Leadership and collaboration in science and administration
The new round of the Respect programme starts at the end of March. Once again, it offers all ETH members the opportunity to explore topics such as collaboration, conflict management and respect in workshops and input lectures.
Last spring, the new Respect programme was launched at ETH Zurich (see Internal News, 5 March 2024). Its name ‘Respect - Reflect - Respond’ expresses both the attitude that underlies value-based collaboration and the shared responsibility of all ETH members to actively shape it. In the spring and autumn semesters, compact courses are offered to deepen the collaboration and conflict skills.
Clear rules and active conflict management
The series will kick off on 24 March 2025 with a keynote speech by Claudia Peus from the Technical University of Munich. The professor of research and science management focuses in particular on the topics of leadership, leadership development in the digital age and diversity in organisations.
Science thrives on discourse and constructive controversy. A fascination with the topic at hand is a crucial factor for good collaboration – at the same time, this does not happen ‘on its own’. To achieve this, it is necessary to actively shape the cooperation, be clear about the scope and rules of the game, and actively manage conflicts. The team leader has a crucial role to play in this. Claudia Peus will shed light on the dimension of this responsibility in her presentation.
‘Research-based leadership, leadership-based research: on rules and avoidable conflicts’
Monday, 24 March 2025, 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Participation link: external page https://ethz.zoom.us/j/69530698382
Language: The event will be held in German with simultaneous translation into English.
Further presentations and workshops
In addition to Claudia Peus's keynote speech, the current Respect programme offers ETH members a range of other exciting events, for example on the topics of team climate, de-escalation and self-regulation.
An overview of all the events can be found on the Respect website.
Missed an event?
Much of the content of the Respect programme is available afterwards on the Respect website.
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