This book is designed to help guide younger R& D chemists to quickly evolve skills which are built around three factors - time, knowledge and people. It covers the management of scientific personnel, management within a variety of R& D organisational structures, creating a climate of innovation, and management of projects, including time management and communication aspects.
Mastering management skills ...... is hard to achieve by a newcomer who is starting his career in Chemical Industry.The message coming from industry is that good chemists have to become good managers if they are to survive and progress in today's competitive climate.This book is designed to help guide younger R & D chemists to ways in which they can quickly evolve skills which are built around three factors - time, knowledge and people.It covers the management of scientific personnel, management within a variety of R & D organisational structures, creating a climate of innovation, the management of projects including the time management and communication aspects of the job.The author Peter Bamfield is now working as a consultant. Due to his long experience in the chemical industry, he was elected President of the Royal Society of Chemistry's Industrial Affairs Division.