In this workshop participants will gain a solid experience based foundation in leading & managing technical and scientific staff.

2024 Melbourne Program Dates

The progression from being an individual scientist or technician to leading & managing a team can be for many a challenging transition.

Recruiting high performers, inspiring, and motivating staff, maintaining performance levels, establishing a culture of creativity & innovation, keeping people engaged and highly productive, building team collaborations and even running effective meetings all rise in importance.

You need to think more strategically, to build strong relationships outside your unit with internal stakeholders and customers. You need to learn new skills in coaching staff, giving feedback, handling conflict, managing new competing demands on time, communicating to different audiences, and influencing others.

Program 1 - 21/22 February 2024
Program 2 - 5/6 August 2024

Key focus areas of the workshop include:
- Understanding of the success factors for scientific & technical team leadership
- Communicating your ideas & plans in a way that engages others
- Enhanced self-awareness and awareness of impact on others
- Increased ability to influence and communicate effectively with different audiences
- Understanding of the factors to inspire & motivate others
- Creating a positive lab & team culture
- Identifying & resolving conflicts in the workplace
- Effective use of team decision making and facilitation skills and processes to generate a climate of high team performance
- Identifying, interviewing, hiring, and inducting the best people for your team
- Giving feedback, managing performance, and developing team members
- Developing and maintaining a high level of team creativity & engagement
- Dealing with difficult people & situations in a scientific/technical setting
- Leading productive meetings for scientific & technical teams
- Understanding of how to better manage time & competing demands

Expressions of interest close:
Wednesday 31 January 2024

Investment cost per participant
The cost for attending this 2-day program - (NR)
(2 days) $1,500 (ex GST)
(NR) = Non-Residential – Program fee is inclusive of tuition, learning materials and meals during program.

Find out more by downloading the program pack.