While personnel and management skills may not be an area of primary importance to graduate students (although some may be given partial supervision of undergraduates or technicians), it becomes increasingly important as one's career progresses. Regardless of the type of career chosen, personnel and management skills are essential, requiring understanding of both supervisory strategies and personnel procedures. The importance of networking for staying current in one's field and for future development and of teamwork cannot be overstated. Personnel, management, and teamwork skills are important to physiology professionals in all fields.
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Major Skills
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A Trainee will understand the importance of and work to develop |
| A. Supervising staff and other employees |
- Awareness of basic human resources procedures/laws
- Recognition of the need to compensate employees fairly financially and by acknowledgement of their scientific contributions
- Listening skills
- Advocacy skills
- Ability to explain goals, objectives, guidelines
- Sensitivity to different perspectives and cultures
- Knowledge of how to cope with and manage complicated personalities
- Ability to motivate staff
- Knowledge of how to conduct an interview
- Knowledge of how to run effective team meetings
- Knowledge of how to develop fair performance evaluations, including ongoing feedback
- Knowledge of conflict resolution
- Ability to write accurate and professional recommendation letters
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B. Management of projects/grants
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- Knowledge and adherence to professional societies' codes of ethics
- Understanding of importance of ensuring integrity of own publications and communications
- Ability to navigate complex bureaucratic environments
- Skills in time management (assigning priorities and delegting)
- Ability to develop and implement a budget
- Ability to manage a team
- Knowledge of how to create a cooperative work environment
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C. Networking
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- Knowledge of how to develop a base for possible collaborations
- Knowledge of how to contact other researchers at meetings
- Knowledge of how to contact with other researchers via email
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D. Working in teams
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- Ability to work well with many different people /cultures
- Respect for and placing value on different perspectives
- Ability to provide and respond to constructive criticism
- Ability to work well under pressure and willingness to work hard
- Ability to apply oneself to a variety of tasks simultaneously
- Knowledge of how to work with the committee process
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Highlighted material indicates skills that students would be more likely to develop after their graduate training.
The links below provide readings, presentations, courses, and/or websites to assist in developing these skills.