Cohen, Carl M.

Lab dynamics : management and leadership skills for scientists Carl M. Cohen, Suzanne L. Cohen - 3rd ed. - New York : COLD SPRING HARBOR LABORATORY PRESS, c2018. - xviii, 361 p. : ill. ; 27 cm.



People who do science: who they are and who they can be -- The mote in your own eye: manage yourself first -- Gordian knots: solve the toughest problems through negotiation -- Bring them on! Interviewing, selecting and hiring scientists -- A herd of cats: managing scientists -- How am I doing? Setting goals, giving feedback, and doing performance reviews -- Team meetings: who's in charge here? -- A delicate art: manage your boss -- Win/win with peers: make allies, not enemies -- The slings and arrows of academe: survive to get what you need -- Science, Inc.: make a smooth transition to the industry -- Leading science: empathy rules -- Shape the future of science and technology.

This is the third and thoroughly revised edition of a now classic handbook that focuses specifically on management challenges faced by research scientists and technical professionals. In Lab Dynamics, Carl and Suzanne Cohen draw on their unparalleled professional experience (Carl as a scientist and Suzanne as a psychologist) and as the workshop, directors to provide invaluable, practical advice on how to succeed in science for working scientists and those in or preparing for management or leadership roles. The book is also required reading for anyone with an administrative position in the research enterprise which must understand that world and its complexities.

9781621823155 9781621823162 9781621823179

2018032299


Science--Management
Technology--Management
Scientists--Relations
Organizational behavior

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