Adam Smith - Listening: Key to Effective PI Leadership

2024-04-13

Adam Smith narrates his blog written for Dementia Researcher. In this blog Adam talks about the critical role of listening in effective principal investigator (PI) leadership. Adam emphasises the necessity for PIs to develop deep listening skills to successfully guide and support their research teams, particularly early career researchers. He argues against the common yet counterproductive reassurance reflex, advocating for a more engaged and empathetic approach to address the real concerns of team ...

Adam Smith narrates his blog written for Dementia Researcher.

In this blog Adam talks about the critical role of listening in effective principal investigator (PI) leadership. Adam emphasises the necessity for PIs to develop deep listening skills to successfully guide and support their research teams, particularly early career researchers. He argues against the common yet counterproductive reassurance reflex, advocating for a more engaged and empathetic approach to address the real concerns of team members. The blog highlights the benefits of active listening, including fostering trust, enhancing team dynamics, and driving robust scientific outcomes. He finishes with some practical strategies for PIs to improve their listening capabilities, ultimately transforming the dynamics of their teams and nurturing future scientific leaders.

Find the original text, and narration here on our website.

https://www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/blog-listening-key-to-effective-pi-leadership/

#PISkills #PrincipalInvestigator #ListeningSkills #LeadershipSkills

Adam Smith was born in the north, a long time ago. He wanted to write books, but ended up working in the NHS, and at the Department of Health. He is now Programme Director in the Office of the NIHR National Director for Dementia Research (which probably sounds more important than it is) at University College London. He has led a number of initiatives to improve dementia research (including this website, Join Dementia Research & ENRICH), as well as pursuing his own research interests. In his spare time, he grows vegetables, builds Lego & spends most of his time drinking too much coffee and squeezing technology into his house.

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