Making Progress in Research – Developing Your Research Leadership Skills

MAKING PROGRESS IN RESEARCH

 

DEVELOPING YOUR RESEARCH LEADERSHIP SKILLS

 

OVERVIEW

 

Moving from research team member to being an effective research leader means developing and refining new abilities.  When engaged in our research it is easy to overlook the importance of actively improving leadership skills to meet the demands of the next career move.  This workshop will explore the qualities and skills required of an effective leader and help you to develop ways of building these crucial skills to support your future success.

 

OBJECTIVES:

 

On completion of the training, participants will be able to:

 

Appreciate what is expected in a leadership role

Understand what it takes to be a successful leader

Recognise different leadership styles

Consider their own style, and explore how this can be adapted

Appreciate the impact leaders have on their team, and others around them

Understand the role of communication in leadership, and how it can be improved

Clearly identify coaching and delegation as leadership tools

Know how to motivate and develop different individuals in a team

Reflect on their own leadership abilities and qualities

Recognise how their leadership skills can be developed and form an action plan

Objectives Training and Development was set up by Sylvia Vacher MA BA(Hons) MCIPD FAETC in 1989 to: “Provide training and development services, for both individuals and organisations, enabling them to identify and achieve their objectives in a positive, healthy and fulfilling way” Sylvia believes that the way to achieve this is by identifying and developing Sustainable Behaviours and encouraging Wiser Working at an individual, team and corporate level. Sylvia’s training style is dynamic, participatory and effective.