As I begin my new chapter with the Sport Law and Strategy Group (SLSG) as a leadership coach and consultant, I am reflecting on my time in sport. So much of who I am today I attribute to my experiences as a competitive rhythmic gymnast and later as a national team coach. I remember the beautiful … [Read more...] about Liberated
Taking Coaches To The Next Level – What I Learned From Coaching the Coaches
Earlier this year I completed an eight-month coaching journey that completely transformed my coaching practice. As an Integral Master CoachTM, I have been longing to support sport leaders in their leadership development journeys and have been working since 2014 to offer an exciting menu of personal … [Read more...] about Taking Coaches To The Next Level – What I Learned From Coaching the Coaches
Lessons From The Mat – A Commitment By Wrestling Canada To Shape A World-Leading Culture
As part of its commitment to create a high performing, safe and respectful environment for high performance athletes and coaches, Wrestling Canada (WCL) was inspired to look beyond the compliance requirements to map out an innovative way forward that reflected its core values of respect, excellence, … [Read more...] about Lessons From The Mat – A Commitment By Wrestling Canada To Shape A World-Leading Culture
Inspired Governance – A Way Forward For Sport Leaders
I have been writing about governance gremlins and outdated sport systems over the past year and my hope with this blog is to share some of the highlights from an inspiring conversation with the CEO of the National Golf Owners Association Canada (NGCOA) Jeff Calderwood. Jeff was kind enough to share … [Read more...] about Inspired Governance – A Way Forward For Sport Leaders
The Risk Of Not Reconciling Grief – A Different Way For Sport Leaders To Integrate Loss
This blog was written to share what I’ve come to learn about grieving (internal response to loss) and mourning (shared experience of loss or grief gone public) . I’m currently travelling towards Canmore, Alberta to facilitate a workshop on risk management and I’ve always found something powerfully … [Read more...] about The Risk Of Not Reconciling Grief – A Different Way For Sport Leaders To Integrate Loss
A Journey To Safe And Thriving Sport
By LJ Bartle and Tia Wintre Two years ago, we made one of those big life decisions to leave an organization we both cared about deeply. As leaders of HIGH FIVE, a national quality standard for sport and recreation, we both felt pulled to work differently, while still trying to make a difference … [Read more...] about A Journey To Safe And Thriving Sport