Yesterday saw the first day of a new programme co-designed and co-delivered with some of my favourite clients, Liz Kemp and Gerry Docherty at Newcastle University.
It is aimed at relatively new professors, and the intention is to help them to consider what kind of professor they wish to be (hence Liz's genius title: unpacking your chair...)
We give them both the space and some structured conversations to explore this, and a series of perspectives from others to inform and stimulate their thinking. Yesterday, as well as Gerry sharing some insights, we heard form the VC about his view of the new dispensation in HE and what he expected of the professoriate, and from Andy Gillespie, an experienced successful and thoughtful professor.
A large part of the success of the day was down to the spirit in which the participants engaged in it. Right form the start they were open, inquisitive, curious and mutually supportive: it all bodes very well for the remaining days of the programme.
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