E-Persona Non Grata: Strategizing Your Online Persona
25 July 2008
It's time to put away childish things and retool your online
presence as a lean, mean, job-seeking machine.
Research Inc.
9 May 2008
It's useful to think of your research career as a business, even if
you're not interested in starting a company.
Master of Disaster
22 February 2008
Resilience is a critical ingredient to success in science, and
personal and professional setbacks can open the door to new
opportunities.
The Curse of Brains
25 January 2008
Effectiveness requires more than just intellectual smarts;
sometimes, they can even get in the way.
The Golden Chapter
16 November 2007
You can create your own career options by thinking about the
direction in which you want to head, then seeking opportunities to
build the collaborations and relationships that will get you
there.
Walking on the Dark Side
19 October 2007
You don't have to enroll in an M.B.A. program to reap some of its
benefits. In this month's column, Peter Fiske discusses some of the
strategies science and engineering Ph.D.s and postdocs can use to
get the most from the business school at their university.
The Most Important Venture Capitalist
14 September 2007
To get your science-based company off the ground, you need
investors. Fortunately, you've already met the most important
venture capitalist of all: Uncle Sam.
The Power of Poverty
10 August 2007
Although he no longer shops the dented-food bin at the supermarket,
the lessons Peter Fiske learned as a starving student have served
him well in his professional life.
The Accidental Consultant
13 July 2007
There are lots of good reasons for postdocs--and even graduate
students--to seek out technical and scientific consulting work.
From PDF to IPO, One Scientist's Journey
8 June 2007
As a postdoc, Avi Spier had a great idea. So he created a company
and then took it public.
More School?
11 May 2007
Should a Ph.D. scientist with entrepreneurial aspirations get an
M.B.A.?
A Day in the Life, Part 2
13 April 2007
It pays to work hard to find people who can help you.
Breadth Versus Depth
9 March 2007
From an early age, scientists are pushed toward narrow
specialization. But there are advantages to maintaining a broader
point of view.
A Day in the Life
16 February 2007
An unlikely entrepreneur sniffs out a new opportunity at what he
thought would be the end of a successful scientific career.
Insubordination
12 January 2007
Grad students and postdocs are often encouraged to stick to the
straight and narrow. But sometimes it's a good idea to color
outside the lines.
Intellectual Property, Part 2
8 December 2006
So you think that invention belongs to you? Think again.
Intellectual Property, Part 1
10 November 2006
A basic understanding of the legal basis of intellectual property
can prepare you to make good decisions in the management of your
scientific creations.
Stealing Time
13 October 2006
No matter where you are professionally, your effectiveness (and
your personal happiness) will depend in large part on your ability
to manage your time successfully.
Opportunities
8 September 2006
In his new monthly column, Peter Fiske redefines the concept of
"entrepreneurship" to encompass all the ways you can make a
difference in your work and your life.
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Peter Fiske is a Ph.D. scientist and co-founder of RAPT
Industries, a technology company in Fremont, California. He is the
author of Put Your
Science to Work and co-author, with Dr. Geoff Davis, of a
blog (at phds.org) on science policy, economics, and educational
initiatives that affect science employment. Fiske lives with his
wife and two daughters in Oakland, California, and is a frequent
lecturer on the subject of career development for scientists.
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