Learning doesn’t just happen in courses. It happens through shared experience and real-world insight.

It’s a space to connect with other HR and L&D professionals, hear from expert speakers, and come away with insights to integrate with your business.

What is the Dolphin Forum?

The Dolphin Forum is a quarterly online event, exclusive to Staff Skills academy+ Plus+ members.

An opportunity for valuable conversation with people who understand your role.

Designed to bring HR and L&D professionals together in a simple, structured way, featuring:

A practical workshop from a guest speaker
Interactive discussions with peers
Time to ask questions and share challenges

Why our clients attend

If you’re responsible for L&D or HR, you’re usually expected to:

Keep up with changing skills and workplace trends
Improve engagement with limited resources
Deliver measurable impact
Solve challenges… often on your own

The Dolphin Forum gives you something different:

A chance to step out of the day-to-day
A space to hear how others are solving the same problems
Fresh ideas you can take straight back to your organisation

What to expect from each session

1. Expert-led workshop

Get practical insights from industry experts on topics like:

Leadership and communication
Employee engagement
Performance and productivity

2. Interactive discussion

This isn’t a passive webinar. You’ll have the chance to:

Share your own experiences
Ask questions
Learn directly from other L&D professionals

3. Actionable takeaways

Leave with ideas to use and build connections.
Share key takeaways with colleagues
Implement new, strategic ideas for your business.

Previous Dolphin Forums include:

Building belonging and psychological safety at work

Guest speaker: Jessica Agudelo

Did you know, at any given time one in six working-age adults will be experiencing poor mental health? It’s remarkably common, yet many people still don’t feel able to speak openly at work about what they’re going through. In this Dolphin Forum, we dived into why belonging and psychological safety are the foundations of company wellbeing. And, importantly, how this all starts with leadership.

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Healthy High Performance

Guest speaker: Douglas Miller

For HR and L&D managers, a growing body of research is pointing to an uncomfortable truth: sustained high performance without recovery doesn’t increase output – it erodes it. For many organisations, constantly working at full throttle has become the norm, which comes at a cost. Douglas explained how teams can learn to “pulse” between effort and recovery – rather than bouncing endlessly between high performance and sheer survival.

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