LEADERSHIPSPORTS & SOCIETIES CONFERENCE 2014

GREAT LEADERS YOU KNOW

With the person next to you, name some people you would call a leader.

What do they have in common? Qualities, strengths, etc.

LEADERSHIP CONNECTION

Who was the most inspiring leader you ever had?

What was it that made the connection remarkable?

How did you feel at the time?

LEADERSHIP DISCONNECTION

What’s the worst experience of leadership you ever had?

What was it that made it so bad? How did you feel at the time?

NOLAN PRINCIPLES

1994: Committee for Standards in Public Life

established by Lord Nolan Considered the conduct in areas of

public life Produced 7 principles as best practice for

carrying out a public office Provide an excellent basis for a code of

conduct

7 PRINCIPLES

HonestyAccountability LeadershipObjectivitySelflessnessOpennessIntegrity

DIFFERENT TYPES OF LEADER No leader is the same Types of leader: Autocratic Democratic Laissez-Faire

AUTOCRATIC

Leader makes decisions without reference to anyone else

High degree of dependency on the leader Can create de-motivation and alienation of

team May be valuable where decisions need to

be made quickly and decisively

DEMOCRATIC

Encourages decision making from different perspectives: Consultative: process of consultation before

decisions are taken Persuasive: Leader takes decision and seeks to

persuade others that the decision is correct May help motivation and involvement Team feel ownership of the sport/society and

its ideas Improves the sharing of ideas and

experiences within the team Can delay decision making

LAISSEZ-FAIRE

‘Let it be’ – leadership responsibilities are shared by the committee

Can be useful where creative ideas are important

Can be highly motivational as people have control over their working life

Can make coordination and decision making time-consuming and lacking in overall direction

Relies on good team work Relies on good interpersonal relations

EXERCISE

In a group, draw your perfect

leader

A QUICK CLIP

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0VZW54uJW4s

TEAM LEADERSHIP

Respect is key Communication– don't let others feel left out Get to know your team & what motivates them“A great leader can understand the unconscious motives of

the followers better than the followers understand them themselves”.

Burns (1978)

Recognise contributions and celebrate peoples success – this will motivate them and show your support as a leader

Leadership is about engagement: Help your committee believe in themselves Care about them Develop and inspire them

TEAM LEADERSHIP

People will forget what you say and forget what you do but they will never forget

how you made them feel.

A good leader makes their team FEEL something.

ONE LAST THING

Write yourself a note about this year and what you hope to have achieved, once

finished hand it back to Laura