DrMagdalena Bak-Maier
Honorary Practice Fellow
Department of Mechanical Engineering - Faculty of Engineering
- Honorary Practice FellowDepartment of Mechanical Engineering - Faculty of Engineering
- Sherfield Building, South Kensington Campus, United Kingdom
RESEARCH
Overview
My interests relate to development of staff at all levels through diverse methods including: psychometrics, surveys, training, coaching and mentoring, development programmes and other short term interventions that deliver results.
Current initiatives and projects in this area include:
Understanding ket factors that support and accelerate research and academic talent development.
Examining challenges, realities and requirements for institutional leadership development level - in collaboration with NASA, USA. (http://www.trainingjournal.com/feature/articles-features-developing-talent-for-organisational-leadership/)
Creating a general framework for academic development that serve the needs of the institution and the individual and that embraces leadership, productivity and wellbeing in a cost-effective manner.
Effective delivery of development support to busy senior managers - Case study from Imperial Business School
Research Grant Incubator
Departmental survey s and staff engagement projects and initiatives
Development of new and innovative second core management programme on Building and Leading Small Teams, including engaging learning materials and short/long term evaluation - Summer 2009
Development of personal development and planning toolkit for Imperial managers - Summer 2009
College's PRDP new form development and implementation - 2009
Physics Department Juno project consultancy support - (on-going)
Drivers of best individual work performance College brainstorm organiser - May 2009
Cross College learning needs analysis to inform good fit between what's on offer from LDC and what's needed for different staff groups - Fall 2009
Development of a unified and effective approach to mentoring staff - 2009
Faculty of Engineering: effective support for interdisciplinary academic appointments - Summer 2009
Expansion of power workshop portfolio - Summer 2009
Custom training programmes and team development for specific groups of staff within the College: Female Academic Staff, Heads of Groups (Eng Fac. & FoNS), Brainstorming and research grant support for departments and research Groups, change programmes (Registry)
Custom cunsultancy support to departments within Engineering and Natural Science Faculties
Individual coaching for staff
Past projects in the College include:
Department of Physics JUNO work on creating a positive work environment and coaching culture including departmental work environment survey and analysis - 2008
Development of new and innovative core management and leadership programme for managers @ Imperial, including supporting learning materials and evaluation showing qualitative and quantitative improvements in managerial competence - 2008
Faculty of Engineering Idea Labs Thematic Brainstorms and evaluations - 2008
Power workshops approach including design and evaluation - using a new, short burst sessions for powerful individual/team and organisational learning - 2008
Redevelopment of the College's central induction imperial Insights for new staff including College staff survey on Induction - Fall 2008
Faculty of Engineering Ideas Lab Brainstorm - July 2008
Obtaining research funds programme (Eng Fac. & FoNS) April 2008
Fac. Eng Managment coaching group - Feb-April 2008
PRDP guidelines consultation and redevelopment
Central Induction evaluation and immediate improvements
Past projects:
University of Bristol Positive Work Environment 2007 Organisational Survey and Report (http://www.bristol.ac.uk/pwe/2007surveyreport)
Institutional Management in Higher Education (IMHE) OECD Paper(http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/2/5/39190209.pdf)
Leadership Foundation for Higher Education (LFHE) Small Development Projects: Measuring Impact of Improved Central Induction for the Organisation and the Individual. (http://www.lfhe.ac.uk/research/smallprojects/sdprojectreports.html)
My interests relate to development of staff at all levels through diverse methods including: psychometrics, surveys, training, coaching and mentoring, development programmes and other short term interventions that deliver results.
Current initiatives and projects in this area include:
Understanding ket factors that support and accelerate research and academic talent development.
Examining challenges, realities and requirements for institutional leadership development level - in collaboration with NASA, USA. (http://www.trainingjournal.com/feature/articles-features-developing-talent-for-organisational-leadership/)
Creating a general framework for academic development that serve the needs of the institution and the individual and that embraces leadership, productivity and wellbeing in a cost-effective manner.
Effective delivery of development support to busy senior managers - Case study from Imperial Business School
Research Grant Incubator
Departmental survey s and staff engagement projects and initiatives
Development of new and innovative second core management programme on Building and Leading Small Teams, including engaging learning materials and short/long term evaluation - Summer 2009
Development of personal development and planning toolkit for Imperial managers - Summer 2009
College's PRDP new form development and implementation - 2009
Physics Department Juno project consultancy support - (on-going)
Drivers of best individual work performance College brainstorm organiser - May 2009
Cross College learning needs analysis to inform good fit between what's on offer from LDC and what's needed for different staff groups - Fall 2009
Development of a unified and effective approach to mentoring staff - 2009
Faculty of Engineering: effective support for interdisciplinary academic appointments - Summer 2009
Expansion of power workshop portfolio - Summer 2009
Custom training programmes and team development for specific groups of staff within the College: Female Academic Staff, Heads of Groups (Eng Fac. & FoNS), Brainstorming and research grant support for departments and research Groups, change programmes (Registry)
Custom cunsultancy support to departments within Engineering and Natural Science Faculties
Individual coaching for staff
Past projects in the College include:
Department of Physics JUNO work on creating a positive work environment and coaching culture including departmental work environment survey and analysis - 2008
Development of new and innovative core management and leadership programme for managers @ Imperial, including supporting learning materials and evaluation showing qualitative and quantitative improvements in managerial competence - 2008
Faculty of Engineering Idea Labs Thematic Brainstorms and evaluations - 2008
Power workshops approach including design and evaluation - using a new, short burst sessions for powerful individual/team and organisational learning - 2008
Redevelopment of the College's central induction imperial Insights for new staff including College staff survey on Induction - Fall 2008
Faculty of Engineering Ideas Lab Brainstorm - July 2008
Obtaining research funds programme (Eng Fac. & FoNS) April 2008
Fac. Eng Managment coaching group - Feb-April 2008
PRDP guidelines consultation and redevelopment
Central Induction evaluation and immediate improvements
Past projects:
University of Bristol Positive Work Environment 2007 Organisational Survey and Report (http://www.bristol.ac.uk/pwe/2007surveyreport)
Institutional Management in Higher Education (IMHE) OECD Paper(http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/2/5/39190209.pdf)
Leadership Foundation for Higher Education (LFHE) Small Development Projects: Measuring Impact of Improved Central Induction for the Organisation and the Individual. (http://www.lfhe.ac.uk/research/smallprojects/sdprojectreports.html)