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Strategic Planning – A Better Way for Sport Leaders

March 25, 2011 • Categories: Strategic Planning •

by Dina Bell-Laroche Recently, I have come across a number of interesting articles (both research-based and mainstream) that might be of interest to those leading strategic planning processes within their sport organization. I am intrigued with the concept of simplifying strategic planning so that it does what it is supposed to do … help organizations [...]

Coaches – Not Just Organizations – Should Have a Social Media Strategy

December 3, 2010 • Categories: Social Media, Strategic Planning •

by Kevin Lawrie. I attended the Sport Leadership conference on November 18th-20th and was treated to some great presentations about social media.  One of the main themes was the position, and I share it, that organizations need a plan before they jump into social media.  Using social media should be a part of the organization’s [...]

Social Media Deserves More of Your Attention

January 11, 2010 • Categories: Social Media, Strategic Planning •

Social media has graduated into the lives of adults and professionals. Skype is not just for webcamming teenagers, but also for business people on conference calls. Google Wave took the best parts of social media like Facebook, and combined them into a massive collaborative workspace. CEOs and professional athletes use Twitter and skilled employees look [...]

Strategic Planning – Let’s Try Something New!

November 11, 2009 • Categories: Strategic Planning •

We had the opportunity to attend an interesting session on strategic planning at the Sport Leadership Conference in Vancouver earlier this month, involving presentations by Richard Way, Carolyn Trono of Rowing Canada Aviron and Peter Montopoli of the Canadian Soccer Association. Strategic planning has been around since 1957 when an American named Phil Selznick first [...]