Creating a positive feedback loop in leadership to accelerate cultural change

A review of undergraduate research programs aimed at underrepresented students

“…53 Recently, we developed a comprehensive undergraduate research known as Project Strengthen, which seeks to provide comparable benefits to MARC, albeit at a lower cost due to no funding for aspects such as conferences. Project Strengthen 54 has a separate pillar based on professional development, teaching skills such as leadership, 55 and the power of saying “no” to unreasonable requests. 56 We have compared Project Strengthen with other smaller and previously defined undergraduate research programs ( Table 1 ).…”

Climbing the mountain of adversity and removing barriers along the path

“…DEI also encourages institutional leaders to think about more inclusive practices and fostering collaborative leadership skills among their employees. 14 It is increasingly clear that DEI as a term has become a dog whistle, so rethinking what we are doing, how we are doing it, and how we describe it to our fellow colleagues and the public is paramount.…”

How to be a GREAT mentor

“…When the manuscript is rejected by the journal, letting them feel bad for a night and then coming in the next day with a plan will allow them to acknowledge the rejection without allowing it to take control. Creating a positive feedback loop through effective mentoring will also promote cultural change in our future leaders, which is a particularly important aspect for creating a more diverse scientific workforce ( 24 , 25 ). A direct effect of a more diverse scientific workforce is a more productive workforce.…”