John Cairney

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.

May 27, 2024 | sportspromedia.com | John Cairney |Stephen Townsend

Welcome to the fourth instalment in our series on sports leadership, where we dive into the critical aspects that shape leadership in the industry. This article focuses on the innovative partnership between SportsPro and the University of Queensland (UQ); a partnership aimed at creating a comprehensive industry database on sports leadership, and which has been the inspiration for the current series and future content.

Feb 28, 2024 | sportspromedia.com | John Cairney |Stephen Townsend

In the realm of sports industry leadership, navigating the volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous (VUCA) world requires not just traditional management skills but a paradoxical approach that fosters innovation, adaptability, and resilience. As John Kotter famously observed, while managing is about handling complexity, leadership is fundamentally about coping with change.