Summary: This week’s episode discusses the perception of competition within graduate school. The co-hosts discuss how competition or the perception of competition can be both productive and toxic depending on program or lab culture. The Unlikely Academics discuss how different leadership styles can constructively capitalize on competition or destructively create program or lab-based dissention. The Unlikely Academics discuss ways to navigate the hostile forms of competition and find ways to brand oneself as productive, seeking constructive feedback and coping with hostile personalities (e.g., fellow graduate students, advisors, lab managers, etc.). They conclude by asking for feedback and reminding the audience that we offer the podcast free of charge.
