|  | ICSSPE News | No.55 January 2009 |
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Paths to Success Empowering Young Leaders in Sport December 12 –14, Berlin, Germany International Leaders in Sport Shared Their Secrets for Success |
Never give up... Get involved… Be creative in a team… Give it all away and don’t hold on to knowledge and privileges. These are just some of the many pieces of advice shared during the ‘Paths to Success: Empowering Young Leaders in Sport’ seminar that took place in Berlin, Germany recently. The seminar opened on Friday 12 December and Prof. Dr. Gudrun Doll-Tepper introduced the young audience to the complex network of international organisations related to sport, sport science and physical education. Ms. Tove Paule then shared some of the specific challenges and opportunities she faces in leading the Norwegian Olympic and Paralympic Committee and Confederation of Sport (NIF). Saturday’s highlights included: a workshop session where young people were able to discuss their own challenges and career goals; a provocative look at gender effects in leadership with Prof. Dr. Celia Brackenridge (Chair of Sport Sciences, School of Sport and Education, Brunel University, UK) and a role play session on Robert’s Rules of Order which examined different systems of conducting meetings and making decisions led by Prof. Dr. Karen DePauw (Vice-President and Dean of Graduate Education, Virginia Tech, USA) and Mrs Sylvia Schenk (Chair, Transparency International, Germany). Thirty young participants from Germany, Belgium, Australia, Slovenia, Venezuela and Greece left the seminar on Sunday with a new professional network and renewed inspiration and motivation for success in sport’s leadership. In addition, a participatory video project took place alongside the seminar, led by Prof. Dr. Heather Cameron (Freie Universität, Berlin). The video was created by some of the participants and captured their ambitions and perspectives on leadership in sport. The seminar was hosted by Freie Universität, Berlin in cooperation with the International Council of Sport Science and Physical Education (ICSSPE) and the German Olympic Sports Confederation (DOSB) and funded by the German Federal Ministry of the Interior. http://www.icsspe.org/portal/index.php?w=1&z=5 Paths to Success