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3.Episode 3: Communicate Your Views With Clarity and Confidence
00:28:00
2.Episode 2: Beyond the Competition: Behind the scenes with the 2023 Cell Bowl Champions
00:42:14
1.Episode 1: 5 Key Strategies to Successfully Achieve Your Career and Personal Goals in 2024: Overcoming Common Obstacles
00:29:10
50.Episode 50: Reflecting on Our Favorite Moments from Season 3
00:43:10
49.Episode 49: Medical lab leaders collaborate to tackle staffing challenges with innovative solutions – Michael Baron
00:36:50
48.Episode 48: Peak Performance in 2024 (Part II): Must-Have Tools for 2024 Achievements
00:28:57
47.Episode 47 Tips for Creating Inclusive Holiday Celebrations in your Lab (featuring Ogechi "Ogee" Ohaeto)
00:19:24
46.Episode 46: Boost Your Lab’s Engagement: Mastering Effective Team Recognition
00:20:31
45.Episode 45: Retain Your Best: A Simple Solution for Medical Lab Staff Retention
00:39:30
44.Episode 44: Choosing the Right Accreditation Body for Your Clinical Laboratory (Featuring Becky Woodford)
00:46:28
43.Episode 43: Reaching Your Peak Performance in 2024
00:27:29
41.Episode 41: The Anatomy of Fear: Understanding its Impact on Healthcare Professionals (featuring besting selling author, Mindy Spigel, RN, MSN, CPXP)
00:31:23
42.Episode 42: Bridging the Gap: The Vital Role of Lab Professionals in Translational Research-Dr. LaShanta Brice
00:45:32
40.Episode 40: Finding Your Voice: Strategies to Own Your Own Narrative
00:27:04
39.Episode 39: "There's a Snake on My Head!" (featuring best-selling author, Mindy Spigel, RN, MSN, CPXP)
00:27:33
38.Episode 38: Preparing for Success: A Guide to Maximizing Your Next Conference
00:46:49
37.Episode 37: "Fulfilled Not Frustrated: Creating a Lab Career That's Right For You"
00:17:49
36.Episode 36: Revive and Thrive: The Roundtable Recap
00:34:22
35.Episode 35: Transforming Job Rejection into Stepping Stones for Career Growth
00:38:55
34.Episode 34: Supporting Grief in the Lab: Creating a Culture of Compassion and Care- Dana Powell Baker
00:59:05
33.Episode 33: Big Tech Invading the Lab - Collaborate or Isolate? The Choice for Clinical Labs' Future
00:39:37
32.Episode 32: "Feedback as a Growth Tool: Nurturing Employee Development"
00:30:13
31.Episode 31: Expanding Opportunities Beyond the Laboratory: Leveraging Your Skills and Certifications (featuring Eve Brunson)
00:59:54
30.Episode 30: Dealing with Difficult People Roundtable
00:42:10
29.Episode 29: Rediscover Your Fire: Strategies for Passionate, Purposeful Leadership in the Lab
00:27:38
28.Episode 28: Diversity Daily: Breaking Barriers and Fostering Inclusiveness in the Lab (featuring Cherie Hodge)
00:40:47
27.Episode 27: "Does Who You Know Really Matter? Creating a Circle of Influence That Pays"
00:32:39
26.Episode 26: Building the Foundation: Tips to Designing a Career Ladder in your Lab
00:41:24
25.Episode 25: "How to Level Up Your Career, Get Seen, Recognized, and Promoted Using the ROI Methodology
00:30:38
24.Episode 24: From Lab Coat to Entrepreneur & CEO: Iyonna Woods' Journey to Building a Business with Purpose (featuring Iyonna Woods, MS, MLS (ASCP)SBB)
00:51:38
23.Episode 23: Navigating Office Politics For New Managers
00:32:15
22.Episode 22- Strategies for Enhancing Team Cohesion
00:34:24
21.Episode 21 - From Medical lab Scientist to Entrepreneur ( Unika Alexander)
00:30:08
20.Episode 20 - A "FYI" on LDTs (featuring Michelle Campbell)
00:36:45
19.Episode 19: Growing Beyond the Lab: 7 Personal Growth Steps for Medical Lab Professionals
00:26:04
18.Episode 18- "Ask Us Anything!" An eLABorate Topics Q&A, Roundtable Talk
00:53:10
17.Episode 17: An effective way to set career goals that you will be excited to keep
00:23:10
16.Episode 16: Innovative Solutions to the Challenges facing our laboratories (Featuring Nicole Colby)
00:35:49
15.Episode 15: Unlocking the Secrets to Winning Professional Awards: Tips from Forty Under 40 Winners
00:41:23
14.Episode 14: Navigating the Complexities of Hiring Foreign Healthcare Practitioners - Rex F. Famitangco
00:49:39
13.Episode 13: Improve the overall wellness for yourself and your team in little time.
00:23:41
12.Episode 12: Teaming Up! The Benefit of Interdisciplinary Relationships for Laboratory Leaders(featuring Melody Boudreaux Nelson)
00:32:18
11.Episode 11: Make a Great First Impression By Increasing Your Business Email Etiquette
00:29:22
10.Episode 10: Elevate your Career: The Do's and Don'ts to Pitching yourself
00:43:42
9.Episode 9: How the “hyper-achiever” could lead to burn-out in medical lab leaders
00:33:40
8.Episode 8: Health, Success and Wellbeing for Laboratory Professionals (featuring Dr. Letycia Nuñez Argote)
00:40:38
7.Episode 7: Building a Strong Foundation- Developing Managers From Within
00:27:34
6.Episode 6: The Effects of not focusing on the team you already have.
00:24:27
5.Episode 5: Useful Tips to Survive as an Understaffed Lab
00:47:55
4.Episode 4: How to Navigate your Leadership Journey (featuring Sean Tucker)
00:35:28
3.Episode 3: Navigating Conflict in the Medical Laboratory
00:25:59
2.Episode 2: An interview with the 2022 Super Cell Bowl Champions, University of Connecticut
00:45:14
1.Episode 1: Let's eLaborate! Season 2 Recap and Highlights
00:34:38
48.Episode 48: A Deep Dive Discussion: The Cell Bowl Hematology Competition (featuring Aaron Odegard & Tiffany Gill)
00:42:38
47.Episode 47: Exploring the intersection of Laboratory Medicine and Functional Medicine (featuring RJ Holmes)
00:39:18
46.Episode 46: Using Mental Fitness to overcome challenges and reach your potentials
00:34:50
45.Episode 45: Getting the Most Out of Your Multigenerational Team in the Medical Laboratory
00:26:22
44.Episode 44: How to identify your goals and ambitions early in your lab career
00:31:47
43.Episode 43: Authenticity, Advocacy and Passion (Featuring Shonda Jones)
00:39:30
42.Episode 42: How to Move from a Technical Expert to An Impactful Leader
00:28:25
41.Episode 41: 7 Questions You Should Ask About Career Development Opportunities In Your Next Interview
00:31:04
40.Episode 40: Moving from Idea to Execution: Effective Project Management
00:35:19
39.Episode 39: Wellness & Diversity: A Renewed Focus on Combating Burnout (Featuring Dr. Alae Kawam)
00:50:41
38.Episode 38: "The Untold Truth About Transitioning From Peer To Manager"
00:29:36
37.Episode 37: Why should you prioritize leading yourself over leading others
00:30:04
36.Episode 36: The Importance of Resiliency and Self-Awareness in your Lab Career (featuring Sean McNair)
00:42:26
35.Episode 35: Ask the Expert: Monkey Pox (featuring Dr. Rodney Rohde)
00:47:17
34.Episode 34: "An Unplanned Pathway to CLIA Lab Director" - Dr. Tiffany Bratton
00:40:05
33.Episode 33: "Training vs. Competency - What's the difference?"
00:40:37
32.Episode 32: Let's talk Podcasting with the "Let's Talk Micro" Podcast (Luis Plaza)
00:28:53
31.Episode 31: 10 Important benefits of creating happiness in the workplace
00:28:38
30.Episode 30: "Deal or No Deal? The Power of the Right Negotiation Skills"
00:37:18
29.Episode 29: Leadership, Influence & Impact in STEM, featuring Tokiwa Smith
00:42:56
28.Episode 28: Leveraging the Power of Local Advocacy to Impact the Workforce Shortage
00:49:35
27.Episode 27: 10 Traits of a High Performance Leader
00:33:28
26.Episode 26: "Am I Developing a Team That Will Last?"
00:41:44
25.Episode 25 : "Yes, We Are Getting New Equipment! Strategies For Selecting The Best Instruments For Your Lab”
00:45:46
24.Episode 24: The Keys to an Effective Mentor/Mentee Match-Caroline Henderson
00:31:42
23.Episode 23- "Tools We Can Apply To Prevent Burnout" - Patty Eschliman
00:37:30
22.Episode 22: "3 Pillars For Navigating Your Laboratory Career"-Trishana Osbourne
00:42:21
21.Episode 21: "Stuck in the Middle: Tips for Success in Middle Management"
00:41:16
20.Episode 20: "The Path of Least Antibiotic Resistance"- Dr. Rodney Rohde
00:45:37
19.Episode 19: "Using Performance Improvement to Up level Your Lab"- Andre Gouws
00:30:59
18.Episode 18: "The Untold Truth That Can Be Affecting Your Recruitment and Retention Efforts"
00:37:21
17.Episode 17: eLABorate Topics Roundtable with People of Pathology Podcast (Dennis Strenk)
00:55:15
16.Episode 16: Measure, Monitor, Sustain: Lab Problem Solving Made Easy!- Sarah Cook
00:33:46
15.Episode 15: Lab statistical quality control reduce risk and healthcare cost- Zoe Brooks
00:44:41
14.Episode 14: "10 Critical Competencies of Great Laboratory Leaders"
00:34:36
13.Episode 13: Celebrating 100 episodes! An eLABorate Topics Lookback
00:56:39
12.Episode 12: 10 Expert Tips to Master any Conversation or Social Interaction
00:27:20
11.Episode 11: "Medical Lab Professionals Connecting Through Virtual Communities"
00:20:59
10.Episode 10: "Behind The Scenes With Women of MLS"
00:44:34
9.Episode 9: "How to Give Feedback That Gets Results"
00:25:07
8.Episode 8: "Thank you for being a Friend"-The Importance of Work Friends
00:33:16
7.Episode 7: Using Core Values to decide on your Next- Level career opportunity
00:21:44
6.Episode 6: "Four Easy Steps To Increase Your Leadership Regardless of Your Role or Title"
00:27:15
5.Episode 5: "I'm Ready, Where Do I Apply"
00:42:48
4.Episode 4: "LEAN ON ME!"- Sarah Cook, CLS, LSSBB
00:29:04
3. Episode 3:"The single most important soft skill for your next- level career"
00:24:17
2.Episode 2: "Is This Right? 4 Practical Steps To Making Confident Decisions In The Lab"
00:25:14
1.Episode 1: "On the Bench With The 2021 ASCP Cell Bowl Winner"- Prof Shirley Dardi, MS, MLS(ASCP)CM
00:29:39
87.Episode 87: "Getting Prepared to Land Your Dream Job In 2022"
00:29:55
86.Episode 86: "How to Stay Resolute to your New Year's Resolutions"
00:27:50
85.Episode 85: “The National Coalition for the Advancement of Laboratory Professionals" - Jesse Day
00:30:39
84.Episode 84: "The Power of Your Personal Brand"
00:37:35
83.Episode 83: "Do I Need a Mentor, Coach, or Both?"
00:37:22
82.Episode 82: "MLT Talks" A Chat with Marcy Dufrene, MLT (ASCP)
00:47:12
81.Episode 81: "How to challenge resisters on your team"
00:22:38
80.Episode 80: "Networking Do's and Don'ts For Success in Your Lab Career"
00:36:59
79.Episode 79: "Winning Formula for Developing The Team You Already Have"