PLOS Comp Bio has just published an interesting piece with loads of good tips for those on the academic path, regardless of your career stage, from some established researchers in bioinformatics/computational biology.

de Ridder et al (2013) Don't Wear Your New Shoes (Yet): Taking the Right Steps to Become a Successful Principal Investigator: http://www.ploscompbiol.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pcbi.1002834