Board Service Good Habits

Board Service Good Habits

Many people I know express a desire to serve on a board. They spend time working to get their CVs just right and to network with members of boards they are interested in. However, the board chairs, CEOs, and executive directors I know wish their board members would...
Is This the Right Problem?

Is This the Right Problem?

I recently encountered an interesting tweet from Michael A. Fischbach of Stanford University about selecting the right problem. In it, he shared his recent commentary in Cell, “Problem Choice and Decision Trees in Science and Engineering.” [1] According to his...
Being Strategic About Lab Investments

Being Strategic About Lab Investments

LinkedIn recently asked me to answer the question, “How can you use cost-benefit analysis (CBA) to make informed lab investments?” Their AI explained the basic steps for performing a CBA. However, there was zero context for strategically thinking about a lab...