Personal development
and guides

Are you unsure about the value of investing time and resources in continued education and courses? We address some of the concerns we hear from time to time.

In today's career landscape, one quality consistently sets apart those who manage to progress throughout their professional lives: their unwavering dedication to networking. Keeping your feelers out is crucial in paving the way for many of the opportunities that arise in your career.

”Hi boss! I want to attend a course.” Finding it difficult to say these words? Or would you like a handful of arguments to convince your boss that you need to attend the course of your dreams? Then read on to get some inspiration on how to convince him/her.

Every good networker has a story to tell. We’ve had a conversation with Kjartan Bjerre-Christensen about his route to becoming a “fairly decent” networker.

Having interdisciplinary collaboration and a common reference point across departments can be the difference between failure and success. Unfortunately, it's not always easy.

It may sound contradictory that not-knowing is a competence, but according to Martin Vesterby, it’s actually the case. Especially if you want to innovate, you must have the courage to put yourself in a position where you don’t know the answer. For many of us this requires practice.

Lifelong learning differs from one person to the next. We interview life science professionals about the meaning of lifelong learning for them and what formed their path of development.

Your market value as an employee is directly linked with your sharpness. So, how fast do you acquire new knowledge? Are you flexible and prepared to adjust when changes occur?

How do you actively keep your knowledge and skills current as a life science professional? Staying up-to-date in life science can seem overwhelming, but need not be complicated. Choose actively where to focus and take a structured approach. And most importantly: better to get started on baby steps, than procrastinating.

Lifelong learning differs from one individual to the next. In this series, we ask a number of people from the life science field, what lifelong learning means to them and what has shaped their development path.

Planning is not bad at all, but being ready to change plans becomes more and more central. Lifelong learning is a part of what a futurist calls “just-in-time-learning”: the ability to dynamically acquire relevant knowledge when needed.

At Atrium, learning in the virtual classroom has taken a leap. So has our knowledge about what creates a fruitful online learning experience.

Several of Atrium's course participants have been there before. They prioritise access to the most recent knowledge and know that a day in school is a good investment in the best solution to their tasks.

Life science competences will never cease to be relevant. Nonetheless, there is much to suggest that your approach and working methods are at least as decisive. Digital competences, flexibility and excellent communication skills are becoming increasingly important.

Attracting the right employees is a critical differentiator for modern businesses today. Do you know what younger generations expect from their work life? Are you prepared to meet their requirements and if so, how do you do so without undermining your existing work culture?

What is it about your organization that attracts new talent to help you stay in the lead? Businesses in Life Science are increasingly challenged to rethink traditional business models and reinvent themselves while new technologies emerge and vast amounts of data change the general perception of health.

Bringing new knowledge into action and have it work for the organisation is just as important as acquiring it in the first place. Going back to school as an adult, even for just one day, is an active decision that requires you to take full responsibility. How you show up, your expectations and your ability to be fully present determines how much of an impact your new knowledge will have.