The Deputy Director for Management (DDM) Seminar Series offers the NIH community engaging presentations to provide meaningful insights into leadership and management concepts, challenges, and solutions. January’s DDM seminar, “Intentional Workplace Culture,” featured Jessica Kriegel, who leads groundbreaking research, strategy, and innovation on workplace culture. The March seminar, “Effective Communication from Leaders,” featured Lynn Perry Wooten, who specializes in crisis leadership, diversity and inclusion, and positive leadership. These videocasts are available for viewing on the DDM Past Seminars website. 

Please join us for the remaining two DDM seminars in FY24. For details and to register, visit the DDM Seminar Series website. Registration for DDM Seminars opens approximately 1-2 weeks before the session date.

May 16, 2024, 11 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Laura Vanderkam – “The New Corner Office”
Laura Vanderkam is an expert on time management who shares her techniques for getting the most out of each day with audiences of busy people everywhere. She draws on 18 years of working from home to share strategies for productivity, creativity, and health in the new corner office, post-pandemic and beyond. Her work has appeared in publications including: The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, City Journal, Fortune, and Fast Company.

July 11, 2024, 11 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
John Amaechi – “Building Effective Teams”
John Amaechi is a respected organizational psychologist, an OBE (Order of the British Empire), Chartered Scientist, elected Fellow of the Royal Society for Public Health, bestselling New York Times author, Research Fellow at the University of East London, and Founder of APS Intelligence. Mr. Amaechi uses his deep psychological insight combined with real life experience to provide a touchstone for people and companies who want to thrive, achieve, and align their beliefs, values, and ethics.

⇒ Consider proposing a speaker for next year’s DDM Seminar Series! ⇐

It is never too early to start considering speakers for the FY25 DDM Seminar Series. Nomination submissions will be open on the DDM Seminar Series website July 1-31. 

Please contact NIHTrainingCenter@nih.gov with questions or comments.