Leading teams and working groups at RWTH

Blended Learning Workshop

Description

As a scientist at a university, you have long since ceased to be exclusively a researcher and teacher, because the tasks surrounding science management are taking up more and more space. Your leadership function is of particular importance here. In the university environment, you as a manager need a special sensitivity in order to do justice to the important basic values of individual autonomy, freedom and diversity of opinion on the one hand, and to fulfill your responsibility for a project, an institute or generally for employees and work processes on the other.

In this seminar you will work intensively on your individual leadership competence. The first step is to focus on yourself and your resources and ideas for fulfilling your leadership role - because good leadership requires above all self-reflection. In the second step, we will work on the application of important leadership tools in your everyday leadership.

Objective

• You have a picture of how you want to act as a leader: You know your own personal resources and areas of development and have reflected on your leadership role in individual and collegial group work.

• You know the basic tools of leadership: formulating leadership goals, making decisions, leadership communication, role model function and have practically tested and reflected on these tools.

• You are familiar with the leadership tools implemented at RWTH Aachen University and know which understanding of leadership and which leadership standards apply at RWTH.

• You have reflected and tested the appropriate handling of classic leadership situations and typical reactions (your own and those of the employees).

• You have worked on your specific leadership concerns and take options for action with you into everyday leadership.

• You know who your contacts at RWTH Aachen University are who can support you with specific leadership concerns.

• This workshop supports you in the further development of your leadership skills in the context of your current leadership position and the specifics of RWTH. It is not to be understood as a basic course. We also offer other workshops at the Doctoral Academy.

Methods

Impulse presentations, clarification and discussion in plenary, individual work, group work, practice discussions, solution-oriented feedback, collegial case consultation.

Please note:

• It is important that you attend all three workshop days (3 x 1 day online at intervals of 2 to 3 weeks).

  • The self-study phases before and between the modules (Moodle learning platform) are important prerequisites for the ability to work on the workshop days.

  • Between the modules you will participate in one-hour meetings of small peer groups (3 to 4 participants) for transfer support.

Content

• „ Handout for leaders - What you should know about leading at RWTH" - essentially for asynchronous learning in the self-study phases.

• Leading by example (role, self-control, leadership personality)

• Supporting and developing people (recognizing potential, flexible working)

• Communicate professionally (feedback, questions, meetings)

• Acting goal- and result-oriented (in team and project structures)

3 x 1 Day

• Per online training day 4 x 90 minute blocks with two trainers

• Morning from 9:00 - 12:00 afternoon from 14:00 to 17:00

• Self-study phases before and between the modules (learning platform)

• Before each module there is a preparatory assignment (time required 1 to 2 hours) on Moodle

• Between the modules there are one-hour meetings of small peer groups (4 participants) for transfer support.

• Time required for participants approx. 3 days incl. self-directed learning and peer groups

Attendance at all three dates is required for successful participation.

Target Audience

doctoral executives

Further Information on Target Audience

Doctoral candidates with current management responsibilities at RWTH Aachen University are addressed. What is meant here is the professional responsibility of at least 2 (non-student) employees.

Qualification of the Instructor / Coach

Since 2016, responsible implementation of the qualification program for RWTH executives from science, technology and administration.

Profile at:

https://www.consultcontor.de/our-team/dr-peter-roehrig/