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About the workshop
Scientists often climb the leadership ladder through their scientific achievements and technical abilities. However, few are prepared with the leadership skills necessary to develop and manage a best practice scientific team. In order to maximise performance in the laboratory and other settings, principal scientists must employ a number of skills. These include strong communication, emotional intelligence, and authenticity.
Continuous funding cuts often cause tension and disengagement in the workplace. As a leader, it is imperative to motivate and engage your team in challenging circumstances, whilst addressing conflict simultaneously. In order to build an inspired and ambitious team, scientific leaders must create a work environment conducive to innovation and creativity.
Through various communication avenues and tactical relationship building, scientists can drive productivity and positive change whilst creating a strong supportive network for their team. In this workshop, you will explore the leadership skills required for scientific professionals to enhance team performance and accelerate research outcomes, all within a real-time decision-making environment.
Agenda
Enhance leadership skills for lasting success
- Understand the VUCA environment
- Distinguish technical from adaptive problems
- Adapt communication to lead in a VUCA environment
Lead strategic change as a scientific leader
- Create a vision and guide team culture
- Collaborate across teams to drive new initiatives
- Enhance the delivery and clarity of critical information
Communication skills that achieve influence
- Understand and adapt to others perspectives
- Improve one-on-one communication to strengthen relationships
- Boost EQ to connect with diverse teams
Resolve conflict and tackle challenges
- Break down negative perceptions
- Identify and address toxic behaviours
- Navigate decision-making in a political environment
Leadership in STEM
- Understand STEM leadership challenges
- Explore limitations of personal leadership mastery
- Apply systems thinking to persistent problems
- Facilitate cross-functional communication to overcome silos
Effective communication with stakeholders
- Tailor scientific reports to various styles
- Build partnerships with policy and external teams
- Communicate technical outcomes to non-scientists
Tools for deliberate development
- Understand sense-making capabilities
- Identify and address immunity to change
- Use errors and vulnerabilities for growth
- Build team culture and support structures
Boost productivity through engagement and innovation
- Inspire creativity and new ideas
- Build an innovative work environment
- Increase productivity and engagement in technical environments
Tailor Your Training Experience
To make sure you get the learning solution that’s right for you, we offer different levels of tailoring to suit your needs. Choose from three levels of customisation:
1.Off the Shelf
Love what you see? Great! Choose this option to take one of our most popular courses and bring it in-house for your team. Includes a pre-course consult session with our facilitator to make sure we hit the mark, and deliver the right learning experience for you.
2.Customised
Make sure you get the most from the course you choose, by tailoring the content to get the right fit for you. Speak to our team, who will work with you to pick and mix from a curated bank of training modules to help customise your learning experience.
3.Premium
Not on the list? Let us know what you’re looking for and we will find the right solution. Our team of learning specialists will work with you to develop a unique training course for your business. Through an in-depth consultation process, we will work with you to profile your learning needs and build a bespoke program from the ground up.
Speak with one of our team today to find which option is right for you.
Who Will Attend
- Principal Research Scientists
- Technical Leaders
- Senior Science Coordinators
- Research Managers
- Scientific Professors
- Scientific Project Managers
- Heads of Science