Lab Leadership
The CEO of Gucci says managers need to stay confident, calm, and focused with employees.
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Generation Y has a lot of great traits, but classic, top-down leadership is not one of them. This is not a surprise: Because gen Y is the great teamwork generation. They did book reports in teams, they went to prom in teams, and they are notorious for quitting jobs in teams. Here are five traits of leadership in the new millennium.
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Dr. Arden L. Bement, Jr., Director of the National Science Foundation, delivered a speech recently to employees on how the agency intends to implement the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA).
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The EAS abstract submission site will remain open until further notice to accommodate those of you who may have had trouble connecting to our system on April 15th.
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An article in last Sundays New York Times suggested that the current financial crisis may be driving college students from finance to careers in science and public service.
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"The sciences could well rise in the new pecking order of career status. The Obama administration wants to double federal spending in basic research over 10 years and triple the number of graduate fellowships in science. There are already signs of
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Formal agreement was reached for the NNL to be led by a high caliber team put together following a competitive process to appoint a new managing contractor.
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Lab Manager Magazine enters into a collaboration with ALMA, the Association of Laboratory Managers.
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When it comes to purchasing laboratory equipment, how much, if any, does the internet help in your decision making process?
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The reality is that most scientists are pretty normal people, at least outside the laboratory setting. There are some unique characteristics that may be more prevalent in the scientific community, and most of those characteristics can contribute positively to the organization.
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Highlights of our 2009 Investment Confidence Survey provide a glimpse into the investment decisions being made by laboratory management in staffing, outsourcing, facility improvement and new technologies–taking the pulse of confidence in economic security in these uncertain times.
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Bad times affect expectations on both sides. But managers can turn downturns into an opportunity to build employee loyalty.
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