by DOCIAsport | Dec 9, 2024 | Insight, Monthly Insights, New 10
The future of sport … what does it look like from where you are?If I had a pound for every time someone says that we all work in tramlines or stovepipes … well I wouldn’t be writing this piece. It happened again last week when I was talking to the Head of Safeguarding...
by DOCIAsport | Nov 11, 2024 | Insight, Monthly Insights, New 10
Framing my career I look at my career as being a jigsaw puzzle that has many pieces to it. Some pieces are more significant than others – working for the Royal Sun Alliance for 20 years forms a big part of the picture, whereas being the MD of Elite Repair Services for...
by DOCIAsport | Nov 1, 2024 | Insight, Monthly Insights, New 10
“Back yourself, you know you can swim.” How many times have I said this to people seeking my advice and support? It was my turn to put the morale booster into practice as I’d signed up for a writing retreat in Umbria Italy 6 months ago. Now here I was getting into a...
by DOCIAsport | Oct 29, 2024 | Insight, Monthly Insights, New 10
I am at a time in my life where there is a significant amount of my career behind me and who knows how much longer to go. I was therefore delighted to be asked to be a guest on the podcast “How Did You Do That?” co hosted by Simon Stoneham and Gethyn Williams to...
by DOCIAsport | Sep 3, 2024 | Insight, Monthly Insights, New 10
This is a story about connection, the real power of sport way – way more than the results on the field of play. It’s about values, teamwork and making a sustainable difference for others. And it’s about something deeper and beyond what we think, it’s about what we...
by DOCIAsport | Aug 2, 2024 | Insight, Monthly Insights, New 10
Through DOCIAsport I have had a valued personal and professional relationship with the charity SwitchThePlay Foundation www.switchtheplay.com for a number of years. I have had a number of roles mentor to athletes and staff, mental health first aid training and...
by DOCIAsport | Jul 30, 2024 | Insight, Monthly Insights, New 10
Last week I wrote an Insight piece for the DOCIAsport website as I was about to go on a digital detox retreat with www.unplugged.rest . Just me and Fred the NED. It had been a busy and often challenging few months and I needed to stop and recharge. But I didn’t...
by DOCIAsport | Jul 24, 2024 | Insight, Monthly Insights, New 10
This is the man writing who uses the strapline “Take and give care” and regularly asks the question ‘Who’s looking after the people looking after the people?’ with clients. This is the man who also struggles sometimes to practice what he preaches. But not this week....
by DOCIAsport | Jul 19, 2024 | Insight, Monthly Insights, New 10
And breathe! The Euros are over and the vicarious trauma of watching England has stopped. We can empty the recycling bin of cans, settle the account with Deliveroo and prepare to go again in a week’s time with the start of the Olympics in the Paris Games. The Euros...
by DOCIAsport | Jul 4, 2024 | Insight, Monthly Insights, New 10
I’m feeling restless. Maybe it’s the election that’s the cause. I think there’s a sense of inevitability about the outcome and whilst a new government will cause uncertainty there’s also a sense of opportunity that should be grasped too. The need for change is, I...
