While publishing, presenting, and securing speaking engagements are excellent ways to amplify your niche, another powerful strategy is to get involved with the committees and working groups within your professional organizations. 

Committee participation allows you to shape the...

How to Get on the Program at National Meetings

One of the most powerful ways to build a national reputation, amplify your niche, and establish yourself as an authority is by securing a spot on the program at major conferences and meetings within your field. If you're already being invited...

Like many of us, Ben Franklin was a busy man and in moments of self-reflection, recognized his deficiencies in a number of healthy habits, which he termed “virtues.” As I reflect on pathways to academic success, I find that these virtues have been critical to the success of many...