13 Aug Focus on Leadership: Team Science Seminar Series 2024–2025
ITHS is pleased to announce that the successful Team Science Seminar Series is launching into its third year of trainings for early career faculty and beyond. The theme of this year’s seminars will be Developing Your Collaborative Leadership Potential. Sessions begin on October 3rd, and will be held on the first Thursday of each month from October through May (except January 9, 2025). All eight sessions of this free series will be held 12–1pm Pacific with a session on leadership competencies for team science.
Sessions will be interactive and focus on practical and evidence-informed strategies to develop leadership skills and knowledge. A certificate of completion will be offered by ITHS to those who attend or view recordings of all eight sessions and complete the evaluations.
Launched during the 2022-2023 academic year, the annual Team Science Seminar Series was developed to assist early career researchers and faculty in addressing challenges to collaboration and collective team functioning, improving their ability to lead interdisciplinary teams, communicate and build trust with their collaborators, and identify the best ways to solve problems collaboratively.
Each year the series dives deeper into the topics that matter most to the participants. The emphasis for this year’s series is on leading from any position on the team—owning your contribution to team effectiveness. Topics will include decision-making, managing conflict, leading change, and learning your leadership style. As with all of our series, we will continue to have special guest speakers and provide opportunities for engagement that will enrich the learning experience.
I am self-aware of some issues I want to work on, but have had a hard time improving on this. I think this session helped me think about an action plan where I can set a goal for myself.
—2022–2023 Team Science Seminar Series Participant Feedback
Certificates will be sent on July 1, 2025 to individuals who complete sessions and evaluations by June 30, 2025. Certificates will be sent on October 1, 2025 to individuals who complete sessions and evaluations between July 1, 2025 and September 30, 2025.
If you are interested in learning more and registering for our Team Science Seminar Series, please subscribe to the ITHS newsletter so you can be notified when registration opens.
The monthly sessions will be linked below when they are open for registration and also announced on the ITHS calendar of events and our newsletters. Please note that event order is subject to change.
| Session Title | Speaker(s) | Date | Event Page Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Introduction to Leadership Competencies for Team Science | Erin Blakeney and Brenda Zierler | 10.03.24 | Watch event video |
| Facilitating Team Meetings | Jennifer Sprecher | 11.07.24 | Watch event video |
| Leadership Journeys | Peggy Odegard | 12.05.24 | Register here |
| Developing Your Individual Development Plan for Leadership | John Amory | 01.09.25 | Registration coming soon |
| Resources to Support Emotional Intelligence and Personal Growth | Brenda Zierler and Jennifer Sprecher | 02.06.25 | Registration coming soon |
| Mentorship and Leadership at Different Career Stages | Brenda Zierler and Jennifer Sprecher | 03.06.25 | Registration coming soon |
| The Art of Sculpting Our Communication Skills: Toolkits for Conflict Management | Sara Kim | 04.03.25 | Registration coming soon |
| You Don't Always Need to Say Yes: Aligning Goals to Opportunities | Jennifer Sprecher and Erin Blakeney | 05.01.25 | Registration coming soon |
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