Quick Tips from Linda: Recruiting Candidates Remotely
With hiring going virtual at many companies, Linda the lab manager shares her tips for attracting the best talent to your lab with a solid remote onboarding process
Leadership and Staffing
Managing a Multigenerational Laboratory
Understanding the unique traits of each generation ensures a cohesive work environment
Creating a Positive Culture in the Laboratory
Learn to use behavioral strengths to lead, motivate, and succeed
Hiring, Screening, and Training for the Cannabis Laboratory
In a maturing market, qualifications and expectations are rapidly increasing
Networking: Good for Business, Good for Science
In the age of social media, in-person communication still has value
Three Ways to Select the Best Candidates Without In-Person Interviews
As organizations learn to work from home offices, there are distinct benefits of remote interviewing, especially on cost and time
Quick Tips from Linda: Training Future Leaders
Linda shares a few thoughts on how to identify and train those in the lab who show a knack for management
Cross-Training in a Lab
Do the benefits outweigh the cost?
Fostering Happiness in the Laboratory
Quality leadership heightens employee engagement
Achieving More in the Lab
A productivity specialist explains how working smarter could help improve efficiency in the workplace
Succession Planning in a Lab: What, Why, Who, and How
A solid strategy can save you time and resources
Working with Remote Laboratory Teams
Face-to-face communication is still key, even at a distance
Effective Lab Leadership
How personal values influence your management style
Continuing Education in the Laboratory
The most successful teams never stop learning
Onboarding: A Valuable Investment
Retaining new talent long term begins with interactive training
Building Laboratory and IT Teams
Developing collaborative relationships with IT ensures a productive environment for your lab
Laboratory Safety Training
How labs can create a robust safety culture
Five Critical Steps to Better Meetings
Are your meetings productive and considered time well spent?
Ask Linda: Developing Strong Teams
When building your teams, include a mix of new hires and existing staff whose skills and strengths will play well off each other
Managing Millennials, from a Millennial
How to provide growth opportunities for the next generation of scientists