Leibniz PostDoc Network

Making Good Decisions - webinar
2024-05-07 10:30 - 12:00 (Europe/Berlin) | Online meeting
In this session, we’ll explore the fundamental question: How do we define a good decision when faced with limited information and uncertainty about the future? Dr. Vicent Botella-Soler will draw upon his diverse background, spanning from being a PhD student in physics to a postdoc in neuroscience, and his experience as a machine learning consultant and R&D manager for tech companies. With concrete examples from academia and industry, Dr. Botella-Soler will guide us through strategies for making sensible decisions amidst uncertainty. Specializing in critical thinking and decision-making, he helps individuals and teams navigate cognitive traps that may hinder their development.

Don’t miss out on this opportunity to enhance your decision-making skills! Secure your spot for the webinar before April 26th, 2024.

Registration link: https://terminplaner6.dfn.de/b/37d1708040e4ba7dba77b18828207c5e-651012

Leading up and horizontally: leadership with supervisors and colleagues - workshop
2024-04-29 08:00 - 2024-04-30 16:00
Objectives:
This seminar nurtures both upward and lateral leadership skills to address ongoing challenges with supervisors as well as negotiating with colleagues in the absence of a formal leadership position.
Description:
On the first day of the workshop, participants are provided with a framework through which they can assess their relationship with the supervisor, identify realistic objectives that they wish to achieve, are introduced to a number of techniques to negotiate with colleagues and, finally, develop a plan to exercise their leadership skills in the absence of a formal position of leadership.
On the second day of the workshop, participants meet the trainer through a series of one-to-one meetings. Within this context, they have the opportunity to discuss their specific situation, eventual challenges they are facing and possible ways forward to improve the relationship with their supervisor or address difficulties they might be experiencing with their colleagues.
Schedule:
29 April 2024, 9:00 – 18:00 (All participants)
30 April 2024, 9:00 – 16:00 (One-to-one sessions)
Format:
Online (Zoom link provided after participation confirmation)
Trainer:
Dr. Matteo Garavoglia is Professor of Practice at Tsinghua University in Beijing and Research Associate at the University of Oxford. Previously, he was the Italy Program Fellow at the Brookings Institution’s Centre on the United States and Europe and Adjunct Professor at Johns Hopkins University’s Paul H. Nietze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) in Washington DC. Matteo was educated at the universities of London (SOAS), Paris (Sciences Po) and Berlin (FUB). He lived in thirteen countries across four continents and speaks English, French, German, Italian and Spanish. Matteo worked with Impulsplus for over a decade and provides workshops on the following subjects: “Almost there: preparing for the viva defense”; “Team communication: key roles and intercultural contexts”; “Rhetoric and speaking in public: an introduction to theory and practice”; “Leadership and supervision in academia: multiple perspectives for greater effectiveness”; “Visible and influential: networking at conferences and across cultures”; “Just landed: an introduction to life and academia in Germany”; “Paid to research: how to prepare successful funding applications”; “Clear, engaging and persuasive: academic writing to stand out”; ”Discrimination, diversity and inclusiveness: awareness training for men in academia”; and “Leading up and horizontally: leadership with supervisors and colleagues”.
