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| ===== Foreword ===== | ===== Foreword ===== | ||
| - | Leading and managing this lab is not the easiest task, but if done right is an enjoyable and //very// rewarding experience. This page contains best practices and advice specifically for students who are | + | Leading and managing this lab is not the easiest task, but if done right is an enjoyable and //very// rewarding experience. This page contains best practices and advice from previous leaders for current and future leaders to use. |
| - | leading this lab. | + | |
| - | ===== Practices and Advice ===== | + | ===== General ===== |
| **Be open about procedures, policies and selections.** \\ | **Be open about procedures, policies and selections.** \\ | ||
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| The circulation of information is critical to the success of the lab - being open will help people be aware of the whole situation as fast as possible. If you need to select people for conferences or positions, be open the process so everyone knows what's happening. \\ | The circulation of information is critical to the success of the lab - being open will help people be aware of the whole situation as fast as possible. If you need to select people for conferences or positions, be open the process so everyone knows what's happening. \\ | ||
| [[ Be Open | Read more ]] | [[ Be Open | Read more ]] | ||
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| + | **Things don't have to be perfect, just go for it!**\\ | ||
| + | Since we're all learning here, things will definitely not be perfect. If you're confident something will | ||
| + | be beneficial, go ahead and push for it. Get people to help you out - if small mistakes or bumps happen | ||
| + | treat them as learning opportunities for yourself **and** the lab. \\ | ||
| + | [[ Don't have to be perfect | Read more]] | ||
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| + | **Take action if you think something needs to be fixed.**\\ | ||
| + | Don't assume that someone is going to take care of it - bring it up to the other leaders if you think it should happen and help to push it forward. The others won't know unless you bring it up. [[ Take Action To Fix Things | Read more]] | ||
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| + | ===== Teamwork ===== | ||
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| You cannot do things alone and you need a team of 3-4 people to help run the lab. You need to know them, trust them and be able to rely on them when you drop the ball (we all forget things or mess things up). If you find that you cannot trust people then something is broken down the line about the process (not enough training time, task is not clearly defined, etc.)\\ | You cannot do things alone and you need a team of 3-4 people to help run the lab. You need to know them, trust them and be able to rely on them when you drop the ball (we all forget things or mess things up). If you find that you cannot trust people then something is broken down the line about the process (not enough training time, task is not clearly defined, etc.)\\ | ||
| [[ Teamwork | Read more ]] | [[ Teamwork | Read more ]] | ||
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| + | ===== Learning ===== | ||
| **Mistakes are absolutely essential to learning: plan and budget for them.**\\ | **Mistakes are absolutely essential to learning: plan and budget for them.**\\ | ||
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| - | **Things don't have to be perfect, just go for it!**\\ | ||
| - | Since we're all learning here, things will definitely not be perfect. If you're confident something will | ||
| - | be beneficial, go ahead and push for it. Get people to help you out - if small mistakes or bumps happen | ||
| - | treat them as learning opportunities for yourself **and** the lab. \\ | ||
| - | [[ Don't have to be perfect | Read more]] | ||
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| - | **Take action if you think something needs to be fixed.**\\ | ||
| - | Don't assume that someone is going to take care of it - bring it up to the other leaders if you think it should happen and help to push it forward. The others won't know unless you bring it up. [[ Take Action To Fix Things | Read more]] | ||
| **Read books**\\ | **Read books**\\ | ||