Your Comfort Zone May Put Your Research Organization at Risk
Research administration

Your Comfort Zone May Put Your Research Organization at Risk

As humans, it’s natural to gravitate toward our comfort zone. The safety and comfort associated with routine and known expectations and outcomes (whether good or bad) is much easier than trying to embrace something new and unfamiliar. For research teams and administrators, the comfort zone may center around existing, long-standing processes or systems. They may not be the most efficient or even the most accurate, but they are comfortable because they are known and already part of the routine. The problem with the comfort zone, however, is that it stalls growth and could actually put your research program at risk.