Training & coaching
Being good at science is not enough to be a successful scientist
Congrats, you landed a research position, may it be as a PhD candidate, a postdoc, in Tenure Track or elsewhere on the academic ladder. You got the ticket to an exciting journey full of possibilities for your career and personal development. But wait…
Doing good research is only one part of your job.
Public speaking, project management, teaching and supervising, (a lot of) reading, publishing, collaborating, networking, managing teams, supervising others, writing grant proposals and more tasks come on your plate. And we would love to help you develop all these additional skills by means of our courses.
Our courses
- speedreading and mindmapping for scientists *
- problem solving and decision making for scientists *
- presentation skills for scientists
- selling science/marketing your research
- project/time management for scientists
- creative thinking for scientists
- job interviewing for scientists
- overcoming researcher’s block
- design thinking for scientists
- strategic thinking & framing for scientists
- storytelling for scientists
- public speaking for scientists
* for PhD candidates
- working on your research career
- transferrable skills for scientists
- academic leadership*
- coaching for scientists*
- provocative coaching for scientists*
- developing & sharing your mission*
- how to make an impact with your research
- entrepreneurship for scientists
- supervision for scientists
- solution focused coaching*
*for Post Doc and up
- teambuilding
- shaping work culture*
- how to work with researchers**
- management and leadership for scientists
- communication for scientists
- negotiating for scientists
- networking for scientists***
- communication with superiors in academic context
- intercultural communication in academia
- Supervision of PhD candidates*
- constructive feedback/conflict for scientists
- interpersonal power
- Manage the relationship with your supervisor/stakeholders***
*for Post Doc and up **support staff ***for PhD candidates
- stress management for scientists
- mental well being for scientists
- creating healthy habits for scientists
- happiness for scientists
- work-life balance for scientists
- motivation for scientists
- Overcoming challenges for scientists
- PhD Introduction and Survival course*
* for PhD candidates
We design our courses to match participant levels, meaning that slightly different versions of a course are available for PhD candidates, post docs, associate & assistant professors, full professors, other types of academic positions. And, of course, we would never forget the support staff.
Do you miss a course? Or do you have a very original request? Let us know! We will be happy to tailor a program to your needs.
Provocative coaching
Who says coaching should be ‘decent’, analytical, and dead-serious to be effective? People who seek coaching mostly need new ways to approach their issues, so let’s turn the whole conversation upside down! Coaching should be effective and fun for both people involved – and that’s why this kind of coaching combines empathy with provocation and humour. Even the most serious of issues can be solved by empathetically teasing, evoking emotional response, and getting surprisingly fast to the core issue with a personal yet playful talk. Inappropriate? Impossible? Think again! Ask for more information
Do you miss a course? Or do you have a very original request? Let us know! We will be happy to tailor a program to your needs.
Why not book our courses?
Why do book our courses?
Why not book our courses?
Many of you will do okay if just thrown into the deep end. As an academic you are smart and skilled enough to find your own way through the maze. Learning by
trial-and-error is a proven method. Plus, you have a tight schedule, you might already take a lot of courses and courses cost money.
Why do book our courses?
Honestly? Having trained over 5.000 academics, we have noticed that the so called ‘soft skills’ deserve some fine tuning in the scientific population. More importantly, our participants experience a healthier, happier and (probably a) more successful career trajectory after receiving some guidance in developing these additional skills. Investing in a course will save you time, effort and money in the long run. Our trainers know the academic world, it’s appeal, it’s culture, and it’s pitfalls. We help you develop the skills to transition from being good at science to being a successful, fulfilled scientist – faster than good old trial-and-error.
