Leadership in sport Leigh Robinson Women in Sport

Leadership in sport Leigh Robinson Women in Sport Leadership Programme

Presentation outline • Are leaders born or made? • What are leaders made of? • What do we need to do to lead well?

Sport Leadership…

Sport Leadership… – Are leaders born?

Sport Leadership… • Or are they made?

Sport Leadership… • The general consensus is that they are made…. what are they made up of? “Great leaders are not born, they are made. Which explains why so many have a screw loose!”

Sport Leadership…

Sport Leadership… • So what makes a bad leader? Fear of change Too bossy Lack of empathy Too willing to compromise Wishy-washy Poor judge of character Lack of balance Lack of humility Leadership experience? I have 13 people following me on Twitter.

Sport Leadership… The 8 Ps Personality Presence Passion Perception Positivism Pride Persistence Position

Sport Leadership… • “A leader must have great self-knowledge and be aware of his or her personal limitations, and this is probably the most difficult trait to have. ” (Jacques Rogge) • https: //thefutureleadershipinitiative. wordpress. com/2011/02/11/ jacques-rogge-on-leadership-self-knowledge-is-probably-the-most-difficult-trait-to-have/

Sport Leadership… Honest, believe in equity, hate conflict, expressive face, make decisions rapidly, loyal, nothing is not a possibility, happy to do and then say sorry, happy to say sorry, female, foreign, tall, sarcastic, sense of humour, sense of the ridiculous, excellent memory, understand the ‘boy’s club, can function well after a late night, healthy, good at admin, very good with the ‘big picture’, happy to let others take credit…when it doesn’t matter…….

Sport Leadership… • The way we lead comes from who we are

Sport Leadership… • So knowing who we are and what our strengths and weaknesses are is the first step to being a good leader

Sport Leadership… Thanks for listening!