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144 - Strategic Calendaring Aug 23, 2021

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Elizabeth and Roger discuss institutional vs. field reputation, power sentences, SEO for authors, references, rules vs. common sense, and iteration.

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143 - So Much Leadership Jul 28, 2021

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Elizabeth and Roger have a quadruple dose of Roger's Leadership Academy, along with a discussion of how postdoctoral fellows should be spending their time.

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142 - Writing to Learn Jul 15, 2021

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Elizabeth and Roger continue to wrestle with writing and also discuss people who love meetings, details vs. quality, having the world crash around you, the ups and downs of grants, and a double dose of Roger's Leadership Academy.

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141 - Pandemic Over Jun 17, 2021

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Elizabeth and Roger finalize metrics for ending the pandemic, discuss cover letters, university accounting, Roger's leadership skills, Twitter tenure, and grant writers. Also, a new segment is born: The Effort Report Correspondent!

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140 - PERT Plus Jun 03, 2021

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Elizabeth and Roger discuss space surveys, project management, and Roger's love of government manuals.

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Don't call them heroes

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139 - Buttering Your Bread May 19, 2021

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Elizabeth and Roger debate how the podcast will know the pandemic is over, Mad Men's connection to academia, learning from golf videos, knowing where your salary comes from, and how to manage your mentor relationship when transitioning to independence.

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Karl Broman's Blog Posts

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Not Checking Email Thread

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138 - Non-Transactional Meetings May 06, 2021

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Elizabeth and Roger are both peeved, and also revisit cover letters, discuss not checking email at all on vacation, types of scientific papers, how grant money is spent and senior-level job searches.

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Cover Letter Thread

Types of Scientific Papers

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137 - Tee Time Apr 21, 2021

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Elizabeth and Roger discuss embracing the grind, doing other people's work, loan repayment programs, getting others to write letters about you, and Elizabeth debuts a new segment!

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136 - Entrepreneurialism Apr 08, 2021

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Elizabeth and Roger follow up on managing up, covert resources, and grants. They also discuss the nature of creativity, YouTubing as preparation for academia, being an entrepreneur in academia, and post-pandemic planning.

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Chris Blattman Thread

Shontavia Johnson Thread

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