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Passing the Baton to Young Scientists
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• Authority; symbol of office
• Responsibility; law enforcement
• Conducting an orchestra
• Relay; planned continuation; succession
• Team spirit - privilege and pride
• Competitive spirit (positive aggression)
• Passion for excellence
Baton
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• Insects – biology/biocontrol/cowpea
• Maize – early, drought tolerant
• Unresponsive soils
• Banana – yield decline/BBTV
• Genomics/genetics/epigenetics
• Genetic transformation
Excitement?
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• Relationships
– student & advisor
– scientists: young &
experienced
– others
– networks
The Team• Styles
– personality
– assertiveness
– culture
– conflict
– gender
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• Coaching/guiding young or less experienced
colleagues to develop their character as
scientists
• Professional ethics
• Knowledge and how to continue finding it
• Skills and how to continue acquiring more
The Substance
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• Reading
– Publications read recently?
– Literature requests from authors
• Writing
– Target journals for manuscripts & tentative titles
– Writing other reports
• Other avenues for learning, sharing
Science Quality
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• Work plans
– Design of work – how rigorous?
– Participation in work planning sessions?
– Impact(s), Outcomes, Outputs, Milestones
– Activities, Tasks,
– Data collection, organization, analyses
– Regular reporting on progress
Planning
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• Communication and Networking
– Presentations (practice within team?)
– Writing for various outlets
– Advocacy
– Professional societies
– Others: costs and benefits
Communication
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• Mobilization– Understanding the environment & tactics– Contributed to design of a major proposal?
• Management– Organizing work and other activities– Managing time (meetings, travel, socializing)– Managing human & material resources
Resources
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• Response to information requests
• Mentoring colleagues
• Participating in team activities
• Acknowledging input of other team members
• Sensitivity to gender and diversity
• Reaction/response to constructive criticism
Effectiveness
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“Having hope means that one will not give in to overwhelming anxiety, a defeatist attitude, or depression in the face of difficult challenges or setbacks.
Hope is more than the sunny view that everything will turn out all right; it is believing you have the will and the way to accomplish your goals.”
― Doris Kearns Goodwin, Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln
We will make it!
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Thank You
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