LAB MANAGER LEADERSHIP DIGITAL SUMMIT
Run Your Lab Like a Business
Lab managers already possess the skills needed to be great researchers, but many have expressed the need for more training to effectively manage and lead their lab. Managers are tasked with budgeting and financial decisions, creating a positive work culture, ensuring the lab has the right equipment and instruments, hiring and retaining staff, ensuring compliance to health and safety standards, and much more.
Lab Manager will cover these and other topics on October 20-21, as part of its virtual conference, “Run Your Lab Like a Business.” Expert speakers will offer guidance on topics of relevance to the lab manager community. They will provide useful tips and things that managers can do now to improve their leadership skills, as well as create a positive experience for their staff. Top experts in the lab management field will share advice on how to identify one’s own management style, how to feel good/confident about making difficult decisions, and common mistakes to avoid in the job. Audience members will be invited to participate in a Q&A with speakers during each session, as they gather information to take back to their own labs and improve their own experiences.
Schedule of events
Tuesday, October 20, 2020
Building the Confidence to Make Difficult Decisions for the Lab
Presenter: Scott Hanton
Lab Manager
11:00 am-12:00 pm EDT
Leadership Styles for Emerging Leaders: Know Yourself, Understand Others
Presenter: Alan Cabelly
Portland Leadership Institute
12:30-1:30 pm EDT
10 Leadership Tips They Don’t Teach in Management Class
Presenter: Sherri Bassner
Leadership Coach
2:00-3:00 pm EDT
Wednesday, October 21, 2020
Implementing an Informatics Strategy to Increase Efficiency and Drive Profitability of Your Laboratory
Presenter: Robert Walla
Astrix Technology Group
11:00 am-12:00 pm EDT
Using Data to Understand and Improve the Productivity of Your Lab Staff
Presenter: Todd M. McEvoy, PhD
Intertek Allentown
12:30-1:30 pm EDT
What’s in your Checkbook? What You Need to Know About Lab Finances
Presenter: Dr. Jonathan Chun
Alliance Technologies
2:00-3:00 pm EDT