2.9 Reimaging assessment: how to balance between the individual and the team
- Mar 2023
- Claartje Chajes
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Prof. dr. @hannekehulst, Leiden University, member of national Steering group Recognition and Rewards and (former) board member of The Young Academy & Prof. dr. @hildeverbeek, Maastricht University, board member of the The Young Academy
Maastricht University
The Young Academy recently launched a podcast series called “At the top”, in which we speak with six Dutch senior top scientists. In the podcast they discuss the themes of the Recognition and Reward movement in relation to their own careers. One recurring theme across all interviews is the role of team science and how assessment plays a part in promoting it. In this workshop, The Young Academy tackles the question of the assessment of team science through real-life scenarios, asking the participants to reflect on the best ways to assess them.
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Here you can read a summary from this workshop (with thanks to the reporter for making it):
Teamwork has become more and more important over the years. This applies not only to research but to all scientific work: teaching, research and impact are often done in teams. When you want to define what a ‘team’ is, you need to realize that there are formal and informal teams, hierarchical and matrix, temporary and permanent, and thus that there is a very large variety. There is no need to get lost in a definition of ‘team’. What makes a number of people a team is a common goal, cooperation and complementarity and above all: trust in each other's knowledge and skills. It is important to realize that individual (career) goals can be disruptive in a team, which is why it is wise to state at the beginning: what does each of the members bring to this team? When synergy and energy are thus created, it is pleasant to work in that team and the team members can achieve beautiful results together.
What are the main take aways of this session?
Trying to assess teamwork can clash with current tools that are mostly individually focused. If you say teamwork is important, but you only judge the individual performance, that's an inconsistent message. There are many examples outside Academia where teams are already being assessed, and where the contribution to the team effort is crucial for one’s individual career steps. So, let's bring the "outside in".
@rolienwalinga, @stefanievrancken, @sophieverhoeven, @hildeverbeek, @floravanlangendonck, @marwienketillema, @joeritijdink, @hannekeslop, @judithterschure, @selmaderidder, @estherplomp, @ankenooijen, @grytsjevandermeer, @verenaly, @lentelerink, @arnoudlagendijklagen, @elizabethkoier, @mariekekleinbreteler, @theojetten, @hannekehulst, @marjanvanhunnik, @jacquelineheijen, @kaspergossink, @tungtung, @philippedebock, @christienbakker, @annemiekbaars, thank you for (joining this) workshop. Does anyone of you want to share some examples of team-assessment outside of academia here? Maybe you know articles about the topic as well, thanks in advance.