22. How to make the uncomfortable comfortable -with Doug Brown - CEO at British Society for Immunology

2022-10-26

"Management" says Doug Brown, "is the most rewarding thing I have ever done professionally." In his academic life as a molecular biologist, he was the smartest person in the room. Moving organisations, he discovered that he needed to adapt and to surround himself with the smartest people in the room instead. Doug Brown shares the ingredients to his management cake, the icing and the cherry on top: Consistency, Empowerment, Development. Self care. Self recognition. He suggests that when the going gets sticky,...

"Management" says Doug Brown, "is the most rewarding thing I have ever done professionally."

In his academic life as a molecular biologist, he was the smartest person in the room.

Moving organisations, he discovered that he needed to adapt and to surround himself with the smartest people in the room instead.

Doug Brown shares the ingredients to his management cake, the icing and the cherry on top:

Consistency, Empowerment, Development. Self care. Self recognition.

He suggests that when the going gets sticky, embrace that feeling.

Take on the uncomfortable jobs because there is no better way to learn.

You can find Doug here:

https://www.immunology.org/about-us/our-people/our-team

https://www.linkedin.com/in/doug-brown-679aa044/

https://twitter.com/dougbrown_1

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