How to be cool:
saying “thank you”;Apologizing when wrong;Showing up on time;Being nice to strangers;Listening without interrupting;Admitting you were wrong;Following your dreams; Being a mentor;Learing and remembering people’s names;Holings doors open;___Accroding to Warren Buffett
To be successful in lift at whatever:
Treat People how you would expect to be treated yourself;Be respectful towards people younger than yourself;Treat people from different ethnic and cultural backgrouds the same;Think before opening your mouth;Realize we live in a village;Don’t speak ill of others;Be more ready to give than to revieve; Be supportive towards those around you;Be ready, willing and able to give praise; Work out how to turn a pig’s breakfast into a sow’s purse; The secret of success is the capacity to survive failure ___Noel Coward
To be successful in academia you need:
To put teaching students before research;To let students take owership of their research; To put your students before yourself;To support your students through thick and thin;To identify a line of research that is recieving little attention; To recognize that progress in research will be slow; To be able to appreciate the significance of discovery; To find out how to manage research; To employ best practice in writing grants and scientific papers; To set very high standards in presentations – oral and written
The strength of a horse
The hide of an elephant
The work ethic of a honey bee