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Build the person and build the institution

This case study captures the five most important lessons I've learned over 15 years working with faculty, research leaders, and institutional partners. Rather than offering a one-size-fits-all model, it provides a strategic framework to help you design an office that fits your mission, your culture, and your goals.


My deep experience within and across institutions and commitment to the development of the person, translates to direct institutional benefit. 

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Start Fresh: Design and Launch Research Development

Start Fresh: Design and Launch Research Development

Start Fresh: Design and Launch Research Development

 Establishing  research development support at any level of an institution is a daunting endeavor. Integrating with research administrative infrastructure, I work closely with institutional leadership, faculty, staff, and other interest holders to listen deeply and craft right-sized approaches that promote research development practices. 

 Establishing  research development support at any level of an institution is a daunting endeavor. Integrating with research administrative infrastructure, I work closely with institutional leadership, faculty, staff, and other interest holders to listen deeply and craft right-sized approaches that promote research development practices. Outcomes can include expanded offerings for faculty support, a plan for founding a research development office, or a foundational office of research development. 


Included:

  • Qualitative and quantitative needs assessment (up to 2 months of community perspective gathering)
  • Peer institution benchmarking using a maturity model
  • Tailored service definitions 
  • Role descriptions 
  • Practical templates and tools 
  • Strategic plan and implementation roadmap


Add-ons:

  • Vision, Mission, and Goals statement refinement 
  • Tailored onboarding, training, coaching, and mentoring for up to three team members during implementation 
  • Check in or evaluation of office post launch 


Deliverables:

  • Assessment report
  • Design and implementation plan
  • Initial list of ideal positions, role definition, and organizational structure
  • RD operational checklists  

Re-invigoration of Existing Research Development

Start Fresh: Design and Launch Research Development

Start Fresh: Design and Launch Research Development

For offices that need to revisit, revise, or revamp their research development functions (with a formal unit or not), I provide the opportunity to refresh existing research development support personnel so that they can meet the moment. Leveraging existing strengths, I focus on shaping talent and improving team performance. I build on the

For offices that need to revisit, revise, or revamp their research development functions (with a formal unit or not), I provide the opportunity to refresh existing research development support personnel so that they can meet the moment. Leveraging existing strengths, I focus on shaping talent and improving team performance. I build on the current context and function of a team. From providing slight tweaks to crafting a full renovation, I am committed to helping personnel realize their own potential within research development. This package is appropriate for research offices with formal or informal research development services across all sizes and kinds of institutions. 


Included:

  • Individual-level Research Development competency assessment and alignment at the role and individual level (survey and document analysis)
  • Audit of internal services and processes (up to 1 month shadowing)
  • Analysis of service delivery, gaps in service, and metrics 
  • Qualitative and quantitative analysis of client experience (up to three months of community perspective taking)


Add-ons:

  • Team retreat and team building to garner internal commitment to re-visioning
  • Tailored, confidential, strengths-based individual coaching of staff 


Deliverables:

  • Comprehensive strategic plan with recommendations for implementation
  • Summary of aggregated results of all audit and assessment activities

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