LabVine: Lab Management in Practice

This virtual course is delivered in an online classroom format. The program's purpose is to provide the learner with knowledge and understanding of the fundamental management skills, behaviours, and attitudes required to manage and lead laboratory teams toward the achievement of goals. The program aims to provide the learner with knowledge and understanding of the fundamental management skills, behavior, and attitudes required to manage and lead laboratory teams toward achieving goals.

Duration

5 days

Weekly Study

5 days

CPD

30

Who should attend?

• Aspiring lab managers
• Newly appointed lab managers
• Professionals seeking to refresh their management skills

Location

Virtual (Microsoft Teams)

Course Organiser and Speaker

Louise Beretta-Venter | Power of Process

Learning Objectives for the course

After this course, the participant will be able to:

• Describe the laboratory's role within the organization.
• Formulate a competitive laboratory strategy.
• Identify and address operational inefficiencies in laboratory processes.
• Implement effective delegation strategies for managing and monitoring the plans to address process inefficiencies.
• Evalulate the laboratory's contribution to the organization’s strategic goals.
• Recognize and explain the stages of team development.
• Assemble and manage effective teams,.
• Manage team diversity
• Set SMART objectives and implement performance improvement strategies
• Provide constructive feedback for team performance.
• Demonstrate leadership skills.
• Use coaching and mentoring in performance management
• Motivate teams to embrace change
• Identify the characteristics of effective change agents in the laboratory.
• Explain the purpose of financial management. Identify and describe laboratory financial activities.
• Analyze financial statements to determine the laboratory’s financial status.
• Develop and use budgets for forecasting.
• Describe quality assurance principles and requirements
• Analyze quality control data to ensure accurate and reliable laboratory tests.
• Apply quality improvement tools for projects.
• Identify, monitor and improve customer satisfaction in the laboratory.