Dublin, Sept. 24, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The "Leadership Skills for Pharmaceutical Professionals" conference has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.

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 and team 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.

This course will include pharmaceutical case studies and interactive discussions to share best practice.

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.

Now, to develop and even sustain your career you will almost certainly need to build your leadership skills to perform in your existing role or gain promotion. As companies turn more towards team working - both in departmental and multifunctional teams - to maximise an organisation's performance, employers are 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.

Key Topics to be Addressed

• Understanding leadership and how to develop your leadership to a higher level
• How to apply leadership to set your strategic direction
• Leading and developing your team, department or company to stay relevant to today's pharmaceutical business needs
• How to lead successful change in the pharmaceutical industry

Agenda

Programme Day One

Understanding leadership

• Why leadership and effective management are so important in the pharma/device industries
• What are the core competencies of effective leaders in the pharma/device industry?
• Pharma case study
• Understanding models of leadership and how to apply these to maximise performance

Developing leadership style including strategic skills

• Understanding the bigger picture' and being strategic as a leader
• Taking 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, department or organisation

• Understanding the stages of team development and how different roles maximise team performance
• Key qualities of high performing teams
• Setting direction and vision to inspire your team
• Delegating whilst maintaining responsibility
• How to lead in a matrix environment

Programme Day Two

Leading successful change in pharma

• Why and how leaders are change agents and can facilitate successful change
• How leaders create the conditions for successful change - pharma case study
• How to lead successful major change and deal with resistance to change
• The importance of the leadership role for implementing effective change

Enhancing communication

• Managing and leading effective project meetings in pharma
• Stakeholder analysis and communication planning
• 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 to influence and negotiate
• Managing challenging people and situations
• Giving feedback to poor performers to improve results

Motivating the team

• Identifying and responding to the different needs and motivations of your team
• Define what motivates you and your team
• Motivating the team for optimum performance

Action planning

• Incorporate what you have learnt into the workplace - preparing a personal action plan

For more information about this conference visit https://www.researchandmarkets.com/r/8jfzee

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