A presentation chaired by Lisa Dodds-Mayne of CLOA, discussing what the sector needs in terms of leadership and where the new leaders are going to come from.

1. LEADERSHIP IN THE ACTIVITY SECTOR
active-net 2015
Lisa Dodd-Mayne
Vice Chair - CLOA
Director of Sport & Active Communities
University of Warwick

2. Panel
Karen Rothery
CEO - British Universities and Colleges Sport
Tara Dillon
CEO - Chartered Institute for the Management of Sport & Physical Activity
Dave Stalker
CEO - ukactive
Chairman - Chartered Institute for the Management of Sport & Physical Activity

3. The world we currently live in
 Challenging economic climate
 Challenging financial climate (VFM etc.)
 Challenging citizen expectations (e.g. duty to involve)
 Challenging partnership climate
 Competition
 More and more tough decisions and choices
 HE sector - Impact of fee’s, more pressure to deliver, time precious

4. Peering over the edge of a cliff

10. Effective Leadership Qualities
 Focus on excellence - Constantly strives to improve and deliver better service to
the customer
 Performance and resource management - Recognises that people are the
[Organisation’s] key resource; that they need the right tools for the job and
ensures their skills and abilities are developed to maximise their productivity and
that their performance is monitored and managed effectively
 Creativity and energy - Thinks and acts creatively in response to challenges and
difficulties in achieving excellence
 Personal credibility - Is self-aware and able to make impact by motivating
others. Acts as a role model of leadership inside and outside the [Organisation]
 Collaborative working - Is self-aware and able to make impact by motivating
others. Acts as a role model of leadership inside and outside the [Organisation]
 Change Agents - changing environment need leaders who are adaptable,
flexible and who recognise the changes coming and are positioned ready
rather than reacting.