Table 2.

Leading the work

List of Practices	Example Behaviors
Hold effective meetings	• Hold regular weekly meetings with lab members as a team • Establish routine one-on-one meetings • Create and use a written meeting agenda • Document key decisions by taking meeting notes
Establish rigorous research habits	• Express that maintaining diligence (e.g., detailed documentation) is important • Store all research data in a central location • Discuss data interpretation openly with lab members
Address mistakes	• Respond to mistakes in a supportive manner • Avoid reacting harshly when a lab member admits a serious mistake
Provide oversight	• Review lab members’ work routinely • Regularly be available to lab members
Prioritize compliance and integrity	• Articulate the importance of research ethics rules (e.g., human subjects rules) to lab members • Establish and follow written compliance procedures
Establish operational and training procedures	• Develop a lab manual of expectations, standards, and procedures for the lab • Ensure lab members receive necessary training to perform tasks that require new skills • Ensure lab operating procedures are being followed by lab members