Facilitator: Dr Hugh Kearns, Flinders University
Target Audience: Postdocs who want to develop the skill of managing up.
What's it about?
The relationship you build with your PI is important for your future career development, and you stand to gain from shaping a mutually beneficial rapport. This workshop will help you develop the skill of managing up and understand how to actively build strong, meaningful professional relationships. In this workshop we will cover: Understanding different personality styles and how to deal with them; How to communicate with different styles; Understanding your PI’s priorities; Being strategic e.g. choosing research areas; Asking rather than waiting; How to actively wait; Asking for feedback; Interpreting feedback when you get it; Meetings – agenda and notes; Delivering on your commitments – following through; Saying No and negotiating as well as dealing with Disagreements.
This workshop is brought to you by WIT's HRS4R Broaden Your Horizons Researcher Development Programme.
A link to the webinar will be sent to registered participants in advance of the session. To register for this webinar, please submit your details via the form below:
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