September 2025 News Bulletin
Please see our latest news and events below:
Introducing Social Leadership and the Social Age:
Join our two-part Leadership Masterclass – 18 and 25 November 2025
We’re excited to launch a new two part masterclass with Dr Julian Stodd researcher, writer, artist, explorer and author of The Social Leadership Handbook.
Many of us are currently leading and/or navigating unprecedented change in the NHS. Join Julian for a two-part interactive masterclass exploring how effective leadership happens at the intersection of systems, technology, and social movements.
What You’ll Gain:
- Fresh perspectives on distributed healthcare models and their leadership challenges
- Practical tools for building connection and belonging within your teams
- Strategies for leading change as a social movement, not just a process
- Enhanced skills for navigating uncertainty with curiosity rather than rigid planning
Why This Matters Now: As the NHS transforms through new technologies and new models of care, traditional leadership approaches aren’t enough. This research-based programme will help you develop ‘Social Leadership’ skills essential for today’s complex healthcare environment.
Interactive Format:
- Two connected sessions with peer learning opportunities and work in pairs, small groups and plenary discussions
- Collaborative exploration rather than lecture-style delivery
- Space for uncertainty and discovery alongside structured learning
More about Julian
Dr Julian Stodd brings research-based insights from Sea Salt Learning, exploring leadership challenges across complex organisations. You can find out more about Julian’s work onSocial Age concepts and exploring the Organisation as Ecosystem via his Quiet Leadership Guidebook.
To book a place visit our events page: Introducing Social Leadership and the Social Age
System Collaborative Programme – Applications Still Open!
Are you driving initiatives that make a real difference in your patients’ lives and community health? Whether you’re leading a team or starting solo with plans to bringing others in as you progress, this programme is designed for healthcare professionals ready to tackle service transformation and population health challenges head-on.
Why Join?
This isn’t just another course – it’s your chance to develop collaborative leadership skills while creating measurable change in your healthcare system. Perfect for multidisciplinary teams and cross-organisational partnerships working on complex health challenges.
“The programme helped turn our idea into successful system-wide change,” shares Anna Young, a previous participant who experienced firsthand how the programme (previously called Primary Care Collaborative) transforms concepts into reality. Watch here for the full interview.
Get a Taste First
Join our drop-in session on October 16th, 9:30-10:30 AM.Meet the expert facilitators, ask your burning questions, and see if this programme aligns with your goals. No commitment required – just valuable insights.
Register for the drop-in session here
Ready to Apply?
Don’t wait – applications close Friday, October 24th, 2025. This is your opportunity to join a collaborative network where your innovative ideas can flourish and create lasting impact.
Apply Now for the System Collaborative Programme
Want all the details? Download our comprehensive programme pack for Cohort 2 and discover how you can become part of the next wave of healthcare transformation.
Future-Fit Leadership: Psychological Maturity: The Next Step in High-Performance Leadership
Wednesday 26 November 12:30 pm – 2:00 pm
Psychological safety creating an environment where people feel safe to speak up without fear has become a major focus in leadership. But safety alone is not enough. The next step is psychological maturity, where teams can engage in healthy conflict, challenge each other constructively, take accountability, and grow together.
This session will explore how NHS leaders can move beyond creating “safe” spaces and foster a culture of high trust, critical thinking, and shared ownership where staff feel both supported and stretched to deliver their best work.
What We’ll Explore
- Why psychological safety is important but incomplete on its own.
- Learn leadership strategies that foster accountability, challenge, and growth.
- Understand how psychological maturity enhances innovation and resilience.
High Demand Alert – Current Status: Fully booked
Good News: We’re commissioning another cohort due to exceptional interest!
📝 Join the Waitlist
Don’t miss out on the next available session. Add your details to our waitlist and we’ll contact you with priority access to future dates.
Visit our website to find out more about the Future-Fit Leadership series.
📚 Can’t Wait? Start Learning Now
Read this short article from Harvard Business Review on ‘What is Psychological Safety?’ This piece explores why safety is just the starting point and how leaders can create and build environments where challenge and responsibility drive real progress.
New Events:
Supervision Cafe
The Supervision Café offers accredited coaches an opportunity to engage in group supervision. In this setting, coaches can collectively address current challenges in their practice. The format is informal, with facilitated supervision.
Neurodiversity for Coaches
A session for coaches on how to work well with all clients presenting or whom have been diagnosed with neurodivergence. By the end of the session, you will have started to share and explore with each other techniques to explore clients’ needs with them and practice contracting for how to work well together.
Managers Toolbox
The Managers’ Toolbox is a series of practical sessions tailored for managers with at least 12 months’ experience in role – particularly those leading teams while balancing demands from across the organisation.
These new workshops focus on real-world challenges, offering tools to build high-performing teams, sustain engagement, and lead more effective meetings and more.
Manager as Coach
Manager as Coach (MAC) is a leadership programme consisting of 3 linked workshops. These can be accessed as a complete series, or in isolation, depending on your own learning needs. The aim of MAC is to support development of a coaching approach when working with individuals, or with the whole team. The programme is aimed at managers at all levels and roles, and those aspiring to their first management role.
Join us to gain insight and skills into how you can give and receive feedback to support appraisal, talent enablement conversations etc.
Leading Together: Creating Solutions through System Leadership.
This series consists of five concise, stand-alone masterclasses, tailored for individuals whose work involves collaboration across teams, organisations, or system boundaries. The sessions are designed to help leaders strengthen their understanding of system leadership and systems thinking, foster culture and vision within a system, and enhance their ability to work collaboratively at place and system level to improve services and population health within their area.