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Target Audience: Research staff and any staff with a current or future team leadership role.

This course is a 'one off' and will not run again.

It is a live - online session.

Course Description;

Successful research team leadership demands more than the ability to manage objectives and delegate tasks. A research team leader needs to be able to motivate team members so that they are personally committed and empowered to do their best work for the team and the research project as well as seeking individual achievement. This is particularly the case in the context of academic culture, often characterised by loose collaborations between peer groups rather than more formal line management arrangements.

In this course, participants will learn to use the DISC behavioural framework, a well-established approach to understanding the behavioural preferences and motivational priorities of individuals, to enhance their effectiveness in research leadership, whether in a formal leadership position, or as an active collaborator. With this knowledge, participants will be better equipped to respond to the needs of fellow team members to become a more versatile communicator. They will gain insights into more appropriate work allocation and delegation. Participants will also learn how to recognise and tap into the motivations of colleagues to create more satisfied and effective teams.

Course Outcomes/Objectives;

By the end of this 3-hour online session participants will have:

• Learned the DISC behavioural framework, the range of preferences and motivators associated with each behavioural style, and how to recognise the DISC styles of team members
• Understood how to communicate more effectively with team members and colleagues, by tailoring communication according to their DISC style
• Considered how to use their understanding of the DISC styles to improve delegation
• Learned techniques to increase commitment and motivation in team members

Accessibility;

We are committed to ensuring our events and courses are accessible to all staff:

For online activity:

• The session will take place on Zoom, setup by Fistral
• Auto-captions will be available
• There will be audience participation, however this is voluntary
• You can keep your camera off if preferred, however we encourage cameras-on as it’s a better learning experience
• You are asked to attend the whole session
• There will be several short screen breaks throughout the session
• The session is relaxed – this means you can stretch, move around, stim etc.
• Digital copies of resources will be emailed to participants upon request.
• Any other accessibility features offered by Zoom should be available
• For attendee privacy and ‘safe’ sharing in the room we do not record sessions and it is not possible to save the chatroom
• We allow screenshots of the live webinar, however provide guidance regarding how to do this while respecting everyone’s privacy i.e. full-screen, close the chatroom/participant view etc
• Please contact osdu-equity@strath.ac.uk to discuss any further access requirements

Prerequisites

Cancellation Policy

When applying for a course, you should note that there will be a £50* charge to your Department / School if you do not attend your place on the course. There will be no charge as long as you cancel your booked place before the event or notify our staff at osdu@strath.ac.uk that you can no longer attend.

A Department / School is welcome to send someone else in your place if they wish without incurring a charge, providing that person has the necessary prerequisites for the course. In the case of courses split over more than one day, you are expected to attend ALL parts of the course.

*This is the standard charge for cancellation or non-attendance of a course of 1-day duration or less. For some courses, there may be a higher cancellation charge and if this is the case you will be advised of this at the time of booking.