Who Should Attend

R&D personnel in the following categories would benefit from this workshop:

• First or second level R&D supervisors (e.g., Section Head)
• Scientists, engineers or technologists who are being considered for promotion to supervisory positions
• Scientists or engineers who take on temporary supervisory roles such as project leaders.

What an Effective R&D Team/Group Leader Does

• Important Management Functions
• Key Activities of an Effective R&D Manager/Team Leader
• Factors that Influence an R&D Team Leader's Behavior
• Organizational Factors that Support Effective R&D Management

Easing the Transition from Researcher to Supervisor/Team Leader

• Selecting R&D Team Leaders/Managers
• Orientation of New Leaders/Managers
• Training R&D Managers
• Importance of Mentoring
• Transition Difficulties to Avoid

Organizing and Managing an R&D Team

• Positive/Negative Aspects of Using a Team
• Organizing the R&D Team
• Selecting Team Members
• Reward the R&D Team
• Organizational Actions that Support or Inhibit the Team's Effectiveness

Improving Team Interpersonal Communication Skills

• Reasons for Poor Communication
• Improvement Techniques
• Sources of Communication Difficulties in R&D
• Avoiding Interpersonal and Intra-Organizational Communication Problems in your Organization