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I'm working on a discussion about how to build a healthy and inclusive research lab culture. Here's a collection of articles I found on this topic, and some snippets from those articles. I am not an expert on this topic, and have a lot of work to do myself.
Ten simple rules towards healthier research labs
https://journals.plos.org/ploscompbiol/article?id=10.1371/journal.pcbi.1006914
Health tips for research groups
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-018-05146-5
Why Inclusive Leaders Are Good for Organizations, and How to Become One
https://hbr.org/2019/03/why-inclusive-leaders-are-good-for-organizations-and-how-to-become-one
How lab heads can learn to lead https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-018-05156-3
https://journals.plos.org/ploscompbiol/article?id=10.1371/journal.pcbi.1006914
Health tips for research groups
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-018-05146-5
Why Inclusive Leaders Are Good for Organizations, and How to Become One
https://hbr.org/2019/03/why-inclusive-leaders-are-good-for-organizations-and-how-to-become-one
How lab heads can learn to lead https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-018-05156-3
A lab co-op helps young faculty members to thrive
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-018-04923-6
Supervision: Clear direction
https://www.nature.com/articles/nj7576-125a
How to Change an Unhealthy Department Culture
https://www.insidehighered.com/advice/2019/03/14/recommendations-improving-unhealthy-department-culture-opinion
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-018-04923-6
Supervision: Clear direction
https://www.nature.com/articles/nj7576-125a
How to Change an Unhealthy Department Culture
https://www.insidehighered.com/advice/2019/03/14/recommendations-improving-unhealthy-department-culture-opinion
Ten simple rules towards healthier research labs by Fernando T. Maestre
https://journals.plos.org/ploscompbiol/article?id=10.1371/journal.pcbi.1006914
1. "Promote the well-being of your lab members"
2. "Let people set their own schedules"
3. "Gratitude is the sign of noble souls"
4. “Treat your lab members as your teammates”
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https://journals.plos.org/ploscompbiol/article?id=10.1371/journal.pcbi.1006914
1. "Promote the well-being of your lab members"
2. "Let people set their own schedules"
3. "Gratitude is the sign of noble souls"
4. “Treat your lab members as your teammates”
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5. "Create a collaborative environment"
6. "Remember that every lab member is unique"
7. "Respect working hours, holidays, and vacations"
8. "Give credit where credit is due"
9. "Destigmatize failure and celebrate success"
10. "Promote the professional development of lab members"
6. "Remember that every lab member is unique"
7. "Respect working hours, holidays, and vacations"
8. "Give credit where credit is due"
9. "Destigmatize failure and celebrate success"
10. "Promote the professional development of lab members"
Health tips for research groups by David Norris et al.
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-018-05146-5
"show the members of your lab that you care. Demonstrate in multiple ways that you consider yourself a mentor, and not just a supervisor."
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https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-018-05146-5
"show the members of your lab that you care. Demonstrate in multiple ways that you consider yourself a mentor, and not just a supervisor."
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"provid[e] clear guidelines on the relative roles that you and each trainee will have in selecting and executing research projects, on proper data management ... on authorship, on support for attending meetings"
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"tell trainees to take an active role in their own training, including giving you feedback on how you might be more helpful."
"Lab meetings ... You can show that you value their ideas and consider your lab as an interactive community"
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"Lab meetings ... You can show that you value their ideas and consider your lab as an interactive community"
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"Praise in public, but keep strong criticism private and focused on specific actions or decisions"
"make clear ... you are paying attention to lab members' welfare and progress as scientists, not just to their ... projects and contributions to your own ambitions.”
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"make clear ... you are paying attention to lab members' welfare and progress as scientists, not just to their ... projects and contributions to your own ambitions.”
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don't "dwell so much on specific scientific ideas, specialized techniques and data interpretation that we sometimes omit discussions about what makes a great paper in our field, or how to plan a project that can both meet specific goals and be"
Why Inclusive Leaders Are Good for Organizations, and How to Become One by Juliet Bourke and Andrea Espedido
https://hbr.org/2019/03/why-inclusive-leaders-are-good-for-organizations-and-how-to-become-one
"“These are the six traits or behaviors that we found distinguish inclusive leaders from others:
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https://hbr.org/2019/03/why-inclusive-leaders-are-good-for-organizations-and-how-to-become-one
"“These are the six traits or behaviors that we found distinguish inclusive leaders from others:
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"Visible commitment: They articulate authentic commitment to diversity, challenge the status quo, hold others accountable and make diversity and inclusion a personal priority.
Humility: They are modest about capabilities, admit mistakes & create the space for others to contribute
Humility: They are modest about capabilities, admit mistakes & create the space for others to contribute
"Awareness of bias: They show awareness of personal blind spots as well as flaws in the system and work hard to ensure meritocracy.
Curiosity about others: They demonstrate an open mindset and deep curiosity ... listen without judgment, & seek with empathy to understand ...
Curiosity about others: They demonstrate an open mindset and deep curiosity ... listen without judgment, & seek with empathy to understand ...
"Cultural intelligence: They are attentive to others’ cultures and adapt as required.
Effective collaboration: They empower others, pay attention to diversity of thinking and psychological safety, and focus on team cohesion."
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Effective collaboration: They empower others, pay attention to diversity of thinking and psychological safety, and focus on team cohesion."
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"inclusive leadership is not about occasional grand gestures, but regular, smaller scale
comments and actions. ... inclusive leadership is tangible and practiced every day."
comments and actions. ... inclusive leadership is tangible and practiced every day."
A lab co-op helps young faculty members to thrive by
Rebecca Heald
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-018-04923-6
"[design] projects to be complementary rather than overlapping or competing, so that lab members take ownership of them and the environment is supportive, not antagonistic"
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Rebecca Heald
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-018-04923-6
"[design] projects to be complementary rather than overlapping or competing, so that lab members take ownership of them and the environment is supportive, not antagonistic"
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"generosity is contagious. In a large group, not everyone is going to buy in, but good will can become the normal state"
