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Advanced Course on Leadership and Management Skills
Participants on our Leadership & Management Skills Courses have frequently asked for a follow-up course.
Now, for the first time, we are able to give you exactly what you asked for, a new workshop, especially
designed for senior postdocs and PIs who have completed the basic course, to refresh leadership knowledge
and skills and acquire new tools to build team cohesion and productivity. In addition, you‘ll benefit from a
few days away from stressful lab life, meeting colleagues in an attractive environment within easy reach of
Berlin. Come and join us at our summer follow-up in the intriguing university city of Potsdam!
Dates:
Start:
Thursday, June 25, 2015, 3.30 pm (beginning with welcome coffee & light snacks)
End:
Saturday, June 27, 2015, 2.00 pm (ending with lunch)
(We have reserved rooms, so that you can prolong your stay at the hotel by one more night.)
Goals:
You will …
• reinforce and extend and your mastery of leadership & management skills, thereby strengthening your
identity as a leader in science
• develop answers or realistic ideas for solutions to your “burning” questions or cases
• analyse your current situation, including your work-life balance, and develop a vision for the future of your
team
• learn practical ways of making core values an integral part of your team culture
• develop your ability to design and conduct productive meetings or retreats with your team to improve
cooperation and cohesion
• be encouraged to network during the course, as well as to meet in peer leaders’ circles afterwards
Venue & location:
Potsdam is to Berlin what Versailles is to Paris. It was the residence of Prussian kings and the German
Kaiser until 1918. The city has many cultural landmarks, in particular the parks and palaces of Sanssouci,
the largest World Heritage Site in Germany. Potsdam is surrounded by forests and a series of interconnected
lakes, yet is only a 30-minute train ride from the centre of Berlin.
Our hotel and venue, the **** NH Potsdam (http://www.nh-hotels.com/hotel/nh-potsdam), enjoys a prime
location in Potsdam’s historic centre. The main sights are all within easy walking distance with the Dutch
Quarter, a mixture of homes, small shops, cafés, bars and restaurants, just opposite. Since a large part of
the hotel – including the meeting rooms – is designed around a quiet courtyard with a garden, we can hold
our course both in- and outside, weather permitting. Those who want to relax after the workshop can take
advantage of the hotel’s sauna, steam bath and Jacuzzi.
Travel:
Berlin is well connected with low cost airlines offering flights from many European cities to-Tegel or
Schönefeld airports, arriving in the morning before the workshop. Return flights are available after the
workshop on Saturday afternoon/evening or on the following day/s – if you decide to stay longer.
The hotel can be reached by public transport from Berlin-Tegel in 50 minutes or Berlin-Schönefeld in 60 to
90 minutes both for under €4. Of course, if you live locally, you can take the train to Potsdam station
followed by a 10 minute tram ride to the hotel.
Course leaders:
Thomas Frick,
Senior Consultant
hfp consulting Hamburg
Romilde Manzoni,
Consultant
hfp consulting Barcelona
© hfp consulting, Heidelberg (2015)
Prelim inary program (will be adapted to your needs):
DAY 1 (Start: 15.30)
Coffee & light snack
16.00 – 17.40
Session 1
Frame-setting, presentation & expectations, “burning” issues
18.00 – 19.00
Session 2
Your team culture
Dinner with group
DAY 2
Breakfast
09.00 – 10.40
Session 3
Your vision of your team’s future
11.00 – 13.00
Session 4
Your work-life-balance & your stress management
Lunch
14.15 – 15.40
Session 5
Peer coaching: solving a “burning” case
16.00 – 18.00
Session 6
Moderating productive team meetings and inspiring retreats
Dinner (free to make own arrangements)
DAY 3 (End: 14.00)
Breakfast
09.00 – 10.40
Session 7
(Inter)cultural issues & emotional intelligence
11.00 – 13.00
Session 8
(Co-)Coaching & action plan
Lunch
Flow of the workshop
We’ll start each session by refreshing content from the basic Leadership & Management Skills Course. This
will help you to strengthen and sustain your big picture of leadership and management.
At the same time, we’ll demonstrate and practice familiar and new moderation methods. This way you’ll be
equipped with the tools necessary to successfully lead meetings and retreats.
Breaks & free evenings allow you to digest your learning experiences, connect with colleagues and course
leaders or just relax. Thus we‘ll make sure you have a good balance of intense working and having fun!
At the end or after the course, you‘ll receive a certificate of participation, photo minutes of all visualizations
shown or produced during the course as well as pdf versions of the course manual and useful templates.
M axim um num ber of participants:
16
Price:
Course fee 1070.00 EUR + 326.00 EUR hotel
This includes course fee, course manual & templates, certificate of participation, photo minutes, writing pad
and pen, 2 nights’ accommodation in standard double room for single use, all meals (except dinner on the
second day), soft drinks during training sessions, 1 soft drink for each lunch/dinner, free use of hotel spa
with sauna, steam bath and Jacuzzi, free Wi-Fi.
Registration & contact details:
Please email [email protected] for course registration forms and terms & conditions of participation
or register directly on our website.
Registration deadline for 2015 is May 15th. We recommend you apply early, as the number of participants is
limited and we expect the course to fill quickly. Once the course is full, there will be a waiting list but there is
no guarantee a place will become free.
hfp consulting – supporting leadership in science
Steigerweg 55, D-69115 Heidelberg, Germany
Web: www.hfp-consulting.de
© hfp consulting, Heidelberg (2015)