Manage Your Team

Your lab needs many different test protocols to ensure healthy water for many uses—from drinking to agriculture to recreational use. …

There's great value in having multiple perspectives and voices come together to identify and solve problems in water labs. But …

As a lab manager, one of your most important tasks is helping your employees maintain peak efficiency and productivity. Sometimes, …

José Martinez is the general manager of Otay Water District, approximately 125 square miles of southeastern San Diego County in …

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and multiple water agencies have targeted employee recruitment and retention …

Onboarding new employees at your water lab may seem like a straightforward process. You need to introduce the new hire, …

A strong work culture is critical to the success of your lab, and hiring the right people with the right …

Career coaching is an important tool that can help you obtain the best performance from your employees while also meeting …

Writing and performing an employee review is one of your most important responsibilities as a lab manager, and it's often …

One key to good leadership is understanding how to be a good employee. That awareness is a big part of …

A performance review for staff members is a familiar responsibility for any experienced lab manager, but preparing for your own …

Starting in spring 2020, attending a virtual conference became the only way to gather with professional colleagues. With …