Labwork to Leadership - A Concise Guide to Thriving in the Science Job You Werent Trained for

After years of running a cutting-edge chemistry lab, Jen Heemstra shares hard-won advice for scientific leadership. Showing how effective management enables discovery and innovation, Labwork to Leadership teaches PIs how to set goals, foster inclusivity, and motivate a research team.

About the author

Jen Heemstra is the Charles Allen Thomas Professor of Chemistry at Washington University in St. Louis. An avid science communicator and mentor, she has received numerous awards for her teaching, research, and leadership, including the Cottrell Scholar Award and the National Science Foundation CAREER Award. Heemstra is a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

Product details

• Authors: Jen Heemstra
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Release: 05.08.2025
• EAN: 9780674258631
• ISBN: 978-0-674-25863-1
• No. of pages: 328
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Business > Management; SELF-HELP / Personal Growth / Success, Science: general issues, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Leadership, PSYCHOLOGY / Industrial & Organizational Psychology, SCIENCE / General, EDUCATION / Leadership, Advice on careers & achieving success, Management: leadership & motivation, Management: leadership and motivation, Educational strategies & policy, Occupational and industrial psychology, Occupational & industrial psychology, Advice on careers and achieving success, Educational strategies and policy