Lab Leadership
As sites and tools for online networking and collaboration evolve, they are gaining a permanent place in most laboratories and businesses. Have you explored?
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The problem here is not that your desk is messy. The problem is that important stuff gets lost. It either gets buried by new material coming in, or it is in the new material, but is not noticed.
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With everyone braced for a smaller turnout in terms of exhibitors and attendees, this year's Pittcon surprised many with its vitality and respectable attendance. Vendors I spoke with acknowledged less booth visitors, but commented that the quality of
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If you were in Chicago last week for Pittcon, what was your impression of the show? Did you find what you wanted and learn what you needed to?
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Breakthrough management ideas for a world in which the game will never be the same
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The Board of Directors of the Association of Laboratory Managers is pleased to introduce Dr. John Sadowski as ALMAs new Executive Director.
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"Poor training, poor technique, lack of supervision and improper method," said Neal Langerman, former head of the American Chemical Society's Division of Chemical Health and Safety, about the lab fire that killed UCLA research assistant Sheri Sangji.
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I believe most people are good and honest. I believe that most managers act in ways that are beneficial for their employers and their employees. I do not believe that most of us are driven to take from others regardless of the cost.
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The United States, respected as a world leader in scientific research, has a shortage of trained scientists. The labor gap is being filled by foreign guest workers, but recent regulations limiting foreign researchers' ability to work in the U. S. have created a need for a new pool of domestic scientists.
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Companies that cut seasoned employees without considering the wisdom and knowledge lost are making an expensive, if not disastrous, mistake.
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We are currently in a recession and in the past, CEOs have made serious mistakes in trying to cope with a slowing economy. Here is a list of What Not to Do.
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