Effective Networking

Training Organisation: how2glu

Delivery: Online, one half day

Programme Description:

This 2 hour and 15 minute online workshop will allow you to identify skills and share strategies for effective networking to build effective research and industry relationships. You will be introduced to practical tools to enhance your networking approach and we’ll cover online/virtual modes of networking too.

The workshop is led by Dr Sabina Strachan who is an architectural historian and has since gone on to start her own business, a consultancy that helps people work together better to achieve greater impacts (www.how2glu.com). Sabina has extensive experience supporting researchers and small businesses to develop their networking objectives and make practical changes to achieve their goals.

We’ll explore the purpose of networking and look at it in the context of building relationships. It’s not all about ‘talking to people at conferences’! You will practice tools and techniques and create a personal glucard™ networking road map to capture your skills, identify your networking goals, approaches and immediate next steps.

The workshop will help demystify the networking process, enable you to approach networking strategically, identify the value of your existing networks and how to take practical steps towards its development whatever stage you are at in your PhD journey.
Sabina will graphically illustrate concepts, demonstrate tools by sharing live visualisations and adapt guides and examples in response to your particular objectives and issues.

About how2glu / Dr Sabina Strachan:

- Sabina is a partnership developer, collaboration expert and entrepreneur who founded how2glu in 2018, a consultancy and training provider that helps people work together better to achieve greater impacts (www.how2glu.com). She is a strategist and expert problem solver, who has worked with strategic stakeholders for over 20 years.

- Recent projects include reviewing a Newcastle University/third sector partnership, business development for Lincoln University and industry engagement training for the University of Glasgow, culture strategy development for Glasgow and Sheffield, advice on organisational resilience for a range of cultural organisations in across the UK, partnership working coaching for post-doc fellows, and a variety of training such as ‘project manager essentials’ and ‘how to freelance’ for several DTPs such as Northern Bridge and SGSAH. how2glu is also developing innovative skills-related digital products, working with partners from the HE, public and private sectors.

- Sabina was previously a University of Glasgow research developer and headed up the Scotland office of an international research & management creative economy consultancy. She is on the board of student engagement and autism mentorship charities, a business advisor for cultural and heritage organisations, a graphic facilitator, and coach. Sabina studied architecture and architectural history and was awarded a PhD from the University of Edinburgh.

Learning Outcomes:

- Understand the broad definition of ‘networking’ and how it is relevant to research and developing opportunities.

- How to identify your own strategic/purposeful objectives related to networking.

- Understand which skills relate to effective networking, identify your strengths and areas for development.

- Learn ways to approach existing connections to widen your network.

- Identify ways you can use social media to widen your network in a targeted way.

- Share barriers to developing your network and learn strategies to overcome these from your peers and from practical examples.