SAFE Labs

OttLab_2025: We conduct annual lab-wide feedback at our retreat. We discuss what is working well and what needs improvement and set up working groups to address challenges we can improve in the lab.

ReinhardLab_2025: We currently do not hold annual lab-wide feedback sessions. Lab members will be regularly asked if this format is deemed useful. If yes, it’ll be implemented in the future.

CoenLab_2025: Annual lab-wide feedback takes place at the Lab Retreat. As the size of the lab changes, and we learn from experience at past retreats, the exact method of collecting feedback and reporting the result will evolve with time. However, in each case, there will we a post-feedback summary recorded for posterity so that any repeating themes or recurring issues can be transparently highlighted. Pip will also record any changes that he intends to implement, along with any suggestions that he will not (or only partially) implement, along with the reasoning behind these decisions.

These records can be found below:

AeryJonesLab_2026:

• Every January, I give a “state of the lab” talk to be transparent about how and why I make decisions and to give a primer on managing a lab. In this talk, I’ll share the past and future years’ strategies for spending, grants, hiring, publishing, and other activities. We’ll celebrate our lab’s accomplishments and set our sights on the next chapter.
• Every December, we assess the state of the lab through an anonymous culture survey to be completed by every lab member. This is an opportunity for you to give me feedback and to shape the lab culture. I present the results, solicit ideas for improvement next year, and follow-up on what suggestions are implemented and by whom.