Step into Leadership: Join the conversation, shape the future

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Are you ready to grow your leadership skills, connect with colleagues, and explore fresh perspectives? Our Leadership Learning Sprints are here to help you do just that.

These short, engaging sessions are designed to fit into your busy schedule while offering powerful insights and practical tools to support your development. Whether you're leading a team, a project, or simply looking to lead yourself more effectively, there's something here for you. 

Over the past few weeks, we’ve had the pleasure of hosting a fantastic series of sprints led by inspiring colleagues from across the University: 

  • Outcomes Focused Leadership – Jo Maher  
  • Enabling Performance – David Fletcher  
  • Developing Your Team – James Flint  
  • Leading with Kindness – Catherine Armstrong  
  • Optimising Personal Wellbeing – Sarah Van-Zoelen  

Each session sparked meaningful conversations and offered practical takeaways. If you missed any of them, don’t worry, recordings are now available on our Leadership Sprints Sharepoint so you can catch up anytime. 

There’s still plenty to look forward to over the summer. Here’s what’s on the horizon for July: 

  • Power in the Workplace – Justin Waring, 1 July, 3pm  
  • Impact of Stress – Cheryl Travers, 2 July, 1pm  
  • Wellbeing Centred Leadership – David Fletcher, 8 July, 2pm  
  • Design Thinking – Mikko Koria, 14 July, 1pm  
  • Leading Innovation – Claire Warden, 24 July, 1pm 

These sessions are open to all staff and offer a great opportunity to explore new ideas, challenge your thinking, and build your leadership toolkit. 

Getting involved is easy. Just complete the MS Form to register your interest, and we’ll send you calendar invites for your chosen sessions, or you can also join live via our dedicated Teams channel on the day. 

In case you missed it: Read our leadership blog posts 

We’re also excited to share our latest leadership blog post from Professor Lauren Sherar, who reflects on what it means to lead with authenticity, balance, and purpose in today’s higher education landscape. It’s a thoughtful and timely piece that complements the themes we’ve been exploring in our sprints. Watch Lauren’s related sprint recording.  

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Let’s keep learning, sharing, and leading. Together.