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Collection of collections of resources relevant to (research) management, mentorship, training, etc.

(See the linked doc for the most up-to-date version of this.)

The scope of this doc is fairly broad and nebulous. This is not The Definitive Collection of collections of resources on these topics—it’s just the relevant things that I (Michael Aird) happen to have made or know of.

• Management & mentoring—EA Forum

• Management-related books [shared] - me

• Meeting templates for mentors/​managers [shared] - me

• Goal-setting templates or processes [shared] - me

• Readings and notes on how to do high-impact research—me

• Readings and notes on how to do high-quality, efficient research—me

• Readings and notes on how to write/​communicate well—me

• Resources—Effective Thesis

• Tips On Doing Impactful Research—Effective Thesis

• SERI Research Proposal Generation Tips 2021 - SERI

• Research Training Programs—EA Forum Wiki

• Review of SRF 2019 - Max Daniel and/​or Rose Hadshar of FHI

  • See also Review of FHI’s Summer Research Fellowship 2020

• Research project planning templates/​resources [shared]

• Resource library of the Management Center

  • This is a non-EA nonprofit that provides management training and resources to other nonprofits

  • I and several other Rethink Priorities staff did their management training. I thought it was fairly useful (though with some flaws).

• Some quick reflections on mentoring from Max Daniel

Here are some things that are “internal” or that I don’t have permission to share, but that I might be able to make shareable versions of, share after asking permission, or talk to people about, if someone is interested::

• Summary and commentary on the book Managing to Change the World—someone at RP

• “Management /​ org structure things RP could consider”—me

• “Aspects of CLR’s SRF which RP’s internship could draw on”—me

• My Anki cards on Getting Things Done—me

• “RSP Personal Review: Meta doc”—someone who was at FHI

• Performance review templates collected at the bottom of the FHI doc “Performance feedback—Meta doc”—someone who was at FHI

• Quick notes on management—someone at RP

Finally, here are my notes on relevant books (though each of these links isn’t really a “collection”):

• Notes on Mochary’s “The Great CEO Within” (2019)

• [more to be added later]