ISIE Career Committee - Skill Development
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Books

  • Radical Candor (by Kim Scott)

  • Writing for Busy Readers: Communicate More Effectively in the Real World (by Jessica Lasky-Fink and Todd Rogers)

  • Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!: Adventures of a Curious Character (by Richard Feynman)

    • [Recipe for discovery] Find a problem: observation + curiosity -> Create a hypothesis -> Test the hypothesis

    • Sometimes, simplifying the question is the shortest path to finding the answer

  • Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones (by James Clear)

Podcasts

  • Think Fast, Talk Smart: Communication Techniques (by Stanford Graduate School of Business)

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Making the Right Moves: A Practical Guide to Scientific Management for Postdocs and New Faculty, Second Edition