I cannot believe that it has been more than six months since my last post!! Well, I have a good explanation, I delivered our first child in April. It has been a whirlwind and an amazing addition to our lives. Also, we are also in the midst of major house renovations and have relocated for six months. Suffice it say, I have not had a lot of time for research lately and am currently on maternity leave from my role at Meridian. That said, I am aiming to write a paper before I return to my role in April 2017. In the next few months the baby should begin to sleep through the night and I think that I will be in a good position to carve out some time to write as I will not be quite so sleep deprived! More to come as I begin this process.
Whereas I have not produced any papers, I have been “lightly” staying on top of the literature through email alerts and compiling papers to read beginning in the fall when things are less hectic. I am particularly keen to read the recent women and leadership special edition from Leadership Quarterly. I have also begun to have some networking conversations about obtaining a part-time, and eventually permanent role at a university. This is very exciting and I am glad that I am in a position to begin to map out how to integrate academia with my industry role.
My final goal for the next year is to attend an academic conference. Of course, I also have a stretch target which is to also present at the conference.
My posts will be less frequent for the near term but I will aim to post at least monthly. Crazy good times!!