a guest lecture.  As a new grad student, he was in the throes of preparing to give his first and was asking for advice (so exciting!).   My big overarching message to him: Less is more. For reals.   I see a whole lotta “more is more” […]

Some Thoughts on Leaving Academia

Possibilities on The Other Side I get a lot of questions from folks considering leaving academia about what work will be like on The Other Side.  The crux of what they seem to be asking is: “Will I continue to be independent?  Will I have agency?” When I was contemplating leaving, these were some of […]