Career Focus
Strategic Skills for Scientists
Benjamin Franta discusses methods for turning what you have into what you need to get what you want.
Scientists are used to acquiring new skills—for example, learning how to use a new characterization tool, becoming fluent in a new field of technical study, or developing transferable skills such as writing and public speaking. Scientists know how to do a lot of things. However, there is one skill set that is often underdeveloped in academic scientific training: strategic skills.
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