Quarterly Learning Programs
Hands On is a global boutique learning and organizational development firm. With over 20 consecutive years in business, we work with you and your organization to harness and maximize your talent.
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Business Skills
Technical Skills
Communication Skills
Influencing Skills
Personal / Professional Development
Leading Others
Business Skills
Advanced Strategic Planning (2 x 2 hours)
Advance your strategic planning capabilities by exploring the latest insights from thought leaders in evaluating good and bad strategies and what we can learn from these. In addition, learn advanced concepts, such as blue ocean strategy, to elevate your strategic planning skills. You should only attend this program if you are currently at associate director level or above. This program is running on 8 September from 12:30PM to 2:30PM Eastern / 9:30AM to 11:30AM Pacific.
AI 201 (3 hours)
Advance your foundational understanding of AI and its many different forms and uses in organizations by learning more about generative AI and the latest evolutions in AI for business. This program is running on 17 July from 12:30PM to 3:30PM Eastern / 9:30AM to 12:30PM Pacific.
Agile & Design Thinking (3 hours)
Design Thinking is a key framework that helps us think through new strategies, products, services, and ways of working in a creative, customer-centric manner. Agile Methodology has been used for years by high tech organizations to streamline and expedite operations and execution. Today, many other industries have adopted Agile and Design Thinking to improve their strategies, operations and execution. Please note that this is a cursory review of Agile and not an in-depth one. This program is running on 9 September from 12:30PM to 3:30PM Eastern / 9:30AM to 12:30PM Pacific.
Budget & Resource Management (3 hours)
If you are responsible for planning or managing a budget and/or planning and managing longer-term resource allocation, this program is great to help you understand the different techniques in budgeting and resource planning. This program is running on 18 August from 12:30PM to 3:30PM Eastern / 9:30AM to 12:30PM Pacific.
Cross-functional Collaboration (3 hours)
For most of us, most of our work is done through cross-functional interactions and collaboration. This program will help you understand how to optimize your cross-functional interactions and relationships. This program is running on 17 July from 12:30PM to 3:30PM Eastern / 9:30AM to 12:30PM Pacific.
Finance for Non-Finance Managers (3 hours)
If you are not in Finance and are keen to learn about foundational financial processes and tools that underpin business, this program will give you great context into how business finances work, and the role that we can all play in ensuring sound fiscal management of our organizations. This program is running on 11 August or 8 September both days at 12:30PM to 3:30PM Eastern / 9:30AM to 12:30PM Pacific.
Ideation and Innovation (3 hours)
Learn about the difference yet connected nature of ideation and innovation. Learn how to structure and run ideation sessions to generate ideas and opportunities to innovate in your area of the organization. This program is running on 21 August from 12:30PM to 3:30PM Eastern / 9:30AM to 12:30PM Pacific.
Interviewing Skills (3 hours)
This program is great for anyone involved in interviewing, as it will help to ensure your interviews are structured to garner the information you need to recommend the best hiring decision for candidates and our organization. This program is running on 15 July or 16 September both days at 12:30PM to 3:30PM Eastern / 9:30AM to 12:30PM Pacific.
Intro to AI (3 hours)
If you’re outside of a technology role, this program is great for understanding what artificial intelligence is, its many different forms, trends, and evolutions, as well as how different functions are using AI to optimize their work, while understanding the broader societal considerations of AI adoption. This program is running on 22 July from 12:30PM to 3:30PM Eastern / 9:30AM to 12:30PM Pacific.
Managing through Change (3 hours)
Change in any organization is to be expected. If you are leading an initiative or project that requires change management, such as communicating and educating others on the change, this program will help you understand how to incorporate change management best practices into your work. This program is running on 24 September from 12:30PM to 3:30PM Eastern / 9:30AM to 12:30PM Pacific.
Leading Projects (3 hours)
This program is great for anyone who is not certified in Project Management. This program will help you better plan for and lead projects for optimal project engagement and execution. This program is running on running on 24 July or 25 September both days at 12:30PM to 3:30PM Eastern / 9:30AM to 12:30PM Pacific.
Root Cause Analysis (3 hours)
Learn the importance of Root Cause Analysis and how it is used in organizations for more robust problem-solving. Learn how to map problems to arrive at root cause analysis. This program is running on 12 August from 12:30PM to 3:30PM Eastern / 9:30AM to 12:30PM Pacific.
Re-setting Balance and Unlocking your Creativity (2.5 hours)
So much is expected of us all in today’s workplace. The demands are constant and complex. This can leave us all feeling stretched, fractured and easily overwhelmed. Plenty of tools exist to help us keep organized and focused, but one of the most precious skills we can develop is re-setting balance. This program is running on 9 September from 12:30PM to 3PM Eastern / 9:30AM to 12PM Pacific.
Strategic Planning (3 hours)
This is an advanced program. This program will help you understand the difference between strategy and strategic planning, but more importantly the program will give you key models to consider when building strategy and then developing and executing a strategic plan that enables your strategy to be achieved. This program is running on 5 August or 9 September both days at 12:30PM to 3:30PM Eastern / 9:30AM to 12:30PM Pacific.
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Technical Skills
Drug Development 101 (3 hours)
This program will help you understand the broader context of Life Sciences’ drug discovery and development, which is important context for all colleagues who work in Life Sciences, as it will help you understand some of the primary functions of our business. This program is running on 24 July and 18 September both days at 12:30PM to 3:30PM Eastern / 9:30AM to 12:30PM Pacific.
Drug Development 201 (2 x 2 hours)
Learn advanced concepts and principles in drug discovery and development, including key stakeholders across the biopharma ecosystem, latest trends, and evolutions in biopharma, and more. This program is running on 5 September from 12:30PM to 2:30PM Eastern / 9:30AM to 11:30AM Pacific.
Drug Safety (3 hours)
Everyone plays a role in drug safety from Phase I clinical trials onwards. Learn how Drug Safety works and also more about Pharmacovigilance. This program is running on 5 August from 12:30PM to 3:30PM Eastern / 9:30AM to 12:30PM Pacific.
GxP (3 hours)
The Life Sciences and adjacent industries are governed by good, consistent practices. Learn what these are – the full range, organizational requirements and also some of the regulatory reporting requirements. This program is running on 1 July or 11 September both days at 12:30PM to 3:30PM Eastern / 9:30AM to 12:30PM Pacific.
Healthcare Compliance (3 hours)
Learn the fundamentals of healthcare compliance pertinent to the biopharma industry and what organizations must do to remain compliant. This program is running on 10 September from 12:30PM to 3:30PM Eastern / 9:30AM to 12:30PM Pacific.
Healthcare Economics (3 hours)
Learn the fundamentals of health economics and the role this field / function play in the biopharma industry. This program is running on 13 August from 12:30PM to 3:30PM Eastern / 9:30AM to 12:30PM Pacific.
Patient Centricity (3 hours)
Learn about this important mindset in life sciences - how to strategize, plan, implement, and enhance patient centricity in biopharma organizations, including best practices and industry lessons learned. This program is running on 5 September from 12:30PM to 3:30PM Eastern / 9:30AM to 12:30PM Pacific.
Preparing for IND (2 x 2 hours)
Learn the fundamental requirements for a successful IND, including best practices and common challenges and pitfalls. This program is running on 15 July or 16 September both days at 12:30PM to 2:30PM Eastern / 9:30AM to 11:30AM Pacific.
Preparing for Phase 2 (3 hours)
Learn how to transition from Phase 1 to Phase 2 clinical trial – what’s typically required to be successful and common challenges and pitfalls. This program is running on 15 July or 9 September both days at 12:30PM to 3:30PM Eastern / 9:30AM to 12:30PM Pacific.
Ramping-up for Phase 3 (2 x2 hours)
Phase 3 clinical trials bring a myriad of challenges and learning opportunities, for which if we can proactively prepare, we’ll be better positioned to successfully meet the challenges and ensure we’re ready for our ultimate goal, which is commercialization. Phase 3 also introduces a number of other considerations beyond clinical development, such as preparing the rest of the business and organization for potential product launch. This program is great to give you an advanced review of a number of things to consider before or during Phase 3 clinical trials. Whether you’re in clinical development or another function, you will learn about one of the most critical milestones for biopharma and other life sciences organizations. This program is running on 12 September from 12:30PM to 2:30AM Eastern / 9:30AM to 11:30PM Pacific.
Regulatory Affairs 101 (3 hours)
If you’re *not* in Regulatory Affairs, or brand new to the function, and want to learn more about the fundamentals of how Regulatory Affairs operates, including FDA requirements and various regulatory milestones during product development and product lifecycle management for life sciences, this program is a great foundation. It will also be facilitated by a former Regulatory Affairs executive leader. This program is running on 17 September from 12:30PM to 3:30PM Eastern / 9:30AM to 12:30PM Pacific.
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Communication Skills
Conflict Resolution (3 hours)
Learn different styles and approaches to managing conflict in a productive manner. This program is running on 29 July or 25 September both days at 12:30PM to 3:30PM Eastern / 9:30AM to 12:30PM Pacific.
Giving & Receiving Feedback (2.5 hours)
This program is great for all colleagues who want to improve their abilities to give good feedback as well as receive feedback in a constructive and productive manner. Feedback is constant; it’s how we give it, receive it, and process it, that makes all the difference. This program is running on 12 September from 12:30PM to 3PM Eastern / 9:30AM to 12PM Pacific.
Navigating Difficult Conversations (2.5 hours)
This program will help you learn how to approach more challenging conversations with greater ease, comfort, and confidence. This program is running on 4 September from 12:30PM to 3PM Eastern / 9:30AM to 12PM Pacific.
Presenting Technical Information (2 x 1.5 hours)
This program will help you learn how to better structure and present technical information – whatever your technical area of expertise. This program is running on 16 July or 10 September both days at 12:30PM to 2PM Eastern / 9:30AM to 11AM Pacific.
Storytelling (2 x 1.5 hours)
This program is an alternative to Presenting Technical Information if you are interested in focusing purely on storytelling as a powerful technique in communicating with others, including using storytelling in presentations. It is not recommended that you attend both Presenting Technical Information and Storytelling programs, as there are certain overlaps of information in both of these programs. This program is running on 11 September at 12:30PM to 2:00PM Eastern / 9:30AM to 11:00AM Pacific.
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Emotional Intelligence (3 hours)
Emotional intelligence is consistently rated as highly important to one’s professional success, if not more important than IQ. In this program, learn the fundamentals of Emotional Intelligence and how you can increase this to enhance your work results and relationships. This program is running on 29 July or 25 September both days at 12:30PM to 3:30PM Eastern / 9:30AM to 12:30PM Pacific.
Executive Presence (3 hours)
This program is great if you want to enhance your capabilities and confidence when interacting, communicating with or presenting to senior management. This program is running on 12 September from 12:30PM to 3PM Eastern / 9:30AM to 12PM Pacific.
Influencing & Stakeholder Management (3 hours)
We all have stakeholders and we all influence all of the time. This program will help you enhance your influencing and stakeholder management skills. This program is running on 4 September from 12:30PM to 3PM Eastern / 9:30AM to 12PM Pacific.
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Personal / Professional Development
Career Development (2.5 hours)
Learn tips and techniques to identify your career interests, strengths and developmental areas, while creating more robust career and development plans for your own career advancement. This program is running on 19 August from 12:30PM to 3PM Eastern / 9:30AM to 12PM Pacific.
Managing Stress (2.5 hours)
Learn different ways to better manage stress, including using learned optimism. This program is running on 22 July or 16 September both days at 12:30PM to 3PM Eastern / 9:30AM to 12PM Pacific.
Increasing Resiliency (2.5 hours)
Resiliency continues to be rated among the most important skills we can have in both professional and personal realms. This program can help you strengthen your resiliency and enjoy the benefits of increased resiliency in both work and beyond. As science has shown, resiliency is not something we’re born with; it is a learnable and incredibly valuable skill. This program is running on 18 September from 12:30PM to 3PM Eastern / 9:30AM to 12PM Pacific.
Mastering Your Mindset (2 x 1.5 hours)
Learn proven strategies that allow you to take control of your thoughts, make the most of successes, bounce back from setbacks, and deliver your best performance when it matters most. This program is running on 26 September from 12PM to 1:30PM Eastern / 9AM to 10:30AM Pacific.
Personal Branding (2.5 hours)
This program will help you understand how to build and strengthen your professional brand – how you want others to regard you. Personal branding, when done well, is key to influencing others and strengthening your career opportunities. This program is running on 22 August or 30 September both days at 12:30PM to 3PM Eastern / 9:30AM to 12PM Pacific.
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Leading Others
Advanced Coaching (3 hours)
Learn tips, techniques, and best practices used by executive coaches to advance your coaching capabilities. This program is running on 4 August from 12:30PM to 3:30PM Eastern / 9:30AM to 12:30PM Pacific.
Being a Leader (3 hours)
Advance your foundational understanding and capabilities for leading others, whether you’re a formal people leader or a project team leader. Through this program, you will learn several foundational practices of great leaders that will help you accelerate and advance your capabilities when leading others. (Note: if you’ve previously attended our Managing Others program, Being a Leader will advance your knowledge and capabilities, so this is a great follow-on from Managing Others, though prior attendance in Managing Others is not required.) This program is running on 24 July and 12 September both days at 12:30PM to 3:30PM Eastern / 9:30AM to 12:30PM Pacific.
Creating a Strong Team Culture (3 hours)
Learn how to enhance the culture of your team, which in turn increases team member engagement, commitment, and satisfaction, while getting the whole team moving in a shared direction. This program is running on 16 July or 17 September both days at 12:30PM to 3:30PM Eastern / 9:30AM to 12:30PM Pacific.
Coaching (2.5 hours)
Learn the foundational principles, practices, and techniques to coach your team members or other colleagues in performance, productivity, and engagement and satisfaction. This program is running on 15 September from 12:30PM to 3PM Eastern / 9:30AM to 12PM Pacific.
Delegating & Empowering Others (3 hours)
This program is designed for people and/or project team leaders. This program will help you build on foundational leadership skills to improve how you delegate, motivate and empower others. This program is geared toward both new and experienced people leaders. This program is running on 17 July or 4 September both days at 12:30PM to 3:30PM Eastern / 9:30AM to 12:30PM Pacific.
Developing Others (3 hours)
Learn how to develop your team members by understanding their development needs and aligning development opportunities while coaching to enhance their engagement, performance, and overall satisfaction at work. We do not recommend this program if you’ve already taken Hands On’s Coaching program, unless you would like a refresher on this, as there is overlap. This program is running on 18 September from 12:30PM to 3:30PM Eastern / 9:30AM to 12:30PM Pacific.
Leading through Others (2 x 2.5 hours)
The requirements of leaders change significantly when you start leading other people leaders. Learn what principally changes and what’s therefore required of more senior level leaders, including best practices and tips and techniques to enhance your leadership effectiveness. This program is running on 13 August from 12:30PM to 3:00PM Eastern / 9:30AM to 12:00PM Pacific.
Mentoring (3 hours)
Learn about best practice tips and techniques and gain access to great tools to support a robust mentoring relationship – whether you’re the mentor or mentee. This program is running on 12 August from 12:30PM to 3:30PM Eastern / 9:30AM to 12:30PM Pacific.
Managing Others (2 x 2 hours)
If you’re new to managing other people, this is a great foundational leadership program where you’ll learn a number of practices for effective management of other colleagues. This program is also great for experienced people managers who were never trained in foundational leadership practices or would simply like a refresh on these practices. This program is running on 24 September from 12:30PM to 2:30PM Eastern / 9:30AM to 11:30AM Pacific.
Setting Goals & Expectations (3 hours)
The importance of clear and specific goals and expectations cannot be overstated, as this is how we get our team members on the path toward working on the right things, at the right time, and in the right ways. As a people manager / leader, it’s always useful to learn new techniques or reinforce existing techniques to ensure you’re helping your team and organization focus on meaningful work, while setting your team members up for success. This program is running on 23 September from 12:30PM to 3PM Eastern / 9:30AM to 12PM Pacific.
Team Optimization (3 hours)
Whether you lead or work in teams, learn the traits and practices of high-performing teams, and what role you can play to optimize your team’s effectiveness. (You do not need to be a people leader to attend this program, since some or most work is performed in teams). This program is running on running on 23 July from 12:30PM to 3:30PM Eastern / 9:30AM to 12:30PM Pacific.
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