How can you ensure that your team is aligned around a common vision for innovation in sports management?

If you want the vision of the company is well understood within your team, start by spending the right time with the team explaining the vision and the reason behind. People react better to what they can really understand and they expect as leaders that we are able to guide them in the right direction.

This is the most important step. Without clear vision and objectives, trying to incorporate technology into an athletic organization is bound to be costly and inefficient, if not outright fail. There are lots of opportunities to integrate technology and innovate and so many tools in the market. Set a clear objective and goal and work toward it.

I believe that setting the intention and foundation for the goal of being an innovative organization is one of the most important steps. It must be something that is focused on by leadership as well as something that is felt throughout the entire organization. I do believe that having a set process in place to evaluate and execute innovative work or having a deep commitment to innovation is something that must be foundational, structured and communicated effectively internally.

Pasos a implementar: - Define claramente los desafíos específicos o las oportunidades de mejora que la innovación debe abordar. - Define a qué le vas a llamar éxito y mide cómo va a impactar. - Define los criterios de indicadores a medir - Define cómo vas a comunicarlo de la forma más efectiva a todos los stakeholders

Ensuring the team have a strong understanding of the strategic plan, values and goals - then working through each of your activities and out ones to ensure all are aware and invested.

En mi opinión, es necesario: - Una Cultura de Innovación Abierta Fomenta una cultura organizacional que valore tanto las iniciativas top-down como bottom-up, las grandes ideas pueden surgir en cualquier nivel. - Espacios de Colaboración Crea espacios físicos y virtuales que promuevan el intercambio de ideas y la colaboración - Herramientas de Comunicación Implementa herramientas que faciliten la comunicación y el intercambio de ideas - Reconocimiento y Recompensas: Establece sistemas de reconocimiento que valoren las contribuciones individuales y de equipo - Experimentación Segura Promueve un entorno donde el experimento y el aprendizaje de los errores sean vistos como pasos esenciales hacia la innovación, eliminando el miedo al fracaso.

Ties very closely to the first in terms of importance. Without team buy in, these projects are destined to be a waste of time and/or money.

Participation is key to fostering a culture of innovation. Engage your coaching staff, players, and support team in brainstorming sessions to generate new ideas for training methods, game strategies, or improving operational efficiency. This inclusive approach not only harnesses a wide range of perspectives and skills but also boosts buy-in and commitment to the innovation process. When team members feel their contributions are valued, they are more motivated and engaged in the pursuit of common goals.

Das ganze Team / der ganze Verein muss involviert werden. Ziele k?nnen meistens nicht von einer Einzelperson gestemmt und erreicht werden.

The second step ties in with the first step, as the team has to be a part of vision casting, while also catching the vision. This step is important in realizing if your team has the right people on the bus or not. Once that’s established, listening to the input and valuing the ideas of those on the team are critical to creating a culture of trust throughout.

Recognising and celebrating milestones and successes in your innovation journey is essential. Whether it's the successful implementation of a new training technique that improves player performance or the launch of a fan engagement initiative, acknowledging these achievements boosts morale and encourages a continuous drive for innovation. Celebrations can be formal or informal, but the key is to ensure that the team's efforts are recognised, reinforcing the value of innovation in achieving your football team's objectives.

Cómo celebrar logros, algunas acciones: - Reconocimiento Público Destaca los éxitos de innovación en reuniones, actas, eventos, redes sociales... - Recompensas Implementa un sistema de recompensas para incentivar la participación y el compromiso con la innovación (hasta abierta) - Estudios de Caso Documenta y comparte casos de éxito para inspirar - Cultura de experimentación Fomenta una cultura que valora el riesgo calculado y aprende de cada experimento, sea éxito o fracaso.

Ergebnisse und Erfolge müssen geteilt werden. Das steigert die Motivation bei allen Beteiligten. Auch Rückschl?ge k?nnen am Ende zu gesteigerter Motivation führen, wenn das Team den Rückschritt wieder ausgleichen m?chte.

En el sector del fitness, aprender de los errores es crucial para la innovación. Un estudio revela que el 82% de las empresas exitosas consideran que el fracaso es una parte necesaria del proceso de innovación. Cada error nos proporciona información valiosa sobre lo que funciona y lo que no en el mercado del fitness. Además, nos impulsa a pensar de manera creativa y a encontrar soluciones innovadoras para los desafíos que enfrentamos. En palabras de Henry Ford: "El fracaso es simplemente la oportunidad de comenzar de nuevo, esta vez de forma más inteligente".

Existen muchos puntos de aprendizaje, indico algunos: - Análisis Constructivo Analiza de forma detallada los proyectos fallidos para identificar qué no funcionó y por qué. Y qué si funcionó para implementarlo. - Lecciones aprendidas Fomenta la discusión abierta sobre fracasos para extraer lecciones valiosas que el equipo pueda aplicar en el futuro. - Cultura de Resiliencia Promueve una mentalidad que ve el fracaso como parte del proceso de aprendizaje y crecimiento, y oportunidad para tener un futuro éxito. - Iteración Fomenta a tu equipo a iterar rápidamente sobre ideas, utilizando el feedback de los fracasos para una mejora continua

Innovation involves taking risks, and not all initiatives will succeed. It's important to create an environment where failures are viewed as learning opportunities. Analyse what didn't work and why, sharing these insights with your team. This approach not only helps in refining future innovation efforts but also cultivates a resilient team culture that is not deterred by setbacks. Embracing failures as part of the learning process is vital for continuous improvement and long-term success in sports management.

Nicht jede Vision oder Ziel bringt am Ende den gewünschten Mehrwert. Daher ist eine Aufarbeitung wichtig um vielleicht aus "Fehlern" zu lernen oder zu erkennen weshalb der Mehrwert ausbleibt.

Innovation doesn't happen in a vacuum. Look beyond your immediate football coaching environment for inspiration. This could involve studying innovation strategies in other sports, attending industry conferences, or exploring advances in technology and science that can be applied to football coaching and management. By exposing yourself and your team to a broad range of ideas and practices, you can spark creative thinking and discover novel approaches to challenges faced by your team.

La inspiración la podemos encontrar en: - Exploración transversal en otros sectores Anima a tu equipo a estudiar innovaciones y prácticas de otras industrias que puedan adaptarse a la gestión deportiva. - Innovación Abierta, coopetición Participando en iniciativas de innovación abierta para colaborar con startups, académicos y otras organizaciones, hasta con competidores directos - Alianzas Estratégicas Establece alianzas con empresas y organizaciones que complementen y enriquezcan - Benchmarking Compara procesos y prácticas con líderes del sector y fuera de él

Ideen einholen ist immer gut. Jedoch k?nnen Projekte nicht 1:1 kopiert werden. Es ist daher notwendig die Ideen auf die eigenen Gegenbenheiten anzupassen. Nicht jedes Team/Verein ist gleich

Detect the problems and challenges of your organization and investigate how they were solved in other industries. Music, film, social media platforms are good examples to draw inspiration from, but often, the solution lies in other fields further away from your business. Keep an open-minded attitude.

The sports industry is continuously evolving, and what may have been an innovative approach yesterday might not be sufficient tomorrow. Regularly review your innovation goals and strategies to ensure they remain relevant and ambitious. This might involve adapting to new technologies, responding to changes in the competitive landscape, or shifting player and fan expectations. By staying flexible and being willing to revise your vision, you can ensure that your football team remains at the forefront of innovation in sports management.

Algunas ideas: - Evaluación Periódica y actualizada - Feedback y feedforward - Adapta la visión a las Nuevas Tendencias - Fomenta la Flexibilidad y adaptabilidad - Comunica, comunica, comunica

- “Revisar y revisar” me parece que es un error en la redacción. - Esto aplica para casi cualquier cosa (es demasiado genérico).

My main advice is to get out of your professional bubble. Sports tends to take up all our time and energy and that impacts how fresh our thinking is. At least once a month, go to an event or talk with people from other industries. Inspiration is often found in the place you least expect it.

Comunicación clara, adaptar el mensaje al receptor y aceptar que debemos dejar claros los objetivos pretendidos, las metas claras, concretas,medibles etc (SMART) Fomentar la participación y retroalimentación para involucrar a todo el equipo en cada paso, ambiente abierto y bidireccional, escucha y agradece las ideas propuestas. Estás propuestas serán de gran valía y en nuestra mano está dotar a los integrantes del equipo de capacitación apropiada, carrera profesional e invertir, se dice "mejor formar a los empleados y que se vayan a no formarlos y que se queden para siempre..." Si en todo este contexto somos capaces de establecer un método de recompensa apropiado, todo para conseguir esa visión común. Axiomas no,mente y oídos abiertos.

To ensure your team is aligned around a common vision for innovation in sports management, start by clearly articulating the vision in simple terms that resonate with everyone's values and goals. Encourage open dialogue where team members feel comfortable sharing their ideas and feedback during regular meetings and brainstorming sessions. Ensure you lead by example by embracing change, taking risks, and showing a willingness to learn from both successes and failures. These tips will help empower your team to drive significant changes in the sports management industry.

Innovate Success Implement Innovation isn't old and isn't a fancy idea, but an important element of the fresh spirit permeating a team and the staff The inspiration needed to acquire an innovative mindset is embraced, is embedded in the fibers of the team makeup and can't be faked. Steps To Innovate #1 To acquire an innovative mindset initiate a survey of discovery, explore the teams makeup and implement a plan of execution. Survey of discovery is a survey with 10 questions focused on the creativity limits of the team Explore these 10 questions to figure out the best way to implement to results. The execution plan determines the changes needed to innovate and discards the old team mindset, spirit and habits. NASM-CPT Mndset

Clear communication, adapt the message to the receiver and accept that we must make clear the intended objectives, the clear, concrete, measurable goals, etc. (SMART) Encourage participation and feedback to involve the whole team in every step, open and bidirectional environment, listen and appreciate the proposed ideas. These proposals will be of great value and in our hand it is to equip the members of the team with appropriate training, professional career and investment, it is said "better to train the employees and that they are not to train them and that they stay forever..." If in all this context we are able to establish an appropriate method of reward, all to achieve that common vision. No axioms, mind and open ears.