Tag: leadership
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The Price of Poor Governance
Standards, trust, and what happens when governance loses its way Sport depends on governance. It provides structure without getting in the way. It enables people to contribute, to progress, and to trust the system they are part of. But occasionally, something shifts. Not in a single moment.More often, in a series of small decisions that…
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Community Sensei
The people who have gone before Someone who has gone before In Karate, a Sensei isn’t simply a teacher. It doesn’t just mean instructor or coach. It literally translates as: someone who has gone before. Someone who has walked the path ahead of you. Someone who can help you navigate the learning.The doing.The journey. It’s…
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The Map of a Child’s Town
Sometimes the best way to understand a place is simply to walk it. No surveys.No clipboards.No presentations. Just a group of young people and a simple question: What do you notice? When a school decides to listen One thing that has really stood out recently is how seriously Eskdale Academy have embraced gathering insight from…
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The Bar Has to Be Higher
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about standards. In sport.In governance.In place. Different arenas.Same principle. A referee can’t be half impartial. You either are or you aren’t. There’s no middle ground. Leadership’s the same. The moment a referee bends the rules for convenience, the whole thing unravels. Athletes notice.Coaches notice.Spectators notice. Trust goes. And once…
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Small Things Done Well
Notes from the unglamorous side of getting stuff done. I can’t remember exactly when it clicked. It was one of those slightly tongue-in-cheek realisations you have halfway through a conversation. I kept finding myself drawn to the same type of people. Different jobs.Different industries.Different personalities. But the same trait. They’re the ones who make things…
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Bushidō for Place Leaders
What karate taught me about leadership, place, and the quiet work of stewardship I’ve been involved in karate since I was five years old. I won’t say how many years that is — because then you’ll realise how old I am. Most of my family are involved, or have been involved too. I’ve researched martial…
Northern Ambiguity 