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Avoiding Post-Conference Overload
November 25, 2009 12:36 PM by Amanda Koehler

Through working on ADVANCE , I have had the opportunity to travel to many great cities across our nation. I love going to conferences, seeing new places and getting to meet all of you ADVANCE readers! However, I know when I get back to the office after Read More...

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How to Work a Room
November 24, 2009 8:47 AM by Amanda Koehler

Networking has become an important part of finding a new job or even advancing in your current position or overall career. Attending events with your colleagues is always a great time to network. However, sometimes people feel embarrassed, shy or uncomfortable Read More...

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10 Job Search Tips
November 18, 2009 12:08 PM by Amanda Koehler

There's been so much material available lately on how to search for a job, especially because of job losses during the recession. We've all read articles about it, and a lot of the advice is repetitive after a while. In her book 366 Tips for a Successful Read More...

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The Importance of Recognition
August 27, 2009 11:37 AM by Amanda Koehler

Everyone likes to be recognized for his or her work. Managers need to make sure they show their appreciation for their laboratorians. In his book GIVING the Real Recognition Way , Roy Saunderson goes over different recognition scenarios and what managers Read More...

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Tips to Motivate and Retain Employees
October 28, 2008 10:07 AM by Amanda Koehler

In their book The New Manager's Tool Kit , Don and Sheryl Grimme give tips on things a new manager needs to know "to hit the ground running." The book focuses on how to lead people, how to be effective and how to optimize the contributions of your employees, Read More...

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Living the Truth
July 8, 2008 2:22 PM by Kerri Penno

The AMT 70th Annual Educational Program and National Meeting began with a flourish befitting the week following Independence Day, with a color guard presenting the flag and the singing of "The Star-Spangled Banner." Following a welcome from Christopher Read More...

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Managing Your Friends
June 23, 2008 1:35 PM by Amanda Koehler

Last week I started writing a story for the Web site about moving up the lab career ladder. For the story, I interviewed Randall Hansen, PhD, founder and president, Quintessential Careers . I asked Dr. Hansen about some of the common obstacles laboratorians Read More...

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What Motivates You?
June 18, 2008 9:27 AM by Amanda Koehler

In his book Persuasion IQ , Kurt W. Mortensen discusses a working paper by Kenneth A. Kovack of George Mason University, Fairfax, VA. Kovack researched the differences between what motivates employees and what managers think motivates employees. Here's Read More...

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CLMA ThinkLab Update
March 17, 2008 2:51 PM by Amanda Koehler

We asked CLMA to update us on the status of ThinkLab '08, to be held March 29-April 1 in Atlanta, where a recent tornado did some damage to the Georgia World Congress Center. Here's what they said: "CLMA is closely monitoring the situation in Atlanta Read More...

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Get Real
March 12, 2008 11:48 AM by Kerri Penno

After returning from the tropical vacation of my dreams last week, I am back to the daily grind. With an article to write, our Grad issue deadlining and a looming Web update on my schedule, I barely had time to register my caffeine stock was running empty Read More...

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Pearls of Wisdom
January 24, 2008 12:53 PM by Amanda Koehler

Look back on your years as a medical laboratory professional. I'm sure there have been many lessons you've learned along the way. You probably even thought to yourself at one point, "I wish someone would have told me this when I started out!" Now you Read More...

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Expecting More From Employees
December 7, 2007 1:00 PM by Matthew T. Patton

In May 2004, I wrote an editorial about the Pygmalion effect, a phenomenon of the self-fulfilling prophecy ilk whereby increasing a leader's expectations of subordinates' performance actually improves that performance. This begs the question: Is it that Read More...

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What Keeps You in the Profession?
November 8, 2007 12:46 AM by Matthew T. Patton

We received a comment today that reads: "After 14 years of being a medical technologist, and all the crazy hours I have had to work, and all the overtime I worked, I still enjoy what I do. I could not think of another profession which gives me the same Read More...

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An Open Dialog
October 23, 2007 9:35 AM by Kerri Penno

If we have learned anything from our interactions with readers and laboratory scientists this year, it's how eager you are to promote your profession. To that end, you are incredibly flexible. In response to a recent Question of the Month ( see the responses Read More...

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