Workshop: Leadership Responsibilities

Details

Date: Mo, 26 October 2026, 09:00 – 12:00h
Location: online via Zoom
Target group: Junior Faculty of the UA Ruhr universities (Habilitation Candidates, Junior Research Group Leaders, Junior Professors) (max. 14 participants)
Trainer:  Dr. ès sc. habil. Alexander Schiller 
Registration deadline: 12 October 2026
Contact for organizational questions: event@rs.rub.de

Description

The workshop aims to help scientists reflect on self-leadership while consciously shaping their contributions to a research organization. Additionally, it seeks to support the development of a sustainable and proactive academic career strategy.

Module 1: Self-Leadership - Leading yourself under permanent ambiguity 

The first part of the workshop will focus on:

• Leading oneself under ambiguity & uncertainty
• Self-leadership frameworks for complex responsibility portfolios
• Personal operating systems: energy, attention, decision load 
• Priority logic beyond urgency
• Boundaries, delegation, and decision rules

Output: Personal Self-Leadership System
 

Module 2: Contribution - How do I want to shape my organisation 

The second part of the workshop will focus on: 

• Organizational ecosystems
• Organizational contribution beyond research
• Strategic visibility and selective engagement 
• Contribution vs. compliance
• Contribution strategy and researcher identity

Output: Contribution Map and 12-month engagement plan

Trainer

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