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Dr. Tim Lightfoot
Jun 23, 20234 min read
How to Exit Your Job on Time and With Grace
Leaving your current position can be fraught with sleepless nights, what if's, and self-doubt. However, moving on to your next job can...


Dr. Tim Lightfoot
May 23, 20235 min read
What's The Worst That Can Happen?
I have a confession to make. I was and still am sometimes incredibly shy. I've always been the type that would rather sit and listen than...


Dr. Tim Lightfoot
Apr 24, 20236 min read
Is Administration Right For You?
Academia is one of the few careers where you train to be a scholar, and you may wind up an administrator. That is not necessarily unusual...

ACDS Team
Mar 26, 20232 min read
Administration Humor
New chemical Element Discovered by William DeBuvitz (This bit of humor was written in April 1988 and appeared in the January 1989 issue...


Dr. Tim Lightfoot
Mar 24, 20234 min read
Are You Ready To Do Something Different?
Dan Wieden, the co-founder of the advertising firm Wieden and Kennedy, may not be a name you know; however, I bet you know his iconic...


Dr. Tim Lightfoot
Feb 25, 20233 min read
Can You Recognize Doctoral Student Burnout?
Has your graduate students' behavior changed? Perhaps they are late to meetings, disengaged, not showing up for their lab shifts, or just...


Dr. Tim Lightfoot
Jan 24, 20233 min read
Do You Make These 7 Meeting Mistakes?
Meetings are critical to getting things done within Academia. It's where decisions and actions require the participation of many people....

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