Manager Forums
Manager Forums are a way for you to gain insights from university and industry leaders, connect with other managers, learn more about the resources available to support you, give input to new or changing workplace programs, and share your learnings from approaches with your teams that had fantastic results—and approaches that didn’t work so well.
The Systems Leader, a Two-Part Series
Part One: May 27, 2025 | 1 - 2 p.m.
Part Two: June 25, 2025 | 11 a.m. - noon
Facilitated by Robert Siegel, Lecturer in Management, Stanford Graduate School of Business
Part one of the series will introduce you to “Systems Leadership,” Siegel's holistic framework that helps leaders understand and master five key dimensions where they are likely to feel contradictory cross-pressures. You’ll leave with a framework and practical ways to lead effectively. In this session, we will share how leaders from all over the world have navigated issues around prioritization, managing people, understanding global and local issues, and balancing ambition and stewardship in times of incredible upheaval.
In June, part two of the series will focus on how you can apply these lessons and the Systems Leadership framework to your work life at Stanford and how you can be more effective as an individual contributor or a manager. This will be an interactive session that builds upon the content shared in the first session.
Upcoming Manager Forums
Manager Forums will take a pause in July and will resume sessions just before the Fall quarter begins.
Previous Manager Forums Resources
Get a refresher on previous sessions which brought you insightful topics to help you navigate challenging conversations at work, optimize team effectiveness and connection, address compensation and career advancement, and improve relationships through constructive feedback.