Leadership & Governance

Football Makes Bold Pivot

May 27, 2020

Football in Canada is enjoying a resurgence at a time when public angst over concussions in sport has never been greater. While most sports grapple with ever-more-worrisome trends – declining participation and increasing concerns over athlete safety – football is...

• Athlete Development
• Coaching
• Concussion
• Injury
• Leadership and Governance
• Program Design and Evaluation
• Youth

Communication

Looking to refine your communication strategy in the current circumstances? Keep in mind four principles for crisis communication: 1. Empathize; 2. Focus on action; 3, Keep it simple; and 4. The medium is the message. Learn more in the SIRC...

• Leadership and Governance
• Marketing and Communications
• Technology

COVID Communication Fatigue: Before you add another online meeting, stop and reconsider

May 20, 2020

As the COVID-19 crisis continues, complaints of meeting fatigue are on the rise.  Have you found your day filled with back-to-back Zoom calls, where you stare blankly at the poorly lit face of a colleague on the computer screen, as...

• Health and Wellness
• Leadership and Governance
• Mental Health
• Technology
• Workplace Wellness

Leadership

Research with a professional Australian Football team’s season ticket holders revealed that good service quality, communication and administration positively influenced renewal and referral intentions, and provided a buffer against unpredictable on-field performance. This could help inform strategies used by sport...

• Leadership and Governance
• Marketing and Communications
• Professional Sport
• Revenue Generation

Program Design and Evaluation

MLSE LaunchPad’s MISSION Measurement Model builds on three years of refining the organization’s research and evaluation activities to increase youth engagement. Emerging best practices include keeping it short, only asking question that will inform decision-making, using “I” statements, and digitizing...

• Leadership and Governance
• Program Design and Evaluation
• Youth

Egale’s Guide to International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia for Sport Organizations

May 13, 2020

As Canada continues to adapt to new ways of connecting while practicing physical isolation, we must not forget the importance of days like the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia (IDAHOTB), a worldwide celebration of sexual and gender diversities...

• Diversity and Inclusion
• Leadership and Governance
• LGBTQI2S

Promising Practice

A community of practice (CoP) is a “group of people who share a concern, a set of problems, or a passion about a topic, and who deepen their knowledge and expertise by interacting on an ongoing basis.” The newest article...

• Gender Equity
• Leadership and Governance
• Mentorship
• Professional Development
• Women and Girls

Building a pandemic communications strategy must start with this one-word question

April 29, 2020

Sport organizations around the world are in crisis communications mode, trying to figure out the best ways to use new technologies and compelling content to get through the COVID-19 pandemic. While many scramble to react to the latest development, and...

• Leadership and Governance
• Marketing and Communications
• Technology

A Race We Can Win: The Sports for Climate Action Framework

April 22, 2020

We all have an understandable desire to protect the things we love. I happen to love sport - and winter sports in particular. Thirty years ago I remember poring over snow depth charts from the national park where I spent...

• Hosting
• Leadership and Governance
• Marketing and Communications
• Weather

Workplace Wellness

Avoiding a challenging conversation with a co-worker may only make the situation worse. From the Sport Law & Strategy Group blog, Dina Bell-Laroche offers tips to minimize interpersonal tension, including “be intentional,” “do the hard work first” and “be courageous."

• Leadership and Governance
• Workplace Wellness