Sports Governance Academy

🏎️ In case you missed it 🏎️ Formula 1 had it's end of season finale at the weekend in Abu Dhabi with McLaren winning their first constructor's championship since 1998 and Lewis Hamilton moving on from Mercedes after 12 years. Amongst all of these narratives however, in the build up to the weekend's action, the FIA has proposed significant and contentious changes to its governance which would replace its senate and ensure that all ethics complaints are handled by just the FIA president and senate president. The FIA president, Mohammed Ben Sulayem, has had multiple controversial moments since taking office and this raises serious questions around conflicts of interest and oversight and the FIA are not providing further details. Furthermore, the audit committee's power would be significantly reduced after two members of the audit committee and the compliance officer have been sacked in the past 6 months. These powers have been moved to the senate president. These changes have come as a reaction to heightened scrutiny on the controversial FIA president and from a governance perspective, it's disappointing to see an organisation with the prominence of the FIA trying to ring-fence it's president from accountability as opposed to embracing the opportunity to improve it's governance processes to better hold prominent stakeholders to account. Read the full article: https://lnkd.in/eudjiyFg

This article from Cath Bishop on Danny Care's comments about his experience in the England rugby union setup highlights once again the importance of a number of issues covered by our contributors over recent times: - organisational culture - psychological safety - robust and trusted channels for raising concerns - the tone set from the top - effective oversight by the Board and senior leadership - the centrality of values and how they are aligned with performance - the need for a close eye to be kept on power imbalances #sportsgovernance #sportsmanagement #safeguarding #psychologicalsafety #organizationalculture #sportsbiz https://lnkd.in/eh5qsWgK

Are you ICSA part or fully qualified, or have another professional qualification and relevant experience? Are you expert in managing stakeholders at every level? If so, we'd love to hear from you!

Good news. There are now a few extra days to submit your application for a free place on Module 3 (Challenges in Sports Governance) of The Chartered Governance Institute UK & Ireland's Certificate in Sports Governance. Topics covered include: - Governance & business challenges - Influence of governing bodies over membership organisations - Safe sport - Ethics and culture The closing date is now 12 December at 4.30. Find out more and submit: https://lnkd.in/e54v6fCe

📢 This week is the final week to apply for Module 3 - Challenges in Sports Governance, apply now before it's too late! 📢 ⚠️ Applications close Thursday 5 December at 16:30 GMT ⚠️ Find out more and apply: https://lnkd.in/e54v6fCe

You've still got one week remaining to send in your applications for Module 3 - Challenges in Sports Governance. If you want to learn more about any of the following topics, follow the link to find out more and apply: Governance & business challenges Influence of governing bodies over membership organisations Safe sport Ethics and culture Find out more and apply: https://lnkd.in/e54v6fCe

Many thanks to Gurpreet Dulay and Max Armstrong for the first in a regular insights column for the SGA from BDO UK LLP. This one looks at #risk and #riskmanagement, drawing on their work with clients in the sector and feedback during our recent #AdvantageGovernance conference. #sport #sportsgovernance #sportbiz #sportmanagement https://lnkd.in/eht26ReG

Brilliant, engaging day with the #ActivePartnerships. Some fantastic sessions, loads of sharing of ideas and good practice, enthusiasm and connecting, all around the great work going on in the AP network on environmental #sustainability. Thanks for organising! 👍 Active Partnerships Sport England UK Sport #esg #sport #sportsgovernance

This week is Safeguarding Adults week and The Ann Craft Trust are sharing a variety of resources to share knowledge and improve practices across the board. The Ann Craft Trust played a key role in the creation of our safeguarding section of the knowledge base which you can find below: Safeguarding section of the knowledge base: https://lnkd.in/eMu_4TMb

👩🎓 Looking for more learning after the conference? In between all of our posts about the recap of the conference we wanted to draw your attention to the fact that the bursary application for Module 3 is still open and we thought we'd provide you with a few more details. Applications for Module 4 are also still open. ⚠️ Applications for Module 3 close 5 December 2024 at 16:30 GMT Apply now for Module 3: https://lnkd.in/eX6F5zmz