As we’ve talked about many times in this column, technology has transformed the life sciences in more radical ways than in most industries. Many of us went from bench work to office work. Along the way, our work became more streamlined and sometimes more complex, no doubt because of all kinds of
electronic communication happening via computers, smartphones, and other personal devices.

Human behavior is difficult to figure out. For example, take the way we all tend to treat “priorities.” We all have them, and we instinctively know that some of them are much more important than others. Such as our families. The people we love. That novel we’d like to write. That project we’d like to tackle that could lead to a cure for cancer.

By now we all know that the life sciences industry is radically changing

As a manager in a lab environment, have you ever thought about changing jobs? Have you ever wanted a better opportunity? Have you ever wanted more satisfaction from the work you do every day?

Every year it seems the subject of continuing education can creep up on us all. We know we may need it—or want it—but why does it seem we’re always doing the last-minute hustle for something that would truly benefit our careers?

Making a mistake here and there is the hallmark of human existence. None of us is perfect, and we can’t get everything right all the time.

One great thing about science today is that it’s more social than ever. We’re no longer exclusively on the bench, isolated with our work.

We’re just now starting to see the drawbacks of how technology is affecting our interactions in the real, physical world

Reviews and appraisals can be a very helpful tool for employees and organizations to achieve better results

What is it that really works when it comes to keeping your top employees fully engaged? What is it that will keep them from looking someplace else?

It wasn’t so long ago that we lived in a world without such convenient ways to communicate and interact with others in both our personal and professional lives. 

There is no making up for a first impression, especially when the relationship starts online. After so much time and effort is taken to attract the right person, you want to be sure to put your best foot forward at that first face-to-face meeting.

In the science world, as in all technical fields these days, there’s a strong emphasis on the need to find the best talent. 

In the age of the “human capital” economy, we are experiencing incredible shifts in the way people work.

Risk management in this economy goes well past the usual definitions of safety and compliance.