If your lab has more than 5-6 people, you are probably missing a very important person. Given the growth in administrative, managerial and financial responsibilities…
Category: Leadership
Why Are Your Lab Members So Slow?
Posted in Leadership, and Productivity
One of the hardest problems that PIs contend with is the lab member who is inexplicably slow. Experiments don’t seem to get done at all,…
Is Your Lab Filled with Students or Scholars?
Posted in Careers, Leadership, Productivity, and Scientists
If you are the PI of a research lab, you probably have one or more people in your lab who want to be PIs but…
Cognitive Bias: A Follow-Up
Posted in Leadership, Productivity, and Scientists
My last post described the problem of cognitive bias on a personal level, especially with respect to self-esteem issues that can be countered with cognitive…
For Better Decisions, Counter Cognitive Bias
Posted in Leadership, Productivity, and Scientists
In my last post, I encouraged scientists to trust their gut instincts more when making certain types of decisions, for example those involving leading and…
One little secret, for young scientists who haven’t discovered it yet: the most accomplished scientists are not necessarily the brightest people in the field. Creativity…