Supervisors must support the people in their care
Management and leadership are two different, equally important, things
What makes a good boss? It’s an important question. And, hidden among the hailstorm of stressors in research, one that is often neglected.
Some years ago, a conversation gave me pause to consider leadership more deeply than I ever had before. Walking the streets of an American metropolis, sun-kissed by summer and protected by the towering buildings casting strips of shade, I was enjoying a chat with a friend. During our pleasant stroll among the pedestrians, buskers and car horns, I asked how things were going now she was finishing her PhD. What was she working on? What did she want to do next? Was she having fun? I was genuinely curious and poised to hear what she had to say.