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Managing Scientists: Leadership Strategies in Scientific Research. Alice M. Sapienza. New York: Wiley-Liss, 2004, 260 pp., $39.95, softcover. ISBN 0-471-22614-9.

Science and Technology Base Programs, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM 87545

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Nearly everyone has experienced the penalty of skilled incompetence when a gifted scientist is thrust into a leadership position primarily because of his or her technical know-how, but without consideration of that person’s ability to manage the human side of research and development. Without the requisite "soft skills", even the most brilliant, well-intentioned leader will adversely affect group morale and productivity, including those of the leader. Analogous to the technical credentials demanded by our profession, leadership should be treated as a discipline that calls for training, mentoring, and experience.

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