Manager Forums

Manager Forums are a way for you to gain insights from Stanford thought leaders on critical topics and issues you encounter as a people manager. 

The Manager Forum series is taking a pause for the winter and will resume in February 2026. Until then, please take a few minutes to complete a brief survey in Qualtrics, and share your priorities, topics you'd like addressed, and speakers you would like to hear from.

Format and participants: Live (no cost) sessions are held via Zoom. Manager Forum events are not recorded. Registering through STARS is required. All people managers from across the university are invited to participate in Manager Forums, but enrollment is limited.

Previous Manager Forums Resources

In 2025, Manager Forums provided you with insights to help you build employee motivation, frameworks to coach and optimize team effectiveness, and tools to create a culture of innovation. Review the Resources page for past session materials and get a refresher on topics such as:

• The Stanford GSB Leadership Model
• EFECT Coaching Framework
• Getting (More of) What you Want in your Negotiations
• The Systems Leader Framework