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Today’s Presenters
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Bill Beane, Ph.D.Senior Vice President,
Client ServicesClay Hildebrand
Senior Vice President, Sales and Marketing
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STEM Teams
STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) professionals keep you in the race — keeping you competitive
STEM leaders with interpersonal skills can be a sustainable source of competitive advantage
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Some Facts 54% said . . . “a lack of
communication and interpersonal skills” was the biggest issue
Few scientists and technical professionals (<4%) get training in leading a team, a department, or a laboratory
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Some Facts The New York Academy of Sciences
identifies a paradox: There are not too few STEM graduates
—but too few of them have
leadership and people skills
Continued
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STEM Professionals Becoming Leaders
Polling Question #1
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Our Credentials Washington University in
St. Louis has been using Psychological Associates’ people skills training for over a decade
PA collaborated with Dr. Tom Browdy, Director of the Sever Institute at WUSTL, to develop the workshop LEADERSHIP FOR STEM PROFESSIONALS
Psychological Associates has been developing leaders for over 50 years
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1. Clarifying what is important2. Gaining commitment to what is
important3. Supporting achievement of what is
important
Three Tasks of STEM Leadership
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Challenges of Ensuring Alignment
We think others should know what we expect
Others think they do know what we expect
Therefore — expectations don’t get discussed
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Challenges of Ensuring Alignment
Study done by Stanford University Communications Lab
Participants were assigned to be either a Tapper or a Listener
Tappers practiced, then Listeners guessed the song
“Tappers and Listeners”
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Challenges of Ensuring Alignment
Once you know something,
it is very difficult to put yourself in the
shoes of someone who
doesn’t know it yet
“The Curse of Knowledge”
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Challenges of Ensuring Alignment
A simple, powerful tool for ensuring alignment
“Top Five”
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Leader-Team Alignment
Polling Question #2
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Motivation STEM professionals
are typically not highly motivated by external rewards and perks
Motivation is very personal — finding a solution, solving the puzzle — the discovery process
Creation and innovation are linked to internal satisfaction
External rewards can suppress innovation
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Motivation Tips
To optimize commitment, when possible, frame tasks as puzzles, problems, or dilemmas
Always ensure that STEM professionals know why their contribution is important
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What Is Important in Supporting Achievement?
Coaching, guiding, and mentoring STEM leaders learn a powerful,
proven format for effective coaching Learning how to tailor their coaching
and skills via the DIMENSIONAL® MODEL OF BEHAVIOR™
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Q3Pacify
and Socialize
Q2Avoid
and Abdicate
Q4Challenge and Involve
Q1Tell
and Do
INITIATES(Dominance)
AVOIDS(Submission)
LOW REGARD(Hostility)
HIGH REGARD(Warmth)
DIMENSIONAL® MODEL OF BEHAVIOR™
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The skills are easy to learn and understand
But they are actually harder to apply and implement
We don’t just teach what to do…we ensure they know how to do it!
The Importance of Practice and Feedback
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LEADERSHIP FOR STEM PROFESSIONALS
65% of the workshop is practice and feedback
The Real-Life Case — you can’t get any more relevant!
This Real-Life Case is set for immediate application and success back on the job
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LEADERSHIP FOR STEM PROFESSIONALS 2 ½-day workshop July 7 – 9 at the
Knight Center, on the campus of WUSTL
Register at www.q4solutions.com
Or call our workshop registrar at (800) 258 0369
Join us for our next session
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Testimonials “Most useful workshop I’ve attended to date” “I have specific next steps and tools to use” “Truly great training…cannot recommend
enough!” “Very relevant to the real world” “Feedback to strengthen my people skills” “How to hold effective conversations with
different types of people” “This workshop directly supports our
organizational shift”
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Q & A
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LEADERSHIP FOR STEM PROFESSIONALS 2 ½-day workshop July 7 – 9 at the
Knight Center, on the campus of WUSTL
Register at www.q4solutions.com
Or call our workshop registrar at (800) 258 0369
Join us for our next session
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William E. Beane, Ph.D.
Senior Vice President, Client Services
Clay HildebrandSenior Vice President, Sales and Marketing
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