Event
Event Details
Where:
Virtual
Virtual
When:
February 10 - 14, 2025
February 10 - 14, 2025
Don’t miss the opportunity to hear from Attain Partners during the 2025 SRAI Virtual Research Administration Conference.
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M303: Leveraging Employee Aptitudes to Deliver Excellence in Research Services (LEADERS)
Monday, Feb. 10 | 3:30p – 4:30p ET | Financial Leadership
Employees, ideally, rise to the level of expectations set by leadership. But, leading a remote or hybrid team requires even more effort on the part of leaders to communicate expectations and assess outcomes. Plus, the loss of daily “face to face interactions” with remote workers makes it harder to build a sense of community and trust. Meanwhile, the competition for experienced research administrators is more fierce than ever so recruiting and retaining staff may depend on offering work location flexibility. Research tells us that money is a limited motivator and commodity. Great performers want to be recognized for their work, and not with just with additional work. Well defined career ladders, professional development opportunities, and autonomy and flexibility increase both professionalism and retention. Clear expectations and professional development opportunities that can lead to advancement are the cornerstones for research administration units that are thriving, particularly if using remote and hybrid workforces.
Learning Objectives
- Identify effective and cost-efficient mechanisms to develop and retain remote, hybrid and onsite staff.
- Convince skeptical senior leadership that remote and hybrid workforces are effective. Identify motivating factors behind excellent research administration performance.
Speakers
- Susan Sedwick, Senior Consulting Specialist, Attain Partners
- Cindy Hope, Associate Vice President for Research Administration, Georgia Tech
