"MyFuturePlan" - A Leadership Accelerator for Early-Career Researchers

Aims of the MFP Programme

ECRs face enormous challenges in securing contracts, meeting demands and planning out their careers. The MFP programme addresses those challenges by supporting ECRs in developing themselves into the leaders of the future through a group coaching approach that provides:

• Increased self-awareness of personal behaviour preferences

• Increased collaborative capacity – teams and leadership

• An understanding of resilience and emotional intelligence – and how to build and develop them

• Building connections

• Developing an individual action plan for future progression

We work with you to write the programme into your grant applications making the application more attractive to funders, whilst showing your dedication to supporting your ECRs.

Who can attend

The programme is designed for ECRs and leaders in academia and industry e.g. post-docs, industrial researchers, early-career academics, late-stage/mature PhD students, early-career leaders etc.

Set up by Dr Tony Bradshaw, Managing Director of Biosocius Ltd., it was originally aimed at ECRs in the Biotechnology Sector and is now available across other areas in STEM.

So far, MFP has been delivered to 400+ ECRs over 5 years across UK & Ireland.

MFP Workshops

MFP takes place over two dedicated workshops.

1. An online, small group, 90 minute workshop where participants are provided with individual personality profile assessments. Participants build a picture of themselves and their natural preferences for communication, working style and more.

2. An in-person half-day of group coaching discussing personality preferences in teams and leadership, collaborative ability building, emotional intelligence and resilience in the workplace, and the development of their "My Future Plan" set of actions.

Workshops are facilitated by qualified coaches with a background in STEM.

Signing up

Participation of ECRs takes place through two main routes:

1. We help you write the MFP programme into your grant applications making the application more attractive to funders, whilst showing your dedication to supporting your ECRs.

2. Use your existing budgets to place your ECRs on upcoming workshops straight away.

Get in touch to find out more and secure your places now.

Dr Tony Bradshaw

Executive coach and Managing Director of Biosocius Ltd.

Background in biotechnology

Founder of “MyFuturePlan”