Dylan Bednarz is aiming to become a Pharmaceutical Engineer and hopes
to one day run his own laboratory while working for a major company in
the industry. As such, he has taken it upon himself to research the role
and the various challenges that it offers, highlighting a number of
mistakes that many new lab managers make in the process.
Micromanaging
If you are used to working in other roles at the laboratory it can often be difficult to delegate tasks to others and trust that they will be done properly. This leads to many lab managers micromanaging their research projects, which can often delay them enormously while damaging the morale of your team. Trust your team members to be able to complete the tasks you set for them without needing to have you breathing down their necks.
Making Many Changes
If you are taking over the role of Laboratory Manager from somebody else you need to consider the fact that the lab’s team will have been working under a number of pre-established guidelines for a long time. If you come in and make sweeping changes to the processes they normally follow, you are going to damage productivity until your team is able to adjust.
No Direction
Dylan Bednarz notes that where micromanaging is an issue because of providing too much direction, a completely hands-off approach can lead to your team having no direction at all. Any work undertaken into your laboratory should have a clear end goal and all team members should understand their roles.
MicromanagingIf you are used to working in other roles at the laboratory it can often be difficult to delegate tasks to others and trust that they will be done properly. This leads to many lab managers micromanaging their research projects, which can often delay them enormously while damaging the morale of your team. Trust your team members to be able to complete the tasks you set for them without needing to have you breathing down their necks.
Making Many Changes
If you are taking over the role of Laboratory Manager from somebody else you need to consider the fact that the lab’s team will have been working under a number of pre-established guidelines for a long time. If you come in and make sweeping changes to the processes they normally follow, you are going to damage productivity until your team is able to adjust.
No Direction
Dylan Bednarz notes that where micromanaging is an issue because of providing too much direction, a completely hands-off approach can lead to your team having no direction at all. Any work undertaken into your laboratory should have a clear end goal and all team members should understand their roles.
