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I once had a manager who equated managing his research group to being the father of a large, unruly family. Such was his personal tact that he often brought this up in group meetings. However, the analogy has some truth to it. As children mature and
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Lab Manager Magazine is producing a vendor presentation webinar on GC columns. This free webinar provides an opportunity for lab professionals to understand how advancements in GC columns are meeting the needs of researchers
Available on Demand There are six methods that you can use to control your career as a lab manager. What are the 6 C’s of control? Control the clock Some of us spend our entire careers struggling with time management. Tim
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Discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity and expression is a significant workplace concern in part because it is related to the productivity of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender (GLBT) employees. As a result, lab manag
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Tune in to our live webinar to hear Tamie Webber and Anne Sefried explore the challenges involved with juggling MSDS and chemical inventory management, and different approaches that reduce the financial burden and streamline the associated workflows.
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Laboratory layoffs continue although at a substantially slower pace. Currently lab layoffs are due largely to industry restructuring. Nobody likes layoffs. That includes lower and middle level lab managers. Conducting layoffs can be very stressful fo
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It’s time to update my September 2011 “Lab Manager” article (http://labmanager.com/articles.asp?ID=718) on what has happened to closed U.S. pharmaceutical, chemical and oil industry laboratories This blog will discuss recent d
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When applying for jobs many older job hunters hear the dreaded words, “I’m sorry, you’re over-qualified.” Sometimes this is a euphemism for too old; sometimes it means hiring managers fear the candidate would cost too much. So
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There is a fine line between helping staff members with workplace problems and enabling them in ways that promote persistence of the problem. Of course, as a manager, you should help staff members who need it. However, you should not help staff membe
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Hear Emily Anna Bridges go over the details of her experiences with the old and the new water purification systems and learn more from a technical expert, Maricar Tarun, PhD, at EMD Millipore about point-of-use systems and their features and uses.
Available on DemandThere are often problem employees even in downsized organizations that have already reduced their staffs. In some ways an organization such as a work group, team or department is like a person. All it takes is one problem employee and the entire orga
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You have about a 20% chance of becoming disabled at some point in your career. A 2002 National Science Foundation study indicates this is the case for scientists and engineers (www.nsf.gov/pubs/2002/nsf029024/nsf029024.pdf). This report indicates, &l
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