Prepare for a leadership role in the clinical laboratory! Management and Leadership in the Clinical Laboratory provides a comprehensive, problem-based approach to understanding essential management and leadership concepts tailored for healthcare organizations and clinical laboratories. Each chapter begins with a real-world case-in-point, guiding you through critical topics such as healthcare finance, quality assurance and regulatory issues, laboratory safety, personnel management, and team dynamics, ensuring that current and future laboratory leaders are well-equipped to navigate the complexities of their roles. Management and leadership concepts are presented through the lens of healthcare organizations and medical laboratories Management practices explored include principles in operations management, healthcare finance, and managing budgets, regulation and compliance, human resource management, and method validation Leadership topics include managing and leading a diverse workforce, self- and external-awareness, leading teams, and developing others Learning objectives highlight management and leadership competencies Problem-based approach in each chapter introduces the topic with a case-in-point followed by a list of discussion points for you to consider as you navigate the chapter content Self-assessment tools, follow-up learning activities, and tips for managers and supervisors provide additional content and opportunities for further engagement Personal reflection and application exercises at the end of each chapter reinforce comprehension and retention of key concepts