Managing your risks - Personal planning under uncertainty

Researchers are often faced with temporary work contracts and uncertain career
perspectives. This workshop aims at providing researchers with tools to acquire more
clarity about their present situation and to make educated, more strategic decisions under
conditions of uncertainty.

Topics

• Sphere of influence
• Rational and intuitive planning
• Definition of and dealing with "failure"
• Critical factor analysis (e.g. own priorities and values)
• Scenario planning for a spectrum of scenarios
• Probabilities
• Decision matrix
• Mini SWOT analysis
• Self-coaching tools, e.g. "catastrophe question"
• Experiences / questions / peer coaching groups

Trainer: Matthew Speyer

Course dates:
19 Februar 2016 (9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.)
Registration deadline: 02. Februar 2016
24. August 2016 (9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.)
Registration deadline: 10. August 2015


Duration: 1 day (8 work units)
Place: Seminar room, Von-Siebold-Str. 4
Participants (min-max): 6-12
Language: English or German (depening on participants' preferences)