Lab Dynamics: Management Skills for Scientists

Features

• Cover Type: Paperback with 176 pages
• Published by: Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press
• Edition: 1st Edition October 24, 2006
• Written in: English
• ISBN 10 Number: 0879698160
• ISBN 13 Number: 978-0879698164
• Book Dimensions: 10 x 6.9 x 0.2 inches
• Weighs: 1 pounds

Product Review
"a concisely written book designed to provide scientists, in a variety of settings, a comprehensive skill set for surviving other scientists and the pressures of the work place. The book is written to appeal to a range of scientists from beginning trainees to seasoned professionals. Importantly, the authors provide real world examples of personal interactions between scientists in jobs covering a broad scope of work settingsScientists who work in settings ranging from industry, government, or academia will likely find the book interesting and usefulThis first edition book was developed from the authors' considerable experiences as scientists and consultants in academia and in the private sector. The book is easily read and holds the interest of the reader with amusing anecdotes, clever quotes, and real world examples and tables that summarize each chapter." --Veterinary Pathology

" Lab Dynamics is a highly understandable and practical book that equips the reader with the basics for developing the requisite soft skills that can significantly enhance technical productivity and promote career satisfaction and advancement.

Whether they are in management or not, scientists at all stages of their careers will find Lab Dynamics a useful guide. Experienced leaders will find it a practical refresher in mastering their skills, whereas nonmanagement and early career professionals will find it much more than a survival handbook." --Clinical Chemistry<br /><br />"a concisely written book designed to provide scientists, in a variety of settings, a comprehensive skill set for surviving other scientists and the pressures of the work place. The book is written to appeal to a range of scientists from beginning trainees to seasoned professionals. Importantly, the authors provide real world examples of personal interactions between scientists in jobs covering a broad scope of work settingsScientists who work in settings ranging from industry, government, or academia will likely find the book interesting and usefulThis first edition book was developed from the authors' considerable experiences as scientists and consultants in academia and in the private sector. The book is easily read and holds the interest of the reader with amusing anecdotes, clever quotes, and real world examples and tables that summarize each chapter." --Veterinary Pathology

Product Description
Scientists are trained in scholarship and technical skills but not, typically, in how to deal with their peers, supervisors, or staff who report to them. Yet even a first-rate research project can fail or flounder if the people concerned can't get along. Lab Dynamics is a book about the challenges of doing science and dealing with the individuals involved, including oneself. The authors, a scientist and a psychotherapist, draw on principles of group and behavioral psychology but speak to scientists in their own language. They offer in-depth, practical advice, real-life examples, and exercises tailored to scientific and technical workplaces on topics as diverse as conflict resolution, negotiation, dealing with supervision, working with competing peers, and making transitions between academia and industry. This book addresses a subject of direct importance to lab heads, postdocs, students, and managers concerned about improving the effectiveness of academic and industrial research.

Reader Reviews
This review is from: Lab Dynamics: Management Skills for Scientists (Hardcover) I think Carl and Suzanne have provided a real contribution to the discipline of technology management. I especially like the concrete examples in the case studies and the exercises at the end of each chapter. As I read through it, I kept thinking of people I would like to send it to - for example, some of our friends' kids who are science grad students, people teaching in Management of Technology programs, and my friends who are managing technology groups in commercial environments.