Toxic Feedback Culture in Science: Let’s Do Better

Toxic Feedback Culture in Science: Let’s Do Better

Let’s be honest – we’ve all been there. You ask someone for feedback on your presentation, poster, or draft manuscript, and what do you get? “You need to change this.” “This part isn’t good.” “This should be improved.” Sound familiar? In science, we’re trained to spot...
Who’s got the (research) Monkey?

Who’s got the (research) Monkey?

The ‘Monkey’ in this case is ‘responsibility for completing a given task’. This quirky metaphor comes from a classical article published in the Harvard Business Review in the early 1970s by management guru William Onken, who came up with it to...