Blog posts by Dina Bell-Laroche

This blog was first shared for a class assignment at King’s University College for the Diversity and Social Justice course. “Not about us without us” could be a rallying cry among athletes looking to break harmful cultural stereotypes and p ...

It’s hard to believe that this time last year, we were contemplating a national tour to connect with provincial and territorial sport leaders who were longing to re-imagine a healthier experience for sport participants. The theme of ‘hope’ ...

To be bereaved is to be torn apart. On this national Grief and Bereavement Day, it is fitting for us to pause, reflect on all the losses that we have accumulated over our lifespan and consider how we might re-imagine a holistic relationship ...

Published on July 12, 2023 As Sport Law team members, we care deeply about sport, people and dreams. We often find ourselves working alongside leaders when they are feeling vulnerable, scared, frustrated or uncertain. We’ve written about th ...

Published on April 13, 2023 We need to name it to tame it. Our words shape our worlds. What got us here, isn’t what we need to get us to where we want to go. Sport is in transition. And with transition comes loss. And loss triggers grief. I ...

Published on February 16, 2023. Money. Medals. Morals. A new triple bottom line to measure success in sport. In a keynote last year, I was asked to present on Management by Values, the research I completed in 2010 for my master’s thesis tha ...

Published on February 2, 2023. Hope. The one thing that can change everything.   A year ago we shared Hope on the Horizon by offering our views on the many ways sport leaders could intentionally manage through the mammoth amount o ...

If we want to make sport better, we need to know better. After completing hundreds of governance presentations over the past 30 years, one of the most common comments we hear from volunteers is “we didn't sign up for this". “This” being a p ...

Published on October 14, 2022. Read part 1 and part 2 of this conversation now. Sometimes leading means leaving. It may feel counter-intuitive but read on if you are curious about where I'm going with this blog. It's sad for those of us who ...

Published on October 6, 2022 Last month I wrote about how humans try to organize complexity into nice little boxes. Dealing with challenges, maltreatment, conflict, the pandemic, increasing scrutiny and low levels of trust requires a qualit ...