For Trinity College Dublin Staff - Professors grades (assistant, associate, in & of)

Master Class Series – Are you as good as they think you are? This secret fear that we're not really good enough is surprisingly widespread. In the face of tangible evidence of their success, many people who are genuine high-achievers are often wracked by self-doubt and the fear of being found out.

During this workshop “Imposters” will

• come to understand how this is affecting their life

• examine the role that gender, race and class can have on feelings of fraudulence

• understand how men and women put different values on the art of "winging it"

• see how their interpretation of success has been making things more difficult

• learn practical strategies to set free their Imposter and be themselves!

Cancellation Fee: There is no cost for staff attending these courses but you will be asked for a departmental cost code on booking. Your department will be liable for a charge of €75 for 4 working days' cancellation notice and €150 for 48 hours' notice or non-attendance without prior cancellation by email to staffdev@tcd.ie.

Approval for Attendance: Please note that your manager needs to be aware of any planned absence from your area, please discuss with your manager/head of school in advance of booking.

Food Requirements: We offer a light lunch on our full day courses which consists of sandwiches, wraps, tea /coffee. We endeavour to accommodate allergies including: coeliac, shellfish/nut allergies and vegan/vegetarian staff. However we rely on the capacity of providers in this regard. Participants are encouraged to make their own arrangements where this better meets their requirements.

Speaker: Dr Margaret Collins

My research career is driven by the question "How does that work?". During my career at the University of Surrey, The Institute for Animal Health and the Royal Veterinary College it didn't take long for me to begin to ask that question about teaching students. Why were some techniques more effective than others? What if students had different learning styles?

Similarly when it came to career progression and promotion, why did some people move up more quickly and easily than others? How did that work?

I found many answers through study of Coaching, Behavioural Styles Analysis, Neuro Linguistic Programming and developments in educational theory. In 2003 I founded this company, designed to bring aspects of these disciplines into academic workshops for you to share!

Fellow of the Higher Education Academy; Member of the Society For General Microbiology; Graduate of CoachU Coach Training Programme; Master Practitioner of NLP; One of Many™ Certified Coach and Trainer; Certified Dare to Lead™ Facilitator; Member of Association of Coaching

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