Lab Culture
The work force is aging as baby boomer move toward retirement. Gen X managers need to learn how to motivate and manage this talent pool of older workers. Both generations have very different views of the other and will need to learn how the other generation operates. It is up to the managers, Gen X or otherwise, to take the lead and create the climate in which older workers will remain engaged and productive.
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These awards honor the best and most innovative new products at Pittcon.
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Lab managers are limited in what they can do to restore lab staff morale. Still, modest measures can go a long way. Just knowing lab managers care can be reassuring. So lab managers should do what they can to resolve issues such as equitable distribu
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A technology that can enhance collecting of data from studying the compositions on a material surface has earned the Department of Energys Oak Ridge National Laboratory the Excellence in Technology Transfer Project of the Year Award from the Southeast Region of the Federal Laboratory Consortium for Technology Transfer.
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Animal rights activists protested the use of rats in a senior-level course March 3 on the southeast corner of University of Texas at Dallas campus.
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Pittcon 2010 ended yesterday afternoon at the Orlando Convention Center. As expected, the attendance numbers were down slightly from last year. If you weren't there, please tell us why. If you were, please share your impressions.
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Many laboratories are not happy places anymore. The recession and slow recovery have seen to that. A recent survey released by the Workforce Institute at Kronos Inc. and conducted by Harris Interactive suggests that many employees are not feeling ver
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Millennials have a reputation for bringing a sense of entitlement, a lack of loyalty, a questionable work ethic and an indifference to promotion to their jobs. If you have a similar perception, you're probably cautious when hiring Millennials. However, things aren't always what they seem with Millennial employees.
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The Association of University Research Parks (AURP) releases "The Power of Place 2.0: The Power of Innovation10 Steps for Creating Jobs, Improving Technology Commercialization, and Building Communities of Innovation" in Washington, D.C.
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People don't really work for companies; they work for a boss. To the extent that you can be a good boss, you can keep employees, keep them happy, and reduce the costs associated with employee turnover. In the process, you will make your...
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Despite the recessionary climate, the median salary for food scientists polled by Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) increased by 4.4 percent over the past two years.
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Micromeritics Grant Selection Committee has selected the recipient of its grant award for the fourth quarter of 2009. An AutoChem II Catalyst Characterization System has been awarded to the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at Rice University, Houston, TX.
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