Barker, Kathy, 1953-

At the helm : a laboratory navigator / Barker, Kathy,. - x, 352 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm



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.

0879695838 (alk. paper) 9780879695835 (alk. paper) 0879696265 (pbk. : alk. paper) 9780879696269 (pbk. : alk. paper)

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Laboratories--Management.
Research--Management.
Laboratories--organization & administration.
Laboratory Personnel--organization & administration.
Research--organization & administration.

Q180.57 / .B37 2002