Management Tools - Winter 2026

These courses help junior researchers to increase their organisational proficiency, to develop communication competencies for different situations in their careers and support the enhancement of leadership and teamwork skills.

 

           
        Target Group  
Title   Date Time/Duration
A
R2 
R3 
NL HS   Offered by
COMMUNICATIVE COMPETENCE
Strategic Networking - 
Building a Network for Career, Collaborations and Conferences
 
  May 18  09:00-17:00 ◊    GR
Personality-Based Communication for Academics - How Introverts 
and Extroverts Get the Most out of Their Individual Strengths 
  Jun 11-12 09:00-12:45   GR
Negotiating Successfully with the Harvard Strategy   Jun 18 
Jun 24 
Jun 25 
Jun 29
see description  ◊  ♦  ♦  ♦    GR
Achieving Your Desired Outcomes with the Harvard Concept of Negotiation – EL      approx. 25 min   GR/TS
GSEFM Luncheon Hour – Soft Skills in the Age of AI    May 11  13:00-14:00   GR/GC
How to Have a Difficult Conversation – EL      approx. 40 min    GR/TS
How to Communicate Successfully with the Four Ears Model – EL      approx. 15 min  ♦    GR/TS
Decode Hidden Messages in Communication with the Iceberg Model – EL      approx. 20 min ♦    GR/TS
Active Listening in Interpersonal Communication_ EL     approx. 30 min ♦    GR/TS
A Guide to Empathy at Work - EL     approx. 1,5 h   GR/TS
LEADERSHIP AND TEAMWORK        
Title   Date Time/Duration E

R2 
R3  NL HS   Offered by
Erfolgreiche Mitarbeiter*innenführung - Nützliches Know-how für die 
erste Führungsposition in Wissenschaft und Wirtschaft 
  May 28-29 09:00-17:00 
09:00-13:00 
  GR
Lateral Leadership in Academia – 
Leading Successfully without Formal Authority 
   Jun 22  10:00-16:00   ♦  ♦    ♦   GR
Working with People: Leadership in Academia – EL      approx. 1,5 h   ♦  ♦     GR/TS
Kluge Wege zur Entscheidungsfindung in Teams und Gruppen    cancelled     GR
Teampower: Support Each Other with Peer Counselling – EL      approx. 1 h  ♦    GR/TS
ORGANIZATIONAL PROFICIENCY
Title   Date Time/Duration E

R2 
R3  NL HS   Offered by
The PhD as a Project: Tools and Structures for Successful Completion    Jun 17 
Jun 26
09:00-17:00 
09:00-12:00 
◊    GR
Fast Forward: 
Project Management and Personal Productivity for Researchers
  May 4 - 
Jun 19 
see description ♦    GR
Project Management - EL     approx. 1,5 h ♦    GR/TS
Productivity Hacks for Researchers: Tools and Techniques for Your Daily Workflow    Jun 16   09:00-16:00  ♦  ♦  ◊  ◊    GR
Agile Skills - Agile Working in Scientific Settings -EL     approx. 2 h ♦    GR/TS
Tagungen vorbereiten und umsetzen     cancelled   ♦    GR
Time Management: Seven Techniques for more Efficiency – EL       approx. 2 h   GR/TS
Use your Time Right with the Pomodoro Method – EL      approx. 20 min ♦    GR/TS
Build New Habits for more Efficiency – EL      approx. 15 min ♦    GR/TS
Be More Efficient with the Pareto Principle – EL     approx. 15 min ♦    GR/TS
More Focus with the Distraction List – EL      approx. 15 min. ♦    GR/TS
Achieve More with SMART Goals – EL      approx. 20 min ♦    GR/TS
Design Thinking: Experience the Process and its Vital Methodes – EL      approx. 1 h ♦    GR/TS
Learn about Design Thinking in a Collaborative Design Sprint - EL     approx. 1 h ♦    GR/TS
Design Thinking - Testing Ideas through Prototyping - EL     approx. 1 h   GR/TS
SELF CARE AND SELF MANAGEMENT
Title   Date Time/Duration E A R2 R3 NL HS   Offered by
Selbstfürsorge: Wie kümmere ich mich gut um mich selbst?    May 20 
Jun 3 
09:00-15:00 ♦   ♦   ♦   ♦   ♦    GR
Selbstsicher in der Wissenschaft: 
Erfolgsstrategien gegen das Impostor-Syndrom 
  May 13 09:00-13:00  ♦   ♦  ♦    ♦   ♦    GR
Isolation & Belonging in Academia    Jun 2 09:00-10:30  ♦    GR
Klar, fokussiert, zielbewusst – Self-Leadership im Wissenschaftsalltag. 
Workshop mit Einzelcoaching 
  Jul 9-10  09:00-15:00  ♦    GR
GSEFM Luncheon Hour 
Stronger Together: Navigating Challenges in Ph.D. Life 
  Jun 10  13:00-14:00    GR
Mental Health in Academia – Strengthen your Mental Health – EL      approx. 1 h   GR/TS
Eight Ways to be More Resilient in Academia – EL       approx. 1 h   GR/TS
Continuity and Reinvention for Researchers     Jun 10  09:30-12:00    GR
Integrating Work and Life – Clarity, Balance, and Sustainable Strategies   Jun 9  10:00-16:00    GR
Fitter und schmerzfrei durch den Forschungsalltag    cancelled     GR
Deep Work Essentials – F*     Jun 2  09:30-14:30   BfCG
How to Overcome Your Fear of Failure – EL      approx. 20 min ♦    GR/TS
Six Tools to Support Your Personal Mental Health – EL      approx. 1 h   GR/TS
A Short Stress Intervention for Your Mental Health – EL      approx. 15 min ♦    GR/TS
Stop Procrastinating with the Eat-the-Frog Technique – EL      approx. 20 min  ♦  ♦    GR/TS
Quicker Decisions with the Eisenhower Matrix – EL      approx. 15 min   GR/TS
Cognitive Bias: How to Make Better Decisions – EL      approx. 1,5 h   GR/TS

F*  = for women* only
EL = eLearning



Level of scientific research
E
A
R2
R3

Elementary courses for beginner doctoral candidates (1st/2nd year)
Training for Advanced doctoral candidates
Training for Postdocs
Training for Senior Postdocs

Area of scientific research

NL
HS

Natural and Life sciences
Humanities and Social sciences

Offered By
BfCG
CS

DIV
GR
GR/GC 
GWC
IKH
PE
PS
QZP
RSC
SD

SZ
TS

Büro für Chancengerechtigkeit
C
areer Service
Diverse hosts
GRADE
GRADE Center
Goethe Welcome Center
Interdisziplinäres Kolleg Hochschuldidaktik
Personal- und OrganisationsEntwicklung
Personal Services
QualitätsZirkel Promotion
Research Service Center
studiumdigitale
Schreibzentrum
TwentyOne Skills