The transition from project delivery to people leadership can be one of the most exciting but challenging phases in your career.
Join this course to find out how to become an outstanding KT leader. Learn how to create high-performing teams; how to set objectives, grow your unit and how to manage underperformance all in a KT context. We aim to equip you with the mindset, tools, and strategies to lead with clarity, confidence, and impact.
This two-day course is for people new to or preparing for line management roles in Knowledge Transfer. Attending is a powerful way to help new managers (and their teams) quickly become more effective and productive. It focuses on leadership in a KT context, reducing the need to discover the lessons of leadership the hard way. It supports personal career development, helping managers identify growth areas and prepare for future leadership roles.
The course uses case studies specific to KT environments and draws on the real-world experience of three KT leaders, Dr Jeff Skinner, Sean Fielding and Dr Helena Montiel. All have run successful KT offices and have chaired their national KT Associations and therefore understand the issues likely to be confronted by new KT managers.
Jeff Skinner - "I learnt how to lead, one mistake at a time. I was very poorly equipped to manage anyone and would do it very differently next time. I should have demanded some leadership training - it would have been such a great investment!"
Sean Fielding - "In the early part of my career I just didn't think enough about the leadership elements. I should have provided much better support for a lot of brilliant staff who would have probably done a much better job. I let them down, really "
Helena Montiel - "I knew how to do the technical aspects of my roles but once I began a management career, my primary mission was clear: leading my team. I was fortunate to have various sources of support and mentors (friends and colleagues), and a network of influential people both within and outside my institution. But looking back, I would have appreciated at least some training in leadership."
ASTP has attained a unique position that has turned it into a highly valued player on the global technology transfer scene.
Koenraad Debackere
KU Leuven, Belgium
ASTP's conference helped us to network with decision-makers in the technology transfer industry and provides a great platform to discuss future innovation in this sector.
Christopher Römer
Inventtory, Germany
The software training filled in the many blanks and brought my 'fractioned' knowledge in a structured way. Very useful!
Ilse Sienaert
KU Leuven R&D, Belgium
This was the right decision giving me the broadest overview, confidence, tools, network and support that is fundamental to feel right in my daily decision process and to keep on learning.
Ricardo Castro
Centre for research in agricultural Genomics, Spain
ASTP Annual conference is a unique opportunity to take time to exchange best practices among TT professionals and to network at an EU level.
Cécile Cavalade
ULB TTO, Belgium
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