Most academics don’t have a lot of management experience or… - Patricia Kingori

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Most academics don’t have a lot of management experience or training. We can try and manage our own careers, but it’s very different to trying to manage other people’s. We can try and manage our own careers, but it’s very different to trying to manage other people’s.

Patricia Kingori

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is a British Kenyan sociologist who is a professor at the University of Oxford. Her research considers the experiences of frontline health workers around the world. She is particularly interested in misinformation and pseudoscience. In 2015, Kingori was included on the Powerlist.

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We can try and manage our own careers, but it’s very different to trying to manage other people’s.

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