What is groupthink? Groupthink occurs when a group’s pursuit of cohesion and conformity limits creativity and diversity, disrupts the group’s ability to solve problems and… Read More »Groupthink and the Importance of Behavioural Diversity
We are living in a period of unprecedented disruptive change – political, technological, environmental and economic – and managers and leaders are facing novel challenges… Read More »Make Lemonade: Two Approaches for Responding to Disruptive Change
Women-Space Leadership Award The Staff Development Forum is delighted to announce the 2026 Women-Space Leadership Award to acknowledge and recognise the outstanding leadership of women… Read More »Call for Nominations: Women-Space Leadership Award 2026 Celebrating Women’s Leadership and Impact
Developing Excellent Practice Award 2026 – in partnership by AdvanceHE The Staff Development Forum is delighted to announce the 2026 Developing Excellent Practice Award to… Read More »Call for Nominations: Developing Excellent Practice Award 2026 Recognising Exceptional Initiatives
The next Coaching SIG Session: Quality assurance in Internal Coaching will take place on Tuesday 28th April 2026 – 1:00 to 2:00 PM. What we’ll cover The Coaching SIG leads… Read More »Quality Assurance in Internal Coaching (Coaching SIG)
SDF Festival of Learning and Development 2026 Date: 9 to 11 November 2026 | SDF Zoom and AdvanceHE connect Influence. Integrate. Impact. Shaping strategic voice, connected… Read More »Influence. Integrate. Impact. Call for Contributions is now open
AI and Leadership Development – Empowered Leadership How to Use Personality Insights Circles of Concern – Influence & Control Costs of Generative AI …..and more… Read More »Newspad – February 2026
Habit 1: Be Proactive[1] Welcome to the first in a series of practical tools for navigating everyday work challenges. Concepts and frameworks – or mental… Read More »Circles of Concern, Influence and Control