Why Clinical Labs and Anatomic Pathology Are at Risk Because of No Formal Succession Plan to Develop Their Next Generation of Management Leaders

To help labs catch up on their succession planning needs, the Executive War College on April 26-27, 2016, will have a special learning track for mentors and their mentorees When it comes to training and molding the next generation of lab managers and leaders, most clinical laboratories and anatomic pathology groups face two big challenges in succession planning. First, shrinking budgets mean there is less money to devote to training managers. Second, staffing cutbacks have thinned the...

Preparing the Next Generation of Clinical Pathology Laboratory Managers

The Dark Report and MLO Magazine provide scholarships to the next generation of medical laboratory managers With so many clinical laboratory managers and administrators of the Baby Boomer generation making retirement plans, it is timely for laboratories to address succession planning in their organization. One essential step is to intensify training for all up-and-coming medical laboratory managers. As its contribution to this effort, The Dark Report collaborates with MLO Magazine to regularly...

Succession Planning Omission Will Dearly Cost Many Clinical Labs and Pathology Groups

Your lab’s oldest Baby Boomer managers are turning 62 and thinking about retirement! There’s a ticking clock in your lab: the fast-approaching retirement of your best section managers, department heads, senior administrators, and pathologists! Yet there is still time for your lab or pathology group to address important succession planning opportunities. “Every day, about 8,760 Baby Boomers turn 62 and become eligible for their social security benefits,” observed Jeff Smith, Vice-President of...
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