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Jen Heemstra

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When I decided to pursue a career in academic research, I thought I was signing up for a science job. What I didn’t realize is that I was actually getting a leadership job and that success would rely on my ability to recruit, empower, and inspire a group of research students and staff. And that required a set of leadership skills I hadn’t learned yet.

Just as I was starting to thrive as a leader and my research group was hitting our stride, my tenure vote came along, and it didn’t go how I expected. I was devastated. But, that failure gave life to my career goal of creating a healthier academic culture for future generations of researchers.

I’ve since come to appreciate that positive change doesn’t happen by accident. Rather, it is the result ...more

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	Labwork to Leadership: A Concise Guide to Thriving in the Science Job You Weren’t Trained For 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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