Self-Leadership during your PhD

This course is designed to empower individuals to harness their personal strengths, clarify their core values and cultivate effective collaboration skills. Through a combination of self-assessment, reflective practices, and interactive activities, you will develop a robust toolkit for self-leadership that fosters personal and professional growth.

The key components of the course:

• Self-Assessment: you will engage in various self-assessment tools to identify their unique strengths.
• Strengths Application: Learn how to apply personal strengths in different contexts to enhance performance and satisfaction.
• Values Exploration: Deep dive into personal values to understand what truly matters.
• Values Alignment: Techniques to align personal and professional actions with core values.
• Effective Communication: Develop different strategies for communicating effectively in different professional contexts

Learning goals:

By the end of this course, you will be able to:

• Identify and leverage your personal strengths in various aspects of your life.
• Clearly articulate your core values and use them as a foundation for (self)leadership.
• Navigate your learning zone effectively to maximize personal and professional development.
• Communicate and collaborate more effectively within teams, understanding and respecting diverse perspectives.

• Interactive: Hands-on activities and discussions to reinforce learning concepts.
• Reflective Exercises: Personal reflection and journaling to internalize learning.
• Shared experiences: Working together with other PhD candidates in this group will give you the opportunity to learn by sharing experiences

Who should take this course?

This course is ideal for PhD candidates at any stage of their research who are looking to enhance their self-leadership skills. This course offers valuable insights and practical tools for personal and professional development.

Dates and times:

The course consists of three 2.5h sessions:

• Spring 2026: tba