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Through relevant sparring networks, courses and training, LEAD Society develops future leaders to make a positive difference for their customers, employees and the society we are all a part of.
Masterclass: Leading Research and People in Complexity
How to lead yourself, your research environment and your project portfolio
The Masterclass is designed and led byThomas Skovgaard andTorsten Conrad who have worked with research leaders, been research leaders and themselves run large national and international research projects for the past 15 years.
Torsten andThomas are among the leading strategic thinkers and developers of courses, educations, methods and tools for the research and university sector.
In addition to having extensive experience with research management and teaching research leaders, all three of them work on a daily basis to solve daily challenges for their customers from research environments throughout Denmark.They therefore have a great deal of in-depth knowledge of what challenges research leaders are facing right now and what complex challenges must be solved in the future.
Investment: 59.900,- DKR. ex. VAT
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In today´s global knowledge economy, with mission-oriented research and innovation approaches becoming ever more prevalent, ground-breaking and socially relevant research require coordinated forms of collaboration within and between research teams with strong, complementary competencies.The ResearchTeam is well-established as the core driver when designing, securing funding, producing, and disseminating research.
For these reasons, the proficient Research Manager promotes excellence by developing a both inclusive and focused collaborative environment at team level. Many times, this implies the ability to support cooperation across academic disciplines, scientific traditions and particular skills held by ambitious employees from different cultural and national backgrounds.Added to this is the ability to lead upwards, downwards, inwards, sideways, and engaging external partners and possibilities. Furthermore, a proficient Research Manager must know the difference and thus the transition from researcher to Research Manager, including the transition from Research Manager for a small group of researchers at one's own university to leading large national and international research groups.
Trust and motivation are the decisive starting points for succeeding with managing research and research teams.Trust and motivation in relation to both personal, employee, team, and overall organizational performance.Trust is about Integrity, in the sense of trustworthiness; Competence, meaning that the individual and the team trust their own and others' abilities; Reliability in that you can count on delivery on time and with sufficient quality; and finally Concern, in the sense that the research manager is able to advance an environment in which there is a genuine interest in team members overall well-being, professional and personal development.
The skilled research manager ensures Cooperation and Communication, which, together with Collaboration and Coordination, makes up the four C´s of effective developmental processes, and is trained in evaluating core performances and ensure competence development at both individual and team level.Another important focus is supporting Researcher Career Development.This applies regardless of whether the research manager has formal staff responsibilities or not and is, among other things, linked to the important task of improving Gender Equality and working towards a Diverse Re-search Culture. Not least strong development of early career researchers will, in the coming years, be a much-needed competence at managerial levels to interest the most talented young academics in choosing the research path. (Continue on next page)..
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About
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The course components
KNOWTHYSELF
● Working with your personal Leadership Foundation – considerable amount of time to reflect and write on you own and dialoguing with group
● Different hand-held test
● Personal leadership: “Purpose Driven Leadership”; ”River of Life” (Knowing what has inspired you and had an effect in your leadership): ”Who are you inspired by?”; ”Creating you own theory of leadership”; ”Articulation your leadership aspirations?”
● Knowing the people you are leading – Motivation 2.0.; Supporting Behavior Change in individuals
● Leading the intercultural team and working with Gender Equality.
LEADING IN COMPLEXITY
● Leading in Complexity – analyzing your groups driving and restraining forces (Force FieldAnalysis)
● Strategizing in complexity - Working with inhibiting & driving conditions
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● Leadership agility: How will you work to achieve your goal in a changing environment where different types of leadership is required
● The transition from researcher to Research Manager, including the transition from Research Manager for a small group of researchers at one's own university to leading large national and international research groups
● Boundary Spanning Leadership – beyond leading just the group at the university but across different types of boards.
STRATEGY, MISSION-ORIENTED RESEARCHAND PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENTIN PRACTICE
● Developing your strategy - plans for the next couple of years – plans for operation and strategy
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● Introduction and working with traditional project management & agile project management (working in sprints and daily white-board meetings)
● Portfolio Management in practice
● Missions-oriented research.
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THE PURPOSE OFTHIS MASTERCLASS
● Putting into practice what you already know
● Improve personal insight in why you lead the way you lead
● Insight in how you wish to lead and analyzing the consequences of different approaches
● Increasing the chance of achieving your research goals through self-insight and strategizing in a complex world
● Gain insight in theoretical perspectives & practical models that you are challenged to put into practice.
LEARNING OUTCOMESAND SUCCESS CRITERIAS
● Internationally recognized knowledge, tools and methods to fulfill the role of Research Manager
● Knowledge and tools to help with the transition from researcher to Research Manager
● Concrete methods and tools to succeed with management and Research Management in practice
● Thorough understanding of own management's preferences, strengths and weaknesses - and sparring on this, including implementation in practice.
CRITERIAS FOR PARTICIPATING
● You already have the responsibility for leading research and people in a research environment (it does not need to be a formal leadership role)
● You have previously taken a leadership course or have at least three years of experience with research leading
● We welcome researchers from all areas of research and levels of leadership.
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HOWTO
Masterclass @ LEAD Society
CLOSE CONNECTION BETWEENTHEORYANDYOUR CONCRETE EVERYDAY
The course consists of an intensive interaction between short presentations, sprint-inspired case work in small teams and reflection exercises. You will continuously have the opportunity to reflect on your own management style in practice, as well as how you as a manager can work with agile teams, cultures and organisations.
"I can't remember the last time I attended such an educational, practical and well-prepared course day.Andreas' ability to present theory and then play the ball over so that we could link it to our practical work in our organizations was really good.The idea about letting us get involved and work with our own cases and build on the presented theory has really strengthened our opportunity for learning, and has given us a much better idea of how we can use agility actively in our organization. Andreas brings a fantastic energy in the course room, and managed to keep everyone's attention all day"
- Participant from "TheAgile Organisation", Danish HR.
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Why LEAD Society?
LEAD SOCIETYSTANDS FOR QUALITY
We only work with the country's most skilled management professionals. Through research and practice-based knowledge, we create the framework for professional and personal development for managers throughout their career.
LEADING SPECIALISTS
We are a strong team of some of the country's leading specialists in the field. We have different backgrounds and have both management researchers, former top managers and former HR specialists on the team.All have consultative skills at a high level and strong skills in virtual facilitation. Get to know the consultants better by clicking on this link: Click here
BECOME PARTOFAN ECOSYSTEM
You become part of a house where you have access to advice, coaching, sparring, tailored development courses and a lot of different courses and events. Regardless of the challenge or wish, we can help you and support you for the rest of your career as your trusted advisor.
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Background
Since 2013, we have together developed the leaders and organizations of the future to make a positive difference for their customers, employees and the society we are all a part of.
Together, we develop the leaders and organizations of the future to make a positive difference for their customers, employees and the society we are all a part of.
We are driven by creating and sharing new leading knowledge and practices that elevate people and elevate organizations to the next level.
We do this in strong partnerships with those who share our dedication to constantly creating better and sustainable results on multiple bottom lines. We cooperate with, among other things with Crown Prince Frederik's Center for Public Management on methods for management development and with Oxford University on top management development.
We, among other things, stand behind new governance and management models such as 'New Synthesis', 'Leadership Pipeline in the Public Sector', 'Effective Leadership Groups' and many other notable projects and programs in Denmark.
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Lead Society offers leadership development to managers at all management levels through professional networks, courses, educations and tailored competence development courses.
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We can solve all kinds of needs within management development, from you are a new manager to you sit in the boardrooms.
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Whether you are looking for development of your own skills, development of your employees, management group or inspiring workshops, LEAD Society can meet your needs.
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WE CAN CUSTOMIZETHE COURSETOYOUR NEEDS
If you are considering sending more than 10 participants on one of our courses, it might also make sense for us to tailor a course for you. In this way, we can link the theory to your current everyday challenges. Depending on the number of participants, we will send one or two consultants out to you.
DIPLOMAAND IMPLEMENTABLETOOLS
You will be trained to use the methods and tools that have proven effective according to the latest research.You will receive all teaching material in the form of articles, tools and templates which will be distributed to the course participants on an ongoing basis.At the end of the course, all participants receive a diploma. Contact an adviser if you want a tailored course.
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