TY - BOOK AU - Barker,Kathy TI - At the helm: a laboratory navigator SN - 0879695838 (alk. paper) AV - Q180.57 .B37 2002 PY - 2002/// CY - New York PB - Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory KW - Laboratories KW - Management KW - Research KW - organization & administration KW - Laboratory Personnel N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; KNOW WHAT YOU WANT -- The Lab Where Everyone Wants to Be -- Start in the Right Place -- Plan the Lab You Want -- YOU AS A LEADER -- I Was Trained to Do Everything But Run a Lab! -- Stop Putting Out Fires! -- Using Your Time -- Working with a Secretary/Administrative Assistant -- Staying Integrated -- Choose Your People -- The Hiring Process -- The Effective Interview -- Evaluating Candidates -- STARTING AND KEEPING NEW LAB MEMBERS -- Getting Off to a Good Start -- Training Lab Personnel -- Mentor to All? -- MAKE RESEARCH THE FOUNDATION -- Setting the Course -- Keeping Up -- Writing Papers -- ORGANIZING THE LAB TO SUPPORT THE RESEARCH -- Building a Lab Culture -- Lab Policies -- Meetings and Seminars -- Using Computers to Organize the Lab -- COMMUNICATION AS THE GLUE -- Communication with Your Lab -- The Pleasures and Perils of Diversity -- Gender Is Still an Issue -- Learning through Conflict -- Stress and Depression in Lab Members -- DEALING WITH A GROUP -- Lab Morale -- Lab Romances -- Maintaining Personnel Equilibrium -- "I Should Have Done It Sooner!" -- Violence in the Workplace -- FOR THE LONG RUN -- As Your Job Changes ... -- Maintaining Enthusiasm -- Career Choices -- Having It All ER -