Lab Leadership
Employees – and lab managers as well – worried about being laid off seldom perform at their best. If many lab staff members are worried about keeping jobs, job security jitters affect overall lab productivity and morale. Th
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Hiring managers should look for enthusiasm in job candidates during screening and on-site interviews. Enthusiasm indicates job candidates are interested in working for the employer and excited about their profession. This enthusiasm is usu
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You may recognize that sinking feeling. It starts in the pit of your stomach and explodes into a massive headache. After just a few weeks on the job you've begun to realize that your newest employee isn't up to the position. Find out what to do in this situation.
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Lab Manager Magazine and Kelly Scientific Resources® are conducting its Fifth Annual Salary and Employee Satisfaction Study specifically focused on scientific professionals who work in a lab environment. We invite you to take this brief survey.
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SLAS Invites You to Submit Your Abstract for SLAS2012 Research scientists, engineers, and business leaders worldwide are invited to submit abstracts for podium and poster presentations at SLAS2012, the 1st Annual SLAS Conference and Exhibition.
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The AOAC INTERNATIONAL Annual Meeting Call for Posters deadline is Thursday, June 30, 2011. AOAC cannot accept posters after that date. PLEASE NOTE that at least one of the poster authors must pre-register for the AOAC Annual Meeting by June 23 i
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Employees – and lab managers as well – worried about being laid off seldom perform at their best. If many lab staff members are worried about keeping jobs, job security jitters affect overall lab productivity and morale. Th
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Throughout the spring economists have voiced disappointment in the U.S. economy. Recovery from the recession appears to have been losing steam. The Dow Jones barometer of the stock market has lost 500 points over the past month. The S&P has also
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Many people come to the conclusion that there’s a virtue in persevering through the afternoon grogginess. After trying out many different solutions, I imagine they feel it’s a situation they have to live with. But with everything that needs to be accomplished in a work day, there isn’t much room for ineffectiveness.
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Registration in advance of the conference ends Friday, June 10 for the 15th Annual Green Chemistry & Engineering Conference, in partnership with the 5th International Conference on Green and Sustainable Chemistry, June 21-23, 2011. On-si
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At the White House today, President Barack Obama met in the Oval Office with the seven U.S. recipients of the 2010 Kavli Prizes to recognize and honor their seminal contributions to the three fields for which the Prizes are awarded -- astrophysics, n
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No matter how old or young workers may be, certain management principles are usually effective: make them accountable for their work, treat them with respect, and say thank you. These principles have value whether you work at a large corporation or in a small scientific lab.
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