Following are some of my upcoming speaking engagements.

• 2011 – Dec – BEWA Annual Conference – Keynote speaker

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Recent speaking engagements

2011 – July – Regional Club Development Workshop – Cockburn, Fremantle on Sports Management

COMMENTS & FEEDBACK

• Just wanted to thank you again for be able to speak at our club development workshop last night. It was a great presentation and all the feedback I received was that the club volunteers got a lot out of it!
  Many thanks!
  Sarah Hughes, Club Development Officer, City of Cockburn
• ‘Excellent and Informative’

10 Things we learnt from Nick Marvin

(courtesy DSSAU)

CEO of the Perth Wildcats, Nick Marvin, last year shared his views on social media and their impact on how they can impact the management of sporting organisations. Here is a summary of his practice-tested tips.

1. “The whole concept of social media is based on … how fundamentally different sport is to a regular business.” In sport marketing should be carried out vertically, the fans are the top and that is where marketing should aim. To convert a prospect into a fan – an advocate, a customer, hopefully a repeat customer – this is where social media can play a tremendous role.

Good manners are the grease that keeps the moving parts in all organisations working together smoothly and efficiently.

This applies to as much to management as it does in society.

I’ve always insisted on this in every organisation I’ve managed – starting with swearing. There is no room for it in the workplace. It’s a sign of weakness – an inability to express oneself well, emotional frailty.

Irrespective of the situation and how challenging it may be, managers must be able to articulate well without resorting to name-calling and foul language.

Three Perth Wildcats named in Boomers training squad:

1. Adam Gibson (Gold Coast Blaze)
2. Damian Martin (Perth Wildcats)
3. Jason Cadee (Gold Coast Blaze)
4. Ben Madgen (Sydney Kings)
5. Clint Steindl (St Mary’s College US)
6. Daniel Dillon (Cairns Taipans)
7. Peter Crawford (Townsville Crocodiles)
8. David Barlow (CAI Zaragoza Spain)
9. Stephen Weigh (Adelaide 36ers)
10. Daniel Kickert (PGE Turow Poland)
11. Jesse Wagstaff (Perth Wildcats)
12. Luke Nevill (Triumph Lyubertsy Russia)
13. Julian Khazzouh (Sydney Kings)
14. Matt Knight (Perth Wildcats)
15. Anatoly Bose (Nicholls State University US)
16. Aron Baynes (EWE Basket Oldenburg Germany).