“What’s the problem with being a sport hero today?”

„What makes a great sporting leader?“
Contemporary Controversies, Session at the Battle of Ideas 2014, organised by the Institute of Ideas, the Barbican, London, 19.10.2014

My introduction begins at 2:47.
(Read the script here.)

Further panellists:
Thais Portilho, journalist; campaigns and public affairs consultant;
Luke Regan, research officer, The Sports Think Tank;
Hilary Salt, founder, First Actuarial;
Philip Walters, chair, Rising Stars (educational publisher), and the GL Education Group

Chair: Geoff Kidder, director, membership and events, Institute of
Ideas; convenor, IoI Book Club; IoI’s resident expert in all sporting
matters.

„Many thanks for your very interesting contribution to the panel debate. It was great to have a German angle, but your substantial, controversial and entertaining contribution also spoke to many issues which affect sorting leadership throughout Europe and beyond.“

(Geoff Kidder, director, membership and events, Institute of
Ideas)