Leadership Skills for Scientists Workshop
11th - 12th, March 2025 / Sydney, AU
OVERVIEW
• Develop and refine essential leadership skills
• Communicate with clarity and impact
• Learn strategies to work effectively with different personality types
• Build process improvement and change management capability
TRAINER
Dr Karen Whittingham
Karen is one of Australia’s leading executive management development specialists who has worked with thousands of executives to transition them into senior leadership roles quickly and effectively. She is an organisational psychologist passionate about people’s success and facilitating their careers to rise. She teaches organisational psychology at UNSW and works with ASX listed companies and large public sector organisations to drive engagement, inclusion, and performance.
Leadership Expert & Executive Coach
Impact Psychology Pty Ltd
AGENDA
Workshop
Enhance leadership skills for lasting success
- Understand the VUCA environment
- Distinguish technical from adaptive problems
- Adapt communication to lead in a VUCA environment
Lead strategic change as a scientific leader
- Create a vision and guide team culture
- Collaborate across teams to drive new initiatives
- Enhance the delivery and clarity of critical information
Communication skills that achieve influence
- Understand and adapt to others perspectives
- Improve one-on-one communication to strengthen relationships
- Boost EQ to connect with diverse teams
Resolve conflict and tackle challenges
- Break down negative perceptions
- Identify and address toxic behaviours
- Navigate decision-making in a political environment
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Dr Karen Whittingham Leadership Expert & Executive Coach Impact Psychology Pty Ltd
Workshop
Leadership in STEM
- Understand STEM leadership challenges
- Explore limitations of personal leadership mastery
- Apply systems thinking to persistent problems
- Facilitate cross-functional communication to overcome silos
Effective communication with stakeholders
- Tailor scientific reports to various styles
- Build partnerships with policy and external teams
- Communicate technical outcomes to non-scientists
Tools for deliberate development
- Understand sense-making capabilities
- Identify and address immunity to change
- Use errors and vulnerabilities for growth
- Build team culture and support structures
Boost productivity through engagement and innovation
- Inspire creativity and new ideas
- Build an innovative work environment
- Increase productivity and engagement in technical environments
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Dr Karen Whittingham Leadership Expert & Executive Coach Impact Psychology Pty Ltd
GROUP DISCOUNTS
PRICING
Rapid Action
DISCOUNT ENDED
SAVE UP TO $1000
Value Plus
DISCOUNT ENDED
SAVE UP TO $700
Early Bird
Ends January 17
SAVE UP TO $300
VENUE
Cliftons Sydney
Level 13, 60 Margaret St, Sydney, NSW, 2000, Australia
+61 2 9250 0999
