Workshop Content

• What leadership means in science: roles, expectations, responsibilities
• Leading without formal authority; influencing across hierarchy
• Key HR tools for scientists:
o Delegation & goal-setting
o Feedback & communication strategies
o Motivation and team climate
• Lateral leadership in interdisciplinary or international projects
• Handling “difficult situations” and performance issues
• Onboarding, supervision and development of new team members
• Personal leadership style, strengths and blind spots
• Practical exercises and reflection with real cases

Learning Objectives:

• Reflect on own leadership role
• Know Tasks and Tools of leadership
• Gain inner security as a leader, get assertive as a manager
• Know, how to give direction and support team members
• Conducting difficult conversations
• Deal with power games
• Form alliances, use networks, find allies