This workshop is offered to the whole ICFO community. We firmly belief that the diversity of perspectives and contributions will be an added value to this workshop. Along the same lines, as stated in the title, both women and men are very welcomed to register.

WORKSHOP GOAL

The goal of this workshop is for participants to gain greater self-belief in their own ability, and greater confidence in asserting and negotiating their position in their team and other professional circles. Participants will develop a deeper understanding of how they relate to themselves and others. They will explore some common traps resulting from their own unconscious biases and self-limiting beliefs. They will become aware of their strengths and areas for improvement in order to reach their full potential.

FORMAT: In person

DATES: March 4 and 5 March 2024 - from 09:30 to 17:30 (two full-day workshop)

VENUE: Mir-Puig Seminar Meeting Room at ICFO Premises

WORKSHOP CONTENT

This workshop will focus on three connected elements on the path to becoming a more empowered professional. First, self-awareness about how I see myself and others, and how my own biases affect me. Second, understanding how to interact with others effectively. Third, practical tools to help me deal with the common challenges in my daily work, and take charge of my own development.

-Awareness about myself: Discovering unconscious biases / Limiting Beliefs and Empowering Beliefs / Understanding motivation.

-Interacting with others: Assertiveness/ Emotional Intelligence / Proactivity and self-belief/ Communication: basic principles.

-Tools for action: Effective listening / Effective, assertive feedback / How to say No / Delegating / Negotiating / Addressing conflicts / Networking / My personal action plan.

TRAINING METHODS

This is an interactive workshop with extensive elements of partner work, exercises, group discussion. We use innovative training methods and proven didactic techniques, and place special emphasis on sharing and learning from the participants’ own expertise and experience. To increase impact and applicability, we work with real-life cases from the participants whenever possible. We may ask participants to reserve time for individual preparatory work before the workshop.

TRAINERS

Alicia Marín Muniesa is a consultant, coach and trainer with 18 years of experience in multinational companies. She provides talent development and coaching for international managers and organizations, with a focus on Leadership Skills, Communication, Cross Cultural Effectiveness, Self-Management and Team Development. She has extensive experience in training the scientific and medical community in communication-related subjects. She is also an Associate Professor lecturing on Cultural Intelligence at IEBusiness School, Madrid, and teaching Executive skills at The Ostelea School of Tourism and Hospitality, Barcelona.  

https://www.linkedin.com/in/aliciamarinmuniesa

Dr Gavin Lucas PhD is director of ThePaperMill, and a scientist with 13 years of experience as a biomedical researcher, and 14 years of experience as an academic author’s editor, consultant and trainer. In addition to his own solid track-record as a publishing scientist on national, European and International research projects, as an academic author’s editor and consultant, he has helped plan, critique, and polish over 500 original scientific articles for dozens of institutes in diverse fields, as well as dozens of H2020 and Horizon Europe proposals. He also has extensive experience as a trainer in scientific writing and other transferable skills for researchers, and provides consultancy on training and scientific productivity at numerous academic institutes, public agencies, charitable foundations, and private companies.  

http://www.linkedin.com/in/gavinlucas