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A good football coach doesn't have to be great at playing the style that they coach their players for. Having worked with her before, Dava is a great leader and
by nhf 6y ago
A good football coach doesn't have to be great at playing the style that they coach their players for. Having worked with her before, Dava is a great leader and manager - which is I think what's needed for a position like this.
- SoSoRoCoCo 6y agoTed Lasso, is that you?
- gbpz 6y agoYou've met Dava?
- nhf 6y agoShe used to be the director of the graduate program I was in.
- gbpz 6y agoThat's pretty cool. I feel like these people (who very smart people choose to lead), must be some next level incredible intellect.
- nhf 6y agoIt's a double edged sword especially in academia. People who are excellent at executing in their field of choice are not always good managers. This is a bit of a personal soapbox, but I think one of the most entrenched problems in graduate education is the assumption that someone who is promoted on their academic merit will also make for an effective advisor/lab manager/project director/etc. Depending on what you do, you might have a natural gift or be a good learner for management skills—but you also may not. If you're not and shoehorned into it for tenure (or whatever other reason), both you and your students suffer.