Articles
Wonkhe – Supporting higher education’s emerging leaders
Wonkhe – Five traits for higher education leadership – whatever your job title
Asynchronous / Self-directed Training
Advancing Your Research Career
Blogs

Books

LinkedIn Learning
Become a manager
Building high performance teams
Change management
Coaching and developing employees
Communicating With Confidence
Influencing Others
Managing teams
Transitioning from manager to leader
Opportunities
Collaborate – The Hallam Female Leadership Development Community at Sheffield Hallam.
The PI Network – a forum for managers of researchers to share best practice around postdoc career development. Part of the Prosper project, open to the whole sector.
Podcasts

Policies
Professional Services Support Teams
Organisational Performance and Culture Team
Social Media

Synchronous / Live Training (please check the Events Calendar for current availability)
Leadership and Management Essentials Programme – for new and existing line managers in both professional services and the academic areas of Sheffield Hallam University.
Tools
Future Leaders Fellows Development Network Toolkits:
Recruitment Toolkit – for new research leaders recruiting to their team for the first time, particularly researchers who are new to the UK and those looking to improve their recruitment practice.
Influencing Toolkit – to help you think about how to grow your influence, to bring about change as a new research and innovation leader.
UK Research Landscape Toolkit – to support research leaders to navigate the UK’s complex and fast-changing research environment.
Developing Big Bids Toolkit – for research leaders who are starting out on their journey toward submitting their first big bid.
Mentoring Toolkit (for mentees) – explores how to approach and engage a potential mentor, and how to get the most out of the mentoring relationship as you work with your chosen mentor.
Mentoring Toolkit (for mentors) – for new or existing mentors, to help you reflect on your mentoring practice, skills and experience.
Policy Toolkit – to enable you to understand and navigate the policy landscape across the UK and beyond.

Vitae guides for leading research and researchers:
Developing a research proposal
Developing individuals
Research leadership
Intellectual leadership
Leadership for PIs
Managing a research team
Managing research projects
Videos
Past Prosper. PI Network sessions:
Welcome to the panic room – managing challenging scenarios
Strategic academic leadership
Developing resilience
Leadership and management for the first-time PI
The valued manager? The PI-postdoc relationship, featuring UKRI.

Setting up your own Research Centre: Practical tips and discussion – session recording and guide from Dr Simon Mitchell, Future Leaders Fellow

TEDx Talks – Why Do We Celebrate Incompetent Leaders?
Websites
Leadership Ethos – designed to support the development of leadership skills in all of us at all career stages, as part of a positive and inclusive culture. A UKRI / Research England funded project in association with University of Bristol.
Prosper. Resources for Managers of Researchers – Prosper is a new approach to career development that unlocks postdocs’ potential to thrive in multiple career pathways.

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