Our Publications
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INNOVATION
Sousa BJ, Clark AM (2020) Move like Jagger: scholars can innovate like Sir Mick. Times Higher Education. LINK
RESEARCH & PUBLISHING
Publish less, disrupt more
BY ALEXANDER CLARK & BAILEY SOUSA | JAN 25 2023
Canadian academics are prolific, but we must reverse a 60-year trend towards progressively less challenging work. University Affairs. LINK
It’s time to end Canada’s obsession with research quantity
BY ALEXANDER CLARK & BAILEY SOUSA | FEB 14 2022
A call to stop the collective and damaging madness where we may publish more, but are falling more behind. University Affairs. LINK
Clark AM, Li T, Sousa BJ (2019) The practice of research has evolved. Now it’s time for research support to evolve as well. Research Money. 33:8 LINK
The Ubiquity and Invisibility of Research Failures: A Call to Share More, Sousa, BJ, Clark AM (2019). International Journal of Qualitative Methods. LINK
Editorial: But how many papers should I write…?: making good choices about quality, quantity and visibility of academic publications, Clark et al (2014). Journal of Advanced Nursing. DOI: 10.1111/jan.12573
Editorial: Making good choices about publishing in the journal jungle, Clark & Thompson (2012) Journal of Advanced Nursing. 68: 11, 2373–2375.
MENTAL HEALTH + WELLBEING
n-1: why academics need to remember death to live well
BY ALEXANDER CLARK & BAILEY SOUSA | SEP 27 2022
It offers a vital perspective for career and life decisions. University Affairs. LINK
What to do when you feel ‘just done’
BY ALEXANDER CLARK & BAILEY SOUSA | MAR 21 2022
Even though it may be the last thing you want to do: burnout can be an impetus for important personal reflection and action. University Affairs. LINK
Running to stand still on the academic treadmill? Pursue happiness instead, Clark AM, Sousa BJ (2018). Times Higher Education. LINK
The mental health of people doing qualitative research, Clark AM, Sousa BJ (2018). International Journal of Qualitative Methods. LINK
Students value happiness, we should too, Sousa BJ, Clark AM (2018). Times Higher Education Supplement. LINK
SUCCESS & GROWTH MINDSET
What all academics should know about the growth mindset: your science-based superpower for success
BY BAILEY SOUSA & ALEXANDER CLARK | JUN 23 2022
Many practices in academia show and reinforce fixed mindsets in ourselves, our workplaces, and in our students. University Affairs. LINK
Definitively unfinished: Why the growth mindset is vital for educators and academic workplaces, Clark AM,Sousa BJ (2018). Nurse Education Today.LINK
Your biggest asset for academic career success? A growth mindset, Clark AM, Sousa BJ (2018). Times Higher Education Supplement. LINK
Are you effective, successful and happy in academic work? Clark AM, Sousa BJ (2021) University Affairs. LINK
ESSENTIAL SKILLS
How to become a next-level listener
BY BAILEY SOUSA & ALEXANDER CLARK | MAR 06 2023
Work better by listening more and talking less — not because it is easy, but because it’s valuable. University Affairs. LINK
Why we’re radically wrong about how we equip ourselves for academic work
BY ALEXANDER CLARK & BAILEY SOUSA | OCT 21 2022
Exercise your core skills to clear the hurdles of a growing workload. University Affairs. LINK
How academics can handle conflict better
BY BAILEY SOUSA & ALEXANDER CLARK | AUG 29 2022
To thrive in conflict situations: embrace learning and diversity, and grow trust. University Affairs. LINK
How to break the email curse
BY BAILEY SOUSA & ALEXANDER CLARK | MAY 12 2022
You didn’t come into academia to do email: use this acrostic tool to attain R-E-D-E-M-P-T-I-O-N and break its hold over you. University Affairs. LINK
Happy New Year and cheers to new learning!
BY ALEXANDER CLARK & BAILEY SOUSA | JAN 17 2022
As you contemplate 2022, move your learning zone from that which is easy to what is hard: learning about yourself. University Affairs. LINK
Why academics never have enough time… and what to do about it
BY BAILEY SOUSA & ALEXANDER CLARK | NOV 08 2021
The time-work conundrum means you’ll never feel in control of your work or time but that’s okay – it’s what you do that matters most. University Affairs. LINK
Making difficult conversations easier: How to raise and resolve difficult academic work issues. Bailey Sousa, Lois Harder & Alexander Clark | Dec 03, 2020, University Affairs.LINK
Sousa BJ, Clark AM (2019) Six Insights to Make Better Academic Conference Posters. International Journal of Qualitative Methods. LINK
Mutual respect and teamwork are vital, Clark AM & Sousa BJ (2017). Times Higher Education Supplement. LINK
Getting the Most Out of Academic Conference Attendance: Five Key Strategies, Sousa BJ, Clark AM (2017). International Journal of Qualitative Methods 16 (1) 1-2. LINK
The Five Neglected Skills All Qualitative Researchers Need, Clark AM & Sousa BJ (2017). International Journal of Qualitative Methods. LINK
Priority Management in Academic Settings, Clark & Thompson (2014). Journal of Advanced Nursing 71: 475-747.
Effectiveness in Academic Settings, Clark & Thompson (2013). Journal of Advanced Nursing 69(6), 1221–1223.
FAILURE
A Manifesto for Better Research Failure. Clark AM, Sousa BJ (2020) Sage Journals LINK
Owning up to failure, by sex and seniority, Clark AM, Sousa BJ (2019). Times Higher Education LINK
Five mistakes made by poor academic leaders, Clark AM, Sousa BJ (2018). University Affairs. LINK
Academics, you are going to fail, so learn how to do it better, Clark AM & Sousa BJ (2015). The Guardian. LINK
Failure in Academic Settings, Clark & Thompson (2013). Journal of Advanced Nursing 69:2145-7.
LEADERSHIP & COACHING
The main lesson academics can take from watching the World Cup
BY BAILEY SOUSA & ALEXANDER CLARK | DEC 01 2022
The career-long coaching that players receive holds lessons for reaching your own work goals. University Affairs. LINK
Why your stealth ego is your worst enemy, and what to do about it
BY ALEXANDER CLARK & BAILEY SOUSA | APR 13 2022
Your ego makes you too certain about everything – but this is most harmful when least obvious. University Affairs. LINK
Call yourself an academic leader? If so, get over yourself
BY BAILEY SOUSA & ALEXANDER CLARK | DEC 14 2021
Impoverished role-based definitions of leaders are endemic across universities, but we need to reclaim ‘leader’ as a gift word. University Affairs. LINK