At the Helm: Leading Your Laboratory, Second Edition

This is a great "how to" for a new PI. There are so many great recommendations that I would rather know before wasting time and money. The time from hiring until is short- most of us have only 3 years to attain some funding. Kathy is like a mentor that you wished you had. I think the most important advice is for hiring post docs and techs.

This book is full of good advice. I wished I had read it before I started my lab. However, much of the advice is of the kind that you only realize is valuable after you've made the mistakes yourself.

As someone transitioning to an independent lab soon, this book has been quite useful in thinking along the lines of managing and preparing for that new position.

A must for all faculty and researchers working in a lab environment. I suggest this book for any postdoc interested in an academic career and for young faculty beginning their careers.

This is "the book" for jumpstarting an academic career, successfully establishing and running a lab and dealing with issues and people

There is a lot of information in here for someone who doesn't know anything about labs. It's mostly superficial information, and little useful advice. I was disappointed that the author clings to old notions that good scientists want to do nothing but science all the time. The quotes from other investigators are a good idea, and she clearly is trying to present a broad range of views since one quote may say the exact opposite of another. Actually I found that disconcerting and confusing. But some of these viewpoints are offensive and by including them she tacitly endorses them. Throughout most of the book she seems to subscribe to the viewpoint that science can only be done with late nights and weekends. Then she completely reverses that in the chapter on preventing burn-out.This book is ok as a supplementary book for a prospective or new faculty member, but a better one in my opinion is " Advice for New Faculty Members " by Robert Boice.

Might serve as guide to start your own lab giving you a check list of the many details which must considered in doing so

Informative, and very appreciative of different styles of management. Easy to read and is inspirational to implement.