PAL Team Science

PAL: Team Science

This relentlessly practical leadership program is tailored to the needs of research team leaders, focusing on the unique challenges of leading interdisciplinary science. We welcome applications from cohorts of 12-20 current and aspiring research team leaders, program directors, and others responsible for team science to participate in 10 sessions over an academic year. The PAL program covers a wide range of topics, including:

Role of leaders in team science settings; leadership persona
Use of the Academic Unit Diagnostic Tool (AUDiT) tailored for research groups
Building group vibrancy, effective inclusion
Managing difficult conversations and conflict resolution
Listening and asking questions
Giving and receiving effective feedback,
Negotiation skills for problem-solving
Bully-proofing research environments
Group problem-solving strategies

The ten interactive sessions feature case studies tailored to the challenges of leading team science and have been tested over two years with leaders of many interdisciplinary research teams.