ABSTRACT
Sending staff off on time management courses may appear to benefit an individual for a couple of weeks but things usually return to their previous unhappy state of affairs. Indeed, scientists' should always remain on the lookout for interesting people with new ideas. Taking time to seek them out and have a conversation could stimulate scientists’ mind into seeking new approaches to scientific problems. The latest gossip on office moves, resignations or strategy documents from headquarters will all have their fascination but they are nibbling away at scientists’ time. If an ongoing project or new consortium enquires about scientists helping them by providing a scientific service, think carefully about the time and money this would actually take. Taking time to seek them out and have a conversation could stimulate scientists’ mind into seeking new approaches to scientific problems.
