Lab Dynamics: Management and Leadership Skills for Scientists, Second Edition

by Carl M. Cohen, Suzanne L. Cohen

Lab Dynamics is a unique guide to the interpersonal side of scientific research and management. The book provides practical solutions to some of the toughest problems that working scientists and science managers face daily DS problems for which most scientists are unprepared. Eleven
thematically focused chapters show scientists how to communicate and interact more productively and how to develop and improve their management and leadership skills.

Every chapter from the first edition has been revised, updated and supplemented with new illustrations and graphics; many new case studies have been added to illustrate themes and techniques.

Two new chapters have been added and new sections have been added to Chapter 3, “Gordian Solve the Toughest Problems through Negotiation” and Chapter 7 “Win/Win with Make Allies, Not Enemies”, which now contains a section on Dealing with Difficult People.

Genres: Nonfiction, Management, Academia

259 pages, Hardcover

First published June 30, 2012

Reviews

[Lindsey]

Useful thoughts on building self-awareness and focusing on problems, not people, to navigate science.

[Katherine]

Lots of practical advice you can start implementing in the lab tomorrow. I'd recommend this book to any new our old) PI.