The FP7 Coach: vehicle to success
http://www.eurebooks.eu/

Structured around six distinctive phases that are valid for each FP7 project, this book explains how to prepare and submit a proposal that will maximise your chances. In addition, it describes how to carry out complex matters such as project management, administrative, legal, and regulatory aspects of a FP7 contract. The latest version is available for download from this web site and comes with periodic updates.

EMBO Laboratory Management Courses
http://www.embo.org/yip/lab_mgm.html
EMBO offers lab management courses for scientists in the early stages of their independent careers. The four-day courses address the basic issues of leadership, communication, staff selection and problem-solving.

Training scientists as managers
http://sciencecareers.sciencemag.org/career_development/
previous_issues/articles/3640/training_scientists_as_managers/
A career development article by Anne Forde on the Science Careers web site

Mastering new skills
http://www.nature.com/embor/journal/v6/n4/full/7400387.html
Analysis article by Holger Breithaupt in EMBO reports

Ten simple rules
http://compbiol.plosjournals.org
A series of articles by Philip Bourne and various co-authors in PLoS Computational Biology giving tips on:

Ten Simple Rules for a Good Poster Presentation
Erren TC, Bourne PE PLoS Computational Biology Vol. 3, No. 5, e102 doi:10.1371/journal.pcbi.0030102

Ten Simple Rules for Reviewers
Bourne PE, Korngreen A PLoS Computational Biology Vol. 2, No. 9, e110 doi:10.1371/journal.pcbi.0020110

Ten Simple Rules for Making Good Oral Presentations
Bourne PE PLoS Computational Biology Vol. 3, No. 4, e77 doi:10.1371/journal.pcbi.0030077

Ten Simple Rules for a Successful Collaboration
Vicens Q, Bourne PE PLoS Computational Biology Vol. 3, No. 3, e44 doi:10.1371/journal.pcbi.0030044

Ten Simple Rules for Getting Grants
Bourne PE, Chalupa LM PLoS Computational Biology Vol. 2, No. 2, e12 doi:10.1371/journal.pcbi.0020012

Ten Simple Rules for Selecting a Postdoctoral Position
Bourne PE, Friedberg I PLoS Computational Biology Vol. 2, No. 11, e121 doi:10.1371/journal.pcbi.0020121

Ten Simple Rules for Getting Published
Bourne PE PLoS Computational Biology Vol. 1, No. 5, e57 doi:10.1371/journal.pcbi.0010057

Exploring the color of glass: letters of recommendation for female and male medical faculty
http://www.elso-cdc.org/M12.shtm
By Frances Trix and Carolyn Psenka of Wayne State University
An article from Discourse and Society 14 (2003) 191 220