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The original was posted on /r/professors by /u/Applied_Mathematics on 2023-10-05 00:01:33.

In short I’m starting year 2 as an assistant professor and very happy, but as I start to serve on committees and build working relationships with students, the power aspect is a little daunting because I’m not used to it.

I grew up in an abusive household and I’ve worked out related issues through lots of therapy, but the anxiety remains that I might be too harsh in this way or that. That I might push too hard or not listen carefully enough.

My intuition for what NOT to do is consistent with the various HR-style meetings/seminars about sexual harassment and such put on by departments or schools I’ve worked at.

However, these focus on how to avoid making students uncomfortable and avoiding legal issues, as opposed to helping foster a positive environment beyond that.

Would anyone happen to know of any useful resources to this end?