Care and Feeding of Advisors
summary
Covers concrete signs to pick or switch advisors: check tenure clock and recent papers, ask current and former students about graduation times and placements, map group size and funding cycles, and note career-network strength. Distinguishes mentoring from advising and three advising styles authoritarian, coach, laissez-faire. Flag common mismatches — meeting cadence, vacation norms, author order, who writes drafts — and gives actionable fixes: explicit expectations, short 15‑minute calls, and proactive mediation before issues escalate.
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chapters (12)
- 0:00Start
- 0:45What is this talk?
- 2:45What is an advisor?
- 3:54What is a mentor?
- 6:23Relationship with advisor
- 8:26Advisees selecting advisors
- 26:27Advisors selecting advisees
- 34:17Expectations an advisor may have
- 36:28Communication
- 40:35Resources More info, where to go if you're having problems
- 41:36Take ownership
- 42:05More resources
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