Author Introduction to New Book in Sport Leadership

John Grisby — Sat, 21 Apr 2018 10:39:32 +0000

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In this podcast John Grisby Author introduces his new book in next generation leadership in sport - Games You Can Play - Experience the Meaning of Winning

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Hello and welcome. I'm John Grisby Author of Games You Can Play - Experience the Meaning of Winning.

I grew up in a small epicentre of sport in the United States. Wide open spaces, and mountains where elite athletes came from all over the world to live, train and compete.

I started competing from a young age in multiple sports, was ranked state level and competed nationally at university. But then I left the world of sport, for the world business, living/working around the globe. Interestingly, I reconnected with my past - in a sense - as a leadership and performance consultant/coach helping organisations, teams, and individuals to achieve results.

And at this is precisely the point where you're probably rolling your eyes back and thinking, 'okay, here we go again, someone else who's going to tell me yet another definition of ‘leadership’, ‘performance’ or ‘management’.

But I'm not, so don’t worry. I would never insult your intelligence like that because
I got just as confused about these subjects as you probably are now! I'm mean, everyone seems to be an expert or have a different opinion so I really empathise with you.

Working in all these different countries, in multiple industries, including sport, with diverse people, I began to notice something. Everyone had their own definition of leadership, performance, development and of course, the meaning of winning. And each supported their actions with a particular philosophy, methodology, model, and approach.

I begin Part V. of my book with quotes from several well known leaders in various sport past and present:

- Patt Summitt/ Women’s College Basketball
- Emma Hayes/ Women’s Pro English Football
- Vince Lombardi/ American Pro Football
- Sir. Alex Ferguson/Pro English Football
- John Wooden/ Men’s College Basketball
- Nick Bollettieri/Pro Tennis Coach

So I pose a question to you, Which leader’s philosophy are YOU going to use to get the best out of an individual, team or sport organisation?

Why? When? How? Where exactly? And how do you design a strategy and implement that to action? Welcome to complexity in 21C sport. Did you think leading Manchester United F.C. and Bayer Munich F.C. are the same? The Boston Celtics and L.A. Lakers? All the Tour de France Cycling Teams?

What about college sport and recreation/developmental sport? Of course not. Even teams within the same sport can be worlds apart in leadership strategy, because they all have their particular ‘DNA’.

When you read my book Games You Can Play you will understand the subtle nuances of context and how to use science to design intelligent leadership strategy - from grass roots developmental to high stakes professional competition.

You will also learn how to make sense of complex socio-cultural issues that are impacting sport and leadership like:

- Racism
- Gender
- Doping
- Tampering
- Corruption
- Hazing
- Disruption
- Sexual abuse

And the shifting geographies of sport finance, business and talent.

Leadership in sport is defined by the ability to solve difficult problems with strategies to perform, develop, manage and compete.

If you're part of the next generation leadership in sport I invite you to read my book and learn how to use your Grey Matter differently, to really experience the meaning of winning.

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Introduction to Vital Signs in Sport

John Grisby — Mon, 09 Oct 2017 11:20:29 +0000

PODCAST TOPIC
This podcast covers Part II my book Games You Can Play Experience the Meaning of Winning - Next-generation sport-leadership strategy for solving problems and achieving results.

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(00:03) Introduction to The State of Play podcast series
(01:16) Top ten skills required by leaders in sport for 2020 and beyond (Fourth Industrial Revolution)
(02:50) Introduction to Vital Signs in Sport - covers Part II of in my book Games You Can Play Experience the Meaning of Winning - Next-
generation sport-leadership strategy for solving problems and achieving results
(03:14) ‘What on earth is a ‘Vital Sign’ / What does it have to do with leadership in sport?
(03:54) Defining Vital Signs (a key human health indicator or measurement)
(05:11) The Macro (above surface level) and Micro (below surface level) of Vital Signs
(06:20) Defining Vital Signs in Sport (a key sport indicator or measurement)
(08:00) Sports Vital Organs are Seven Sport Leadership Mindsets-Thinking Systems (learn move about Leadership Mindsets-Thinking Systems listen to my podcast Sport Leadership for the Changing Times)
(08:15) High level overview of what is currently happening on the surface level in the world of sport
(09:00) Sports Vital Signs
(09:03) The Vital Signs in Sport Governing Bides and Associations
(09:13) The Vital Signs in Head Coach/Manager Role
(10:20) The Vital Signs in Franchise, Clubs and Fans
(10:44) The Vital Signs of Sport Teams
(11:25) The Vital Sings in Coach/Player Dynamic
(11:44) The Vital Signs in Technology
(12:02) Implications of speed and frequency of change in sport
(12:55) Adaptation and change in sport impacting leadership roles
(13.48) Some leadership practices and approaches and in a critical state (Vital Signs)
(14:05) Future and quality of leadership in sport
(14:38) Sluggish, clumsy dinosaur in the age of tetra-bit speed digital technology?
(14:45) Welcome to 21st Century sport
(15:00) Value from this podcast
(15:56) Signing off

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