John Cairney

Mar 22, 2025 | sportico.com | John Cairney |Rick Burton

Business leadership today isn’t just about shifting between big-picture and detailed thinking. It’s about doing both simultaneously at speed, like F1.

Mar 12, 2025 | sportspro.com | John Cairney

Last year, SportsPro and the University of Queensland partnered to develop a groundbreaking study which examined the concept of paradoxical leadership in sport.

Jan 8, 2025 | shorturl.at | John Cairney

Across the sports industry, women in leadership positions are gradually breaking barriers to executive roles, but progress remains uneven and complex. While individual achievements inspire change, systemic and organisational reforms are essential for sustaining and accelerating this momentum. Insights from recent studies highlight the dual importance of individual and structural conditions to enable the development of women leaders.

Sep 3, 2024 | dailybulletin.com.au | Mike Byrnes |John Cairney

The Paralympic Games, now a major global event, has a history rooted in rehabilitation. The first official Paralympic Games was held in Rome in 1960. But its origins trace back to 1948, when neurologist Ludwig Guttmann organised the Stoke Mandeville Games in England for World War II veterans with spinal cord injuries. He believed sport could play a powerful role in rehabilitation, pushing the boundaries of human performance in ways other approaches could not.

Sep 1, 2024 | theprint.in | John Cairney |Emma Beckman

The Paralympic Games, now a major global event, has a history rooted in rehabilitation. The first official Paralympic Games was held in Rome in 1960. But its origins trace back to 1948, when neurologist Ludwig Guttmann organised the Stoke Mandeville Games in England for World War II veterans with spinal cord injuries. He believed sport could play a powerful role in rehabilitation, pushing the boundaries of human performance in ways other approaches could not.