Academic Woman Amplified

Academic mission statements are powerful tools that guide your career. It helps you set boundaries around your time, clarify your pipeline map, and qualify opportunities. But careers in academia last decades. How do you know when it is time to change your academic mission statement?   You will change and evolve throughout your career. It is common for professors to make pivots or shift focus. When this happens, aspects of your mission will also change. Embrace that change! Change is good. It means you are growing and developing as an academic. However, it is crucial to leverage that change and use it to revise your mission statement so that you can stay focused and keep your work impactful.   Today I discuss key moments in your academic career that call for a revision of your mission statement. I also discuss ways to identify if your current work aligns with your intentions as a professor. Is it time to adjust your mission statement? Listen in to find out!   For full show notes visit scholarsvoice.org/podcast