LAB DAY Seminar Offers Advice to New Managers
Posted May 17, 2018 in Post-Show Coverage
When a technician is dependable and excels at the bench, he’s often promoted to manager as a means of career advancement. Many times, however, he’s given little to no management training and struggles in his new role.
Speaking from first-hand experience, Anthony Calonico, CDT, Removables Department Manager at Artistic Dental Studio, Bolingbrook, IL, offered a wealth of strategies to help new managers in his LAB DAY lecture, The Edu-tainer Presents: You’ve Been Promoted to Manager—Now What? An Adults-Only Show (touted as such due to Calonico’s colorful language!):
Time management can be a real challenge as you try to balance managing staff, working at the bench and your personal life. “Prioritize your work and do the hardest task first,” Calonico suggested. “Also, I always leave the lab at...