I’m John Grisby a Professor Practice in Leadership and Managing Partner a Grey Matter Global Ltd. 

Welcome to The State of Play (Public). Making complexity clear in sports 4.0

Are you clear about the shift in your industry or sector from pre-digital age '3.0' to digital age '4.0’? 

Do you understand the demands that paces on your leadership role and organisation?

The sports industry is just like ever other at the moment and leadership skills are changing. In the next decade sports leadership effectiveness will be measured by skill sets in the business world. 

Currently in the business world leadership effectiveness is being measured by skill sets outlined in the ‘future industry’ research taking place all over the world, like the World Economic Forum, UK Industrial Strategy and CMI Leadership/Management. 

Even though the research is conducted in different geographic areas and industries, they all seem to share the same conclusion. In order for you to be an effective leader, you will need skills like problem solving, collaboration, adaptability, creativity and innovation. 

This means high quality capacities and capabilities will be increasingly on demand and you need to stay relevant. Professional development is now part a life-long process.

The State of Play (Public) was created for ‘second tier’ leaders in sports. ‘Second-tier’ refers to leaders who go beyond conventional and traditional perspectives and thinking, to embrace sports business and industry 4.0 - the fourth industrial revolution. 

The fourth industrial revolution is characterised by complexity, change and problems, and these are the three specific areas where we help prepare/shift sports leadership mindset to be effective, more specifically, 

1. Making Strategic Complexity Clear - a framework for understanding, approaching and designing solutions for problems which impact long-term planning objectives.

2. Leading/Managing through Change - learning the fundamentals and principles, and practices of change both high level long-term strategic day-to-day operations.  

3. Solving Difficult Problems - learning and embedding ‘best in class’ methodologies for solving difficult problems high level long-term strategic day-to-day operations.

Moreover our insight is practice-based and actionable, that shows you how to approach difficult topics, challenges or problems.

The State of Play (Public) takes an innovative approach that shapes and throws new light on subjects, often answered by conventional and traditional perspectives. We use the scientific framework of Sports Leadership Mindsets and the principles of change and problem solving to deliver unusual depth of insight on issues that are reshaping the global leadership in sports, such as performance, management, race, directing, problem solving, strategy, change, finance, strategy and socio-cultural. 

The State of Play (Public) is a 'taster' of ‘Sports Leader Premium 4.0' - educational digital media for leadership. 'Premium 4.0' is an exclusively designed and tailored transformational learning experience for one to one or small teams in a specific role, team, organisation and industry organisation. For more information please visit the Grey Matter Sports 4.0 website at www.greymatterglobalsport.com and click on 'alExecDev’, where you will find in the dropdown menu ‘Sports Leader Premium 4.0’. 

I hope you enjoy this complimentary content and helps you use your Grey Matter better.