All PhD student members of NutriNOR are invited to join our Leadership Training Program. If you are in the second or third year of your PhD and have not yet joined the program, it is not too late! 

You may ask yourself whether joining the program will be a good investment in your academic career. The answer is a definite YES! To become a good researcher and a leader in the field of nutrition, you also need to lead yourself. Leadership means understanding your own strengths and opportunities for growth so that you will have more influence in your work. 

The NutriNOR Leadership Training Program will equip future leaders in the broad field of food and nutrition with the necessary mindset and essential skills valued by future employers within academia, industry, and government. These skills, including collaboration, self-management, presentation, influence, and planning are essential for thriving in a work environment. The Leadership program covers the entire PhD project, focusing on topics that are important in the development at each stage of a PhD.

Participants will be guided by experienced trainers from Leaderscope (external link) in communication, mindset, skills, and leadership development. 

The Leadership Training Program is tailormade for NutriNOR. The board of NutriNOR expects NutriNOR members to participate in the program. 

The training is free of charge for NutriNOR members. Accommodation and travel expenses will also be covered by NutriNOR.

Overview of the Leadership Training Program

1st year PhD                       
- 1 in-person leadership development session, 1.5 days
- 1 online leadership development session, 3 hours
- 3 peer learning reflection & action sessions in small groups, 1.5 hours

2nd year PhD
- 3 online leadership development sessions, 3 hours
- 3 peer learning reflection & action sessions in small groups, 1.5 hours

3rd year PhD
- 1 in-person leadership development session, 1.5 days
- 1 online leadership development session, 3 hours
- 3 peer learning reflection & action sessions in small groups, 1.5 hours

Subjects during the program

Knowing yourself

- Who am I as a leader? 

- Capitalizing on personal strengths and capacities

- Building self-confidence

- Dealing with stress

- Fulfilling work: What (de)motivates you?

 

Interacting with others

- Communication skills

- Collaboration skills

- Coaching skills

- Working in teams

- Giving and receiving feedback

- Broadening your scope of influence

- Dealing with conflicts

 

Finding direction

- Developing your purpose

- Saying no to be able to say yes to what’s important

- Developing a vision

- Planning strategies