MIT: Independent Activities Period: IAP

IAP 2019 Activities by Sponsor - Bernard M. Gordon-MIT Engineering Leadership Prog



Developing Leadership in Yourself and Others

David Nino

Enrollment: Email Lisa Stagnone (lstag@mit.edu)
Limited to 35 participants
Attendance: Participants are encouraged to attend the entire series

Join us for this workshop series designed for MIT graduate students interested in “making a positive difference” in their chosen fields. Grounded in research but experiential and engaging in delivery, these workshops will build practical skills for future engineers and technology professionals.  

 

This series is offered through the Gordon-MIT Engineering Leadership Program in collaboration with a group of leading graduate engineering students.  Graduate MIT students are encouraged to attend the entire series and those doing so will receive a special recognition.

Sponsor(s): Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Bernard M. Gordon-MIT Engineering Leadership Prog
Contact: David Nino, dnino@mit.edu


Leading New Teams

Add to Calendar Jan/14 Mon 12:30PM-04:30PM 36-156

How do you turn a smart group of people into a committed and effective team? This is not easy to achieve and our workshop will help you learn to build real teams, right from the start.

Attendees will learn to:

David Nino


Leadership Development

Add to Calendar Jan/15 Tue 12:30PM-03:30PM 36-156

Grad engineers are expected to have technical mastery of their chosen fields, but are they prepared with the professional and leadership skills to put the expertise to work?

Attend this town hall session alongside alumni and MIT representatives to critically examine MIT's leadership development for grad engineers. Attendees have a chance to provide feedback on upcoming leadership programming in the School of Engineering.

David Nino


Motivating and Developing Others

Add to Calendar Jan/22 Tue 12:30PM-04:30PM 36-156

At the heart of leadership lies the ability to inspire people without relying on authority. The goal of this workshop is to build practical skills for motivating and developing others.

Attendees will learn to:

David Nino


Mastering Constructive Conflict

Add to Calendar Jan/24 Thu 12:30PM-04:30PM 36-156

In a safe and open environment, conflict can serve an essential role in building collective capacity for creativity, innovation, and group learning. Learn how conflict can achieve these constructive outcomes.

Attendees will learn to:

David Nino


Discovering & Developing Your Strengths

Add to Calendar Jan/28 Mon 12:30PM-04:30PM 36-156

In this final session, you'll learn how to discover your leadership strengths and invent career pathways for putting them to work. We'll be joined by John Strackhouse, who advises some of todays top leaders in technology.

Attendees will learn to:

David Nino