Key Concepts for Leading in Research and Beyond

(in-person soft-skills training, 27.03.2023)

In the frame of the BIOREMIA 2nd industrial workshop, that was held on site in Dublin, Ireland, 27.-31.03.2023, our ESRs again had the change to get training in transferable skills that will be beneficial for their future work environments. 

This time they have discussed Key Concepts for Leading in Research and Beyond. The goal of this workshop was to address the changing needs of the ESRs as they become expert researchers with growing responsibilities and pressures, taking into account their next career steps as possible (team) managers and leaders in academia and industry.
Participants gained a renewed perspective of some key transferable competencies for their next career step, with a focus on fostering good team relationships to accomplish tasks and goals.

Content

• Motivation

Science can give us many reasons to feel demotivated, with consequences for our work and career progression. We will work with a simple framework for understanding demotivation, both in ourselves and in colleagues we supervise.

• Delegation

As researchers work on and lead ever-larger projects, we become increasingly responsible for the work of other team members. In this module, we will learn an intuitive model for delegating effectively, and following-up on progress.

• Understanding Conflicts

This workshop has an important communication focus, with tools to facilitate working relations through good communication. However, conflicts inevitably arise in any working environment, and are a cause of stress and lost productivity. We will present a model to understand how conflicts develop, and a powerful tool for resolving them through direct, appreciative, de-escalated communication.

• Negotiation

Researchers increasingly find themselves in situations where negotiating well is essential for professional success, including for roles and workload on collaborative projects, authorship on publications, or start-up package for career moves. In this module, participants will practice a proven framework for negotiation, with the goal of maximising satisfaction for all parties.

Trainer: Dr. Gavin Lucas from ThePaperMill (https://www.thepapermill.eu)

more details about the BIOREMIA 2nd Industrial Workshop