Lessons for Sport Administrators

The following Prescriptions are taken from the article:

Soucie, D. (1994). Effective Managerial Leadership in Sport Organizations. Journal of Sport Management, 8, pp 1-13.

Prescription 1: Develop and use a variety of internal and external, formal and informal, power bases.
Prescription 2: Cultivate large networks of contacts.
Prescription 3: Learn how the political system works in and around your organization
Prescription 4: Secure a minimum amount of hierarchical position power.
Prescription 5: Provide appropriate benefits and treat subordinates in a fair and considerate manner.
Prescription 6: Select influence tactics that are appropriate for the situation.
Prescription 7: Select problems judiciously and concentrate on successfully solving the big and important problems in your organization.
Prescription 8: Clarify role demands and expectations
Prescription 9: Learn to know yourself, capitalize on your strengths, compensate for mistakes, learn from surprises and failures, and work on your weaker traits and skills.
Prescription 10: Develop long-term objectives for self-improvement that focus on balance.
Prescription 11: Maintain a positive attitude toward your boss and your board of directors.
Prescription 12: Develop and nuture favorable interpersonal relationships with subordinates, peers, superiors, and outsiders, and be connected to the world around you.
Prescription 13: Maintain a balanced concern for the needs of the organization and those of people within the organization.
Prescription 14: Understand and appreciate the demands of subordinates and clients, and fully appraise constraints and limitations inherent to each situation before taking action.
Prescription 15: Be persistent and consistent in the pursuit of a vision for your sport organization.
Prescription 16: Be congruent, live up to the values you hold, and manage by example.
Prescription 17: Believe in people, delegate, and be prepared to share power.

I hope that when/if I ever become a sport administrator, I follow the above 17 prescriptions. I think that all of these prescriptions can be used in non-sport application as well.