Tag Archives: Employee Development

Community for freelancers in astronomy

Posted on 16 September 24 by Scot

As of Friday, I just started a slack community for people freelancing in astronomy. Could be other industries as well, but for now, I’m sticking with what I now. I hoping it’ll be a community of contractors to support getting … Continue reading →

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The pandemic and the unhealthy interrupt culture

Posted on 7 July 21 by Scot

I was just relating to a colleague the other day how I find this whole pandemic working from home thing beneficial in certain ways. True, I have more meetings. tiring zoom meetings, than I ever had, but generally outside of … Continue reading →

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Great leaders: Are personal crucibles a prerequisite?

Posted on 6 November 15 by Scot

I’ve been reading the book Strengths Finder 2.0, by Tom Rath.  Like one of my favorite business books, First, Break all the Rules  by Curt Coffman and Markus Buckingham, Strengths Finders 2.0 relies on data gathered from extensive Gallup surveys to … Continue reading →

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Who are you?

Posted on 24 December 14 by Scot

Who are you, if not your job or profession?  I asked myself this question recently, and didn’t have an immediate answer.  It’s easy to say I am an astronomer, or I am my job title, but what am I besides … Continue reading →

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Balancing Two Boards

Posted on 19 May 11 by Scot

Gemini has two Boards – the Gemini Board from the international partnership agreement and the AURA Board. It’s actually a bit (well, OK a lot) more complicated than this. The National Science Foundation (NSF) is Gemini’s Executive Agency. They collect … Continue reading →

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Musings on career paths…

Posted on 28 February 11 by Scot

I look younger than I am.   I hear this a lot when people find out (or ask) my age.  People seem surprised to find out how old I am.  I’m never quite sure how to take this, though.  The vain … Continue reading →

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One year later …

Posted on 30 October 10 by Scot

Well, it’s been a year now since I started this blog.  I thought I should commemorate the occasion by writing something deep and reflective.  The problem is, I’m not very good at deep and reflective. So, you’re stuck with this … Continue reading →

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Is project management enough?

Posted on 6 August 10 by Scot

I was reviewing some notes from a colleague’s previous class on project management when I came across the following lines that caught my interest: A business or organization cannot survive on project management disciplines alone. Project management is defined as … Continue reading →

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