AAPS Presents Management Seminar on Communications and Team Building

ARLINGTON, Va. - The American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists (AAPS) will present the AAPS Management Seminar on Communications and Team Building, May 17-18 at the Colonnade Hotel in Boston, Mass. The seminar is geared toward managers, team leaders, supervisors or anyone who wants to improve communication, boost productivity, morale, and quality of work. The event will include two sessions - "Improving Your Communications Skills" and "Team Building: The Science of Leadership."

During the "Improving Your Communication Skills" session, Janet P. Pepin, Director of Training for the Forbes Group, will teach participants techniques to communicate more effectively with supervisors and colleagues, provide clear and concise directions to co-workers, work with different personality types, and manage conflicts. During her eighteen-year training and development career, Pepin has taught communication skills to managers at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, American Society for Training and Development, the Smithsonian Institution, and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

Gary Hernbroth, President of Training for Winners, will cover team-building basics, the facilitator's role, problem solving, achieving consensus, brainstorming, motivating and being motivated, in the "Science of Leadership" session. Hernbroth has more than 24 years of leadership experience in sales, marketing and management. He has improved team-building strategies at organizations such as the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecologists, California Association of Health Facilities, Los Angeles Convention & Visitors Bureau, and Michigan State University.

Additional information on the seminar can be found on AAPS Pharmaceutica at www.aapspharmaceutica.com/management.

About AAPS
AAPS is a professional, scientific society of more than 11,000 members employed in academia, industry, government and other research institutes worldwide. Founded in 1986, AAPS aims to advance science through the open exchange of scientific knowledge, serve as an information resource, and contribute to human health through pharmaceutical research and development. For more information about AAPS, visit AAPS Pharmaceutica at www.aapspharmaceutica.com.

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