DUBLIN, Mar. 21, 2014 /PRNewswire/ --Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/3vs682/leadership_skills) has announced the addition of the "Leadership Skills for Pharma Professionals - Maximise your Pharma Leadership Skills (Course, London)" conference to their offering.

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The Leadership Skills for Pharma Professionals Course will take place on the 28th & 29th April 2014 at the Rembrandt Hotel, London

Topics covered at this meeting include:

- Understanding Leadership and what Pharma/Device Companies are Looking for from Leaders

- Apply Leadership to set your Strategic Direction

- Developing your Leadership Style to a Higher Level

- Learn how Successful Leaders Communicate and use Mission, Vision and Values to Motivate and Build Commitment

- Leading and Developing your Team, Department or Company relevant to today's Pharmaceutical Business Needs

- Discuss how to Lead Successful Change

- Leading Projects Teams

- Explore Leadership Issues with Industry Peers from other Pharma/Device Organisations

Dr Laura Brown MBA, Independent Management and Training Consultant

WHO SHOULD ATTEND

This course, designed specifically for the Pharmaceutical, Healthcare and Device industries, will be relevant for you if you have, or are soon to be, appointed to a leadership role, or to existing leaders and managers who wish to enhance their leadership skills to a higher level as well as professionals aspiring to a leadership or management role. This course is ideal for those with identified leadership needs especially:

- Team leaders

- Project leaders and managers

- Heads of departments

- Managers who have received little or no formal leadership training

- Anyone who wants to develop leadership skills to achieve greater success

WHY IS THIS AN ESSENTIAL COURSE FOR YOU?

Working in the Pharmaceutical and Device industries has become increasingly challenging and fast moving. Previously, excellence in technical areas would have guaranteed a successful career. In future, to develop and even sustain your career you almost certainly will need to gain and build your leadership skills in order to perform in your existing role or to gain promotion. Technical skills alone are unlikely to do this. Have you or your manager identified this need for you?

As companies turn more towards team working, both in departmental and multi-functional teams to maximise an organisation's performance Pharmaceutical employers are now looking for people who can genuinely lead their staff, departments, projects and organisations to success. Leadership skills are an extremely valuable commodity and need to be learned (rarely are they naturally acquired). As a leader you are expected to inspire vision, develop commitment, retain staff and lead your team/department/organisation to achieve outstanding performance, thus advancing your career.

This comprehensive two day course will introduce you to the core concepts of what makes an excellent leader - in the context of the Pharmaceutical industry - and how to apply the different skills of leading your staff or teams in order to maximise results. You will become competent and familiar in a range of well recognised leadership techniques which you will then go on to use on a daily basis when you return to the workplace, enabling you to perform at a higher level.

After the course you will be able to have access to a 30 day helpline with the work- shop leader.

This course makes extensive use of interactive exercises, non-threatening psychometrics, and stimulating Pharmaceutical industry case studies.

DATES:

28 April 2014 Start: 09.30 - Finish: 17.00
29 April 2014 Start: 09.30 - Finish: 16.30

REGISTRATION & COFFEE

28 April 2014 09.00

VENUE & ACCOMMODATION

The Rembrandt Hotel, 11 Thurloe Place, London SW7 2RS

DIRECTIONS:

Opposite V&A Museum. Nearest underground station: South Kensington.

NOTE: Events may be cancelled due to commercial or organisational reasons. In this case Research and Markets will refund all registration fees which have already been paid. Research and Markets will not refund any charges arising from the participant having to cancel or re-book transportation or accommodation which he or she has arranged

Key Topics Covered:

Understanding Leadership

- What is leadership?

- Why has leadership become so important in the pharmaceutical and device industry?

- Leading performance

- What are the core competences of effective leaders?

- Developing your skills in directing, leading and motivating individuals and teams

- Understanding models of leadership - Competence/traits of leaders, Behavioural, Situational leadership, Transformational leadership

- Diagnostic questionnaire - understanding your leadership style? How can you improve?

Developing your Leadership Style and the Need to be Strategic

- Understanding the bigger picture and being strategic as a leader

- Take into account the leadership concept you are working in - and how to adapt it

- Defining direction and strategy for you, your team and your organisation

Leading and Developing a Team Relevant to Today's Pharmaceutical Business Needs

- Understanding the four stages of team development and how to develop your own team

- Identify the different roles that individuals play in teams and how understanding these roles can facilitate maximal performance (team style diagnosis - team working styles)

- Improving performance and results of your own team
- - Understand the importance of setting effective goals
- - Establishing your own system for managing results
- Setting direction - how vision inspires staff into action in the project team

- The four characteristics of great project teams - Shared goals, clear roles, clear communication, trust, focussed results

- Delegating whilst maintaining responsibility

- How to lead in a matrix management environment

Leading Successful Change - Improving Performance

- Why and how leaders are change agents and can facilitate successful change

- How leaders create the conditions for successful change

- Deal with resistance to change and how to lead successful major change

- The importance of the leadership role for implementing effective change

How to Communicate as a Leader

- Understand the communication process

- Managing and leading effective project meetings

- Stakeholder analysis and communication planning

- Stakeholder agendas - understanding other people's perspectives

- Setting the direction of the team - Developing common vision and building commitment to it, Aligning team and personal objectives to that of your organisation

- The global dimension and importance of cross -cultural considerations

Dealing with Conflict, Poor Performance and Problems

- Identifying and developing your conflict management style

- Key principles on how to influence and negotiate

- Dealing with difficult people and situations in a positive and professional manner - the collaborative approach

- Giving feedback to poor performers to improve results

- Providing recognition and celebration for success

Motivating the Team

- Motivating the team for optimum performance

- Identifying and responding to the different needs and motivation of the individuals in the team

Action Planning

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- Preparing a personal action plan to incorporate what you have learnt into the workplace and your role.

Speakers

Dr Laura Brown BSc, PhD, MBA, Diploma in Clinical Sciences is a Management and Training Consultant. She has extensive experience in the Pharmaceutical Industry, having held senior management and leadership positions with GSK, Hoechst Marion Roussel, MDS, and GCRP. Since completing her MBA Laura has co-authored several books on management including: Strategic Project Management, Be Your Own Strategy Consultant - Demystifying Strategic Thinking, Development the Individual, The Ultimate Book of Business Skills and Project Management for the Pharmaceutical Industry. She also has a degree in psychology. Laura has facilitated on an MBA leadership skills programme and Lectured on an executive course at one of Europe's leading business schools.

NOTE: Events may be cancelled due to commercial or organisational reasons. In this case Research and Markets will refund all registration fees which have already been paid. Research and Markets will not refund any charges arising from the participant having to cancel or re-book transportation or accommodation which he or she has arranged

For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/3vs682/leadership_skills

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