Dear Sister by Brenda Penninx Dear Sister, I wish someone had told me early on in my career that……it is okay to use senior colleagues to help build my (international) academic network. The most important decision that has determined my academic life……going to the United States for a visiting fellowship. If I had to do …
Dear Sister by Natali Helberger Dear Sister, I wish someone had told me early on in my career that… …that professors are also only humans. The most courageous decision I made was… …coming to the Netherlands. Leadership means… …creating a shared a vision and enabling your team to realise it. A mistake that taught me …
Dear Sister by Sofieke de Jonge Dear Sister, I wish someone had told me early on in my career that… …‘every level has its devil’: once you reach one goal, another challenge is always waiting. Our work is never truly done, so it’s most important to enjoy the journey and the challenges, and to keep …
Dear Sister by Jo Ellis-Monaghan Dear Sister, I wish someone had told me early on in my career that… …having fewer, more focused undertakings with clear goals would conserve energy and make more impact. I think the most important decision that determined my academic life has been… …accepting this position in Amsterdam. It was a …
Dear Sister by Ineke Sluiter Dear Sister, I wish someone had told me early on in my career that… …it’s a good idea to go abroad. I think the most important decision that determined my academic life has been……to go to the United States. If I had to do it all over again, I would……pretty …
Dear Sister by Linda Douw Dear Sister, I wish someone had told me early on in my career that… …you don’t have to do everything right. I assumed that making mistakes would be terribly problematic, but once I recognized the value of making mistakes, I was able to grow and learn much faster. I think …
Dear Sister by Mari Mikkola Dear Sister, I wish someone had told me early on in my career that… …being a professor involves various kinds of tasks that we as academics/ philosophers are not particularly well equipped to do, and that it may be helpful earlier on to get training for this. I think the …
Dear Sister by Floor Alkemade Dear Sister, I wish someone had told me early on in my career that… …it is good to move! I think the most important decision that determined my academic life has been… …to go into complexity (Santa FeComplex Systems Summer School) and follow my interests in that direction. If I had to do …
Dear Sister by Maartje Raijmakers Dear Sister, I wish someone had told me early on in my career that… …the person who does the talking during meetings actually learns the most, simply by being the one who has to explain and formulate ideas. Self-explanation is a well-known learning method and it kickstarts a self-reinforcing process: your …
Dear Sister by Karen Maex Dear Sister, I wish someone had told me early on in my career that… …there’s not just 1 choice in life. Follow your own pathway and embrace what comes along I think the most important decision that determined my academic life has been… …follow myself and always to be myself. I’m interested in …
