Index

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Lawrence, I. (2021), "Index", The ‘C-Suite’ Executive Leader in Sport: Contemporary Global Challenges for Elite Professionals, Emerald Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 191-195. https://doi.org/10.1108/978-1-83909-698-320211010

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INDEX

Note: Page numbers followed by “n” indicate notes.

Abilities

, 52, 184

problem-solving

, 159

Accountability

, 3, 15, 61, 102, 177, 190

internal

, 121

issues

, 143

level of

, 22

management

, 4

mutual

, 20

problems

, 123

Amnesty International (2018)

, 6

Articles of Association

, 9

Articulated needs

, 91

Artificial intelligence (AI)

, 1, 51, 59, 82, 106–107, 154

Aspirational C-suite executive

, 31, 101

Association of Summer Olympic International Federations (ASOIF)

, 121

Athletic model

, 57

Balanced Scorecard

, 20–21

Basketball Africa League (BAL)

, 143

‘Best’ person for job

, 99

recruitment process

, 99–109

Sears, Tom (biography)

, 109–118

‘Big five trait’ analysis

, 30

Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic (BAME)

, 154

Blanket anonymisation

, xv

‘Board Practices’ report

, 119–120

Boston Consulting Group

, 59, 159

‘Bottom-up’ approach

, 85

Brindley, Chris (MBE Biography)

, 15–23

British Olympic Association (BOA)

, 14

Burnout

, 56–58

Business

leaders

, 5, 28, 31, 34, 154

objectives in professional sport

, 175

C-suite

, 95, 131

Brindley, Chris (MBE Biography)

, 15–23

C-suite 1. 0

, 4

C-suite 2. 0

, 4

CEO

, 11–15

contemporary issues

, 153–160

evolution of organisational structures

, 1–3

executives

, x, xii–xiii, xvi, xviii, 10, 28, 56

Faulkner, Tony (biography)

, 161–170

leader education and professional development

, 153

leaders

, 176

origins

, 3–5

owners

, 5–10

personnel

, 8

remuneration

, 14

‘Carnegie Foundation’, The

, 158

Chaos

, 2

Character

, 30–33

Chief Data Officer (CDO)

, 4

Chief digital officer (CDO)

, 110

Chief Executive Officer (CEOs)

, ix–xi, 4, 11–15, 33–34, 113, 139, 183–185

challenge for

, 82

components of high-performing sports

, 60–64

implications

, 41

problem-solving

, 53

responsibilities

, 101

Chief Financial Officer (CFO)

, 4

Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO)

, 4

Chief Information Officer (CIO)

, 4, 82–87

Chief of Human Resources (CHR)

, 42, 104

Chief Operating Officer (COO)

, 4

Chief Technology Officer (CTO)

, 93

Classical management theory

, 3

Classical organization theory

, 2

Club owner

, 5, 7

Commitment

, 16–17, 40, 60

emotional

, 78

financial

, 155

personal and professional

, 13

Communication

, 43, 61–62, 90, 111

forms

, 2

internal and external

, 180

marketing

, 12

skills

, 155

Concept engineering

, 91

Confidence

, 12, 30, 34

in recruitment decision-making

, 104

self-confidence

, 34, 179

Cooperation

, 3, 34

Corporate athletes

, 56

Corporate governance

, 122

Corporate performance

, 122

Cost-cutting programme

, 32

Covid-19

, 174–180

crisis

, 164

pandemic

, ix, 179

Creativity

, 80–82

Critical pedagogy

, 163–164

Cross-functional teams

, 62

Cross-training

, 53

Curriculum vitae (CV)

, 117

‘Cybervetting’ checks

, 107

‘Democratic’ processes

, 102

Digital revolution

, 23, 158–159

‘Direct-to-consumer’ offerings

, 78

Diversity

, 43, 58–59, 119, (see also Inclusion and diversity (I&D))

demands for

, 5

of employees

, 63

ethnic and cultural

, 59

gender

, 119

Diversity, equity, and inclusion practices (DEI practices)

, 58–59

Drucker, Peter

, 15, 18, 20, 30, 33

‘Dunning–Kruger’ effect

, 104

Dutton, John (CEO of RL World Cup 2021)

, 22, 59–74

Egyptians

, 1

‘Elephant’s Child’, The

, xi

Elite performance manager

, xvi

Elite sport

, 6, 77, 173

COVID-19

, 174–180

teams

, 11

Employees

, 40, 59, 139

England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB)

, 14

English Football League (EFL)

, 176–177

English Premier League

, 5, 7

English professional football

, 177

Enterprise risk management

, 122

Epochal transition

, 158

Evidence-based AI approach

, 106–107

Executives

, 4, 79

Experience

, 183–184

‘Eye-watering’ pay packages

, 14–15

Faulkner, Tony (biography)

, 161–170

Fayol, H. (French engineer)

, 3

Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA)

, 120–121

Feedback from employees

, 156

Financial engineer

, 173

Football Association (FA)

, 14

‘Fortune Industrial 500’ scorecard

, 125

Gatekeepers

, xv–xvi

GB cycling team

, 56

Gen Y/Millennial

, 90

Generation Z

, 78

Global Institute of Sport (GIS)

, 154

Globalisation

, 99

Governance

, 102

‘GROW’ model

, 19

Growth mindset

, 63

Hagiographies

, xi

‘Harvard Manage Mentor Spark’

, 156

Hierarchies

, 62

leadership

, 1

multilevel

, 2

structural

, 88

High curiosity quotient

, 63–64

High performance organisations

, 51

burnout

, 56–58

diversity

, 58–59

Dutton, Jon (biography)

, 59–74

SD

, 54–56

Highest Paid Person Opinion (HiPPO)

, 87

Hot streaks

, 104

HR

, 101, 110

approaches

, 100

departments

, 155

investment in

, 64

strategy

, 95

Inclusion and diversity (I&D)

, 124

best practice in sports governance

, 119–139

in boardroom

, 119

global business research

, 126–130

Mumbo, Cynthia (biography)

, 139–149

women and leadership in sports

, 132–138

Innovation

, 10, 43, 59, 74, 78–80, 90, 119, 131

International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF)

, 120

International Cricket Council (ICC)

, 110

Interpersonal skills

, 170, 185

Investment in HR and CPD

, 64

Jacksonville Jaguars organisation

, 155–156

‘Jaguars People Development’ team

, 156

Joint production

, 51

‘Kipling Checklist’, The

, xi

Knowledge

, 8, 23, 105, 166, 184

generation

, 79

specialist

, 10

tacit/implicit forms

, 100

Latent needs

, 91

Lawn Tennis Association (LTA)

, 14

Leadership

, 27, 166, 176, 179

character

, 30–33

definitions and models

, 28–29

Lunches

, 156

Parekh, Megha (biography)

, 42–47

toxic

, 33–34

trust

, 34, 39

work-life balance

, 39–42

Learning

, 86, 146, 160, 167

architects

, 155

lifelong

, 157

machine

, 154

off task

, 53

Lewis, Roy

, 27

‘Likability’ factor

, 116

LinkedIn

, 113–115, 117

Loehr and Schwartz’s theory

, 56

Management

, 27–29, 31

Marginal gains

, 56, 60–61

Master of Business Administration (MBA)

, xii

Masterminding innovation and change

CIO

, 82–87

creativity

, 80–82

McNeil, Barry (biography)

, 87–96

McNeil, Barry (biography)

, 87–96

Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG)

, 164

Mentors

, 100–101

Mentorship

, 100

Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (MBE)

, 15

Multilevel hierarchies

, 2

Mumbo, Cynthia (biography)

, 139–149

National Basketball Association (NBA)

, 14, 143, 154

National Football League (NFL)

, 14

Super Bowl

, 5

National Hockey League (NHL)

, 14

NBC Universal

, 155

Network homophily

, 105

Non-executive directors (NEDs)

, 10

Olympic Games

, 56

Olympics in Montreal (1976)

, 89

‘One size fits all’ approach

, xiii–xiv

Organisational hierarchy

, 8

Organisational structures, evolution of

, 1–3

Organizational design

, 88

Owners

, 5–10

‘Owners and Directors’ Test (ODT)

, 176

Ownership

, 61

Parekh, Megha (Biography)

, 42–47

Pecking order

, 2

People & Innovative Lab (PiLab)

, 40

Perceived needs

, 91

Personal assessment

, 186–190

Post articles

, 113

‘Post-industrial’ society

, 1

Predictability

, 34

‘Premier Executive Leadership’ program

, 41

Premier League

, 177

Private businesses

, 175

Professional elite sport

, 103

Professional Football Association (PFA)

, 14, 121, 154, 168

Professional Golf Association (PGA)

, 14

Professional sport

, 77

Profit and loss (P&Ls)

, 115

Qualifications & training

, 183

Quality Function Deployment (QFD)

, 91

Quantum Black

, 90

Quasi-insider

, xv

R&D group

, 95

Recruitment process

, 99–109

Reflection

, 60

Remote association test

, 80

Remuneration committee

, 15

Revenue sharing

, 103

Reward effort, behaviour, and ‘success’

, 63

Robotics

, 1

Root Cause Analysis

, xi

Rugby Football League (RFL)

, 14

Rugby Football Union (RFU)

, 14

Salary cap

, 103

Scholars

, 31, 33

Sears, Tom (biography)

, 109–118

Self-awareness

, 56, 60

Senior management functions

, 3

SGO benchmarking analysis

, 121

Shareholders

, 9

‘Shortlist’ of candidates

, 107

Situation, Task, Action, Result framework (STAR framework)

, 23

Six Sigma quality management platform

, 91

Skills

, 184

Sloan, Alfred P. (CEO of General Motors)

, 4

‘Social justice’ approach

, 176

Societies

, 1

‘Sounding-out’ process

, 106

Sport Resolutions

, 121

Sport(s)

, ix, 34, (see also Elite sport)

best practice in sports governance

, 119–139

business

, 167

fans

, 78

organisations and boards

, 120

SportBusiness

, xiii

Sporting director (SD)

, 54–56

‘Sports Connect Africa’

, 139–149

Stability

, 61

Stakeholders

, 18

Stewart, Rosemary

, 27

Sumerians

, 1

Taylor, F. W. (father of scientific management)

, 3

Team philosophy

, 20

Temin effect

, 52–53

‘Top-down’ approach

, 85

Toxic leadership

, 33–34

Trait theory

, 31

Transparency

, 15, 102, 187

Trust

, 34, 39, 108, 174

in C-suite colleagues

, 13

organisations

, 39

US Soccer Federation (USSF)

, 14

US-based ‘sportsology’

, 58

Virtual reality

, 1

Visionary Sport Investment (VSI)

, xiii, 154

MSc Sports Directorship

, 55

War for talent

, 99

Weber, M. (German Sociologist)

, 3

What, Where, When, Why, and Who (five ‘W’s)

, xi

What you See is all there is (‘WYSIATS’)

, 79

Woodward, Clive (Head Coach of England Men’s Rugby Union)

, 22

Work-life balance

, 39–42, 64

‘X’ factor

, 173–174