Making Progress in Research – How to Manage Yourself and Your Manager

MAKING PROGRESS IN RESEARCH – HOW TO MANAGE YOURSELF AND YOUR MANAGER

 

 

OVERVIEW

 

In order to achieve our goals in research we need both personal management skills and the ability to develop an effective working relationship with our manager.  This programme will explore both of these areas and help you further develop your skills.

 

OBJECTIVES

 

By the end of the session participants will be able to:

 

Recognise the personal skills required to make progress in their research

Manage their work and organise themselves more effectively

Identify their personal strengths and weaknesses

Develop a positive working relationship with their manager

Face up to personal challenges in an assertive manner

Utilize effective interpersonal skills in all their transactions

Identify their goals and set clear outcomes

Recognise the importance of gaining support from others

Avoid some of the common pitfalls experienced by researchers

Set an action plan for further development

 

 

 

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.