ALMA2022 Annual Conference

Agenda

WORKSHOP DETAILS:

The Keys to Performance Management in the Modern Lab MONDAY HALF DAY AM (#M1)

Monday, October 10, 2022
8:00 a.m. - noon
$350

Presenter: Scott Hanton

People are the most significant investment in any lab, and learning how to provide effective performance management for staff is often a significant challenge for lab managers. Individuals dreading performance reviews and goal-setting season are often reluctant to engage effectively with their staff in this important activity.

This workshop will cover the main aspects of performance management, including:

• Setting SMART annual objectives
• Obtaining input on performance
• Providing effective feedback to staff
• Writing and giving performance reviews
• Building development plans
• Addressing promotions and terminations
• Doing succession planning

The workshop will cover the importance of project management, how to execute each step with confidence, and provide examples to work through and discuss. Additional time will be available to address questions and talk through specific situations as a class.

Delivering Effective Lab Leadership MONDAY HALF DAY PM (#M2)

Monday, October 10, 2022
1:00 - 5:00 p.m.
$350

Presenter: Scott Hanton

Most lab managers are experienced scientists who earned the opportunity of lab leadership through excellence at the bench doing science. Unfortunately, most scientists receive little or no leadership training before starting a new role. Leadership contains many facets, but they revolve around doing the right things for the people and the organization.

This workshop will focus on how lab leaders can impact the operation of the lab through more effective leadership. Topics to be covered will include:

• Effective decision-making
• Change management
• The benefits of employee engagement
• Building a culture of safety
• Creating a positive workplace

Creating, Developing, and Leading High Functioning Teams – TUESDAY FULL DAY (#T1)

Tuesday, October 11, 2022
8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
$599

Presenter: Mark Kennedy

Some teams achieve while others fight internally, overanalyze, communicate ineffectively, and produce uninspired results or plain give up. How can you set your teams for success? How much depends upon the purpose of the team? How much depends on the dynamics inside and outside the team? How much depends on you? When is the initial investment in the team dynamics worth the time and energy?

Learn principles and practices for creating more effective high-functioning teams. We’ll do this, in part, by forming actual teams in the workshop to experience the process.

Subject matter in this presentation includes types of teams, necessary team skill sets, team dynamics, conflict resolution, diverse thinking styles, EQ, technical networks, business engagements, taking creative risks, act vs. analyze, incorporating games and fun, and organizational learning.

The workshop will also include role plays, experiential learning, small group exercises, group discussion, and addressing specific workshop participant issues.

Expected benefits include improving the structure and functioning of your teams, learning to turn conflict into creativity, addressing obstructive issues in the team early, and understanding new and valuable tools that will increase enjoyment, creativity, and productivity. Tools will be provided to help participants transition learnings to their organizations.

Styles of Communication TUESDAY HALF DAY AM (#T2)

Tuesday, October 11, 2022
8:00 a.m. - noon
$350

Presenter: Sean Grace

Everybody has a specific style in which they communicate.  Understanding both your style and that of others improves your ability to effectively communicate and manage, persuade and influence your audience.  In this illuminating and revelatory workshop, participants decode the four primary styles of communicating and then explore how these modes affect how we tend to perceive others and make decisions.

When you become more aware of the various styles of communicating, you improve your emotional intelligence, and become better at conflict resolution, negotiating, working with, and managing others while building healthy, balanced teams.

Personal Brand - Shaping Your Leadership Identity TUESDAY HALF DAY PM (#T3)

Tuesday, October 11, 2022
1:00 - 5:00 p.m.
$350

Presenter: Sean Grace

Career development is more than just learning the skills of your profession; success today is more often determined by your ability to craft a personal brand - a distinct presence that celebrates your unique value, expertise, passion, and authority in your field of influence. 

This personal discovery workshop gives you the tools to uncover your singular voice, leverage your unique life experience, and design a master plan that stays true to your values and purpose while reaching for your highest potential.

Participants will learn how to: magnify their strengths; rewrite their “master scripts”; increase their self-confidence; enhance their leadership skills resulting in improved team performance; communicate their values; elevate their visibility; expand their networks, and develop their leadership.