Tjelvar Olsson

Unsolicited Advice The other day I was ranting to my wife about something that had upset me at work. She politely listened.

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Making effective use of words In the late 1960s Albert Mehrabian showed that words only account for a small fraction of communication. That tone of voice and body language have a greater impact than the actual words used.

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6 leadership activities to promote learning Building a high-performing team requires you, as a leader, to help the individuals within your team learn and grow. However, you soon realise that what has worked well for you does not necessarily wor...

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How to create a culture of paranoia, cynicism and self-interest Have you ever been in a situation where you felt like you were in competition with a colleague or a neighboring team? Even though you were meant to be working towards the same goal! What is up with th...

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BBSRC launches refreshed Forward Look BBSRC has unveiled a bold vision to harness the power of bioscience with the launch of its updated Forward Look for UK bioscience.

The BBSRC's refreshed forward look www.ukri.org/news/bbsrc-l... (released yesterday) reads like it has been heavily inspired by the JIC's HP3 vision www.jic.ac.uk/about-us/hea... (launched 4 or 5 years ago)

7 techniques I've used to get out of arguments The other day my wife told me: "You value your friends' advice more than mine". My monkey brain immediately rejected the idea, and started racing for counter arguments to show that it was not true.

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Three activities for building a high-performing team What does it take to build a high-performing team? What activities can you take as a leader to help your team outperform expectations and deliver superior business value? Here are three activities tha...

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Ensuring your team gets the credit it deserves If a tree falls in a forest and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound? There are layers to this philosophical question. Does something exist without being perceived by consciousness? Can o...

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Expert Generalists Being an Expert Generalist should be treated as a first-class skill, one that can be assessed and taught.

NEW POST

Increasingly our industry favors deep specialists. But we've found our most effective colleagues have a broad-based skill that's based on spanning many specialties. Unmesh, Gitanjali, and I write about explicitly recognizing this as a first-class skill

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The Board of Trustees of The CCDC is pleased to announce that Suzanna Ward has been appointed as Executive Director with effect from 1 July 2025.

Suzanna has nearly two decades of CCDC experience, most recently as Head of Data and Community.

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That's amazing! Great choice!

Pitfalls to avoid when presenting technical work to a general audience It was dark in the room, I was sweating and felt nauseous. The other researchers in the seminar room seemed to be enjoying themselves.

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The value of understanding management styles even if you do not want to manage people Why should you care about management styles if you are not a manager? Importantly, your boss’ management style has a direct impact on your day-to-day life. Developing a basic appreciation of managemen...

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a cat is sitting in front of a laptop computer asking for advice ALT: a cat is sitting in front of a laptop computer asking for advice

Hi everyone! I’m a #NewPI just starting my lab and would love to hear your advice on lab management and building the lab culture. Any tips, lessons learned, or resources you’ve found helpful are very welcome! Feel free to reply, message me, or email me at rcastellsg(at)cnio.es
thanks a lot!! 🤗