Driving and sustaining culture change in professional sport performance teams: A grounded theory

Cruickshank, Andrew; Collins, Dave; Minten, Sue

doi:10.1016/j.psychsport.2015.04.007

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“…Henriksen (2015) shared how, adopting the HEA, it was possible for a SPP to optimise a national team culture, which improved the thriving and performance of athletes and coaches. Management-led culture change in Olympic and professional sport teams has similarly been associated with successful outcomes (Cruickshank, Collins, & Minten, 2015).…”

Section: Supporting Athletes In Cultural Transitionsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Career development and transitions of athletes: the International Society of Sport Psychology Position Stand Revisited

Stambulova

Ryba

Henriksen

2020

International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology

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This paper is a comprehensive update of the International Society of Sport Psychology (ISSP) Position Stand on career development and transitions of athletes issued a decade ago (Stambulova, Alfermann, Statler, & Côté, 2009, ISSP Position Stand: Career development and transitions of athletes. International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology, 7, 395-412.). A need for updating the 2009 Position Stand has grown out of the increasing inconsistency between its popularity and high citation, on the one hand, and its dated content that inadequately reflects the current status of athlete career research and assistance, on the other. During the last decade, sport psychology career scholars worked on structuring the athlete career knowledge and consolidating it into the athlete career (sport psychology) discourse (ACD). The aims of this paper are to: (1) update the decade-long evolution and describe the current structure of the ACD, (2) introduce recent trends in career development and transition research, (3) discuss emerging trends in career assistance, and (4) summarise in a set of postulates the current status and future challenges of the ACD.

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Section: Supporting Athletes In Cultural Transitionsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Career development and transitions of athletes: the International Society of Sport Psychology Position Stand Revisited

Stambulova

Ryba

Henriksen

2020

International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology

224

167

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“…In developing a holistic ecological approach, Henriksen et al (Henriksen et al, 2010(Henriksen et al, , 2011 argued that athletes should be assisted to be autonomous and responsible for developing their own culture. Contrastingly, Cruickshank, Collins, and Minten (2015) considered that manager-led cultural change required constant re-construction in order to be effective and to avoid the common tendency toward transactional leadership. Overall, this research suggests the prosocial values espoused by the first author appear well founded.…”

Section: Organizational Culture In Sportmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Birth of the Stars: A Participatory and Appreciative Action and Reflection Investigation into the Leadership and Development of a New Superleague Netball Club

Navin

Vinson

Croad

et al. 2020

The Sport Psychologist

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This Participatory and Appreciative Action and Reflection (PAAR) investigation illustrates a leader’s first steps in a “values-to-action” journey. Drawing on the interface between transformational leadership and organizational culture, this study focused on the birth of the Severn Stars—a professional netball club in the United Kingdom. In particular, this PAAR investigation explored how the leader’s values were operationalized through the club’s inaugural year. Fourteen operational managers, coaches, and players were individually interviewed in order to gain an appreciative gaze and subsequently reframe their lived experience. Results demonstrated how transformational leadership was manifested through the pragmatic deployment of club values and how the organizational culture was, in part, characterized by individualized consideration, intellectual stimulation, idealized influence, and inspirational motivation. These behaviors and the organizational culture were shown to enhance prosocial relationships and social connections across the club, the influence of the Super Stars, and stakeholders’ perceptions of autonomy.

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“…19 Within the academic literature, a substantial body of work exists informing the 20 creation of optimal psychosocial environments in sport settings (see, for example reviews, 21 Fransen, Boen, Stouten, Cotterill, & Vande Broek, 2017;Harwood, Keegan, Smith, & Raine, 22 2015;Martin, Bruner, Eys, & Spink, 2014). This work has ranged from motivational 23 climates in youth sport (see, e.g., O'Rourke, Smith, Smoll, & Cumming, 2014), establishing a team culture in professional sport (see, e.g., Cruickshank, Collins, & Minten, 2015), to creating a team identity in Olympic national teams (see, e.g., Slater, Barker, Coffee, & Jones, 2015). Moreover, understanding and facilitating performance and well-being outcomes in sporting environments has represented a core theme of interest for scholars studying sport for decades (see, e.g., Nideffer & Deckner, 1970;Snyder & Kivlin, 1975).…”

Section: Sports Performers' Perspectives On Facilitating Thriving In mentioning

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Sports performers' perspectives on facilitating thriving in professional rugby contexts

Brown

Arnold

2019

Psychology of Sport and Exercise

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Objectives: The desire and apparent 'need' to succeed can drive a win-at-all-costs mentality in individuals who operate in sport. This approach has given rise to environments where the pursuit of high-level performance has been at the expense of athlete welfare. To redress this balance and to inform the creation and maintenance of sporting environments that promote both high performance and athlete well-being, we sought to (i) provide an exploration of the environmental factors that may promote player thriving in professional sport, and (ii) offer suggestions for how key stakeholders can support these mechanisms. Design: A qualitative research methodology underpinned by ontological relativism and epistemological constructionism. Method: Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 18 players from an English professional rugby union club. Results: Thematic analysis generated thirteen factors that players perceived to promote thriving. These factors were underpinned by two general ideas: (i) Establishing Bonds between Teammates and (ii) Establishing a Connection to the Coaching Staff and the Club. 15 Conclusions: The findings provide the first insight into the type of environment professional 16 rugby players believe can facilitate their development and sporting success. The factors 17 generated in the analysis highlight the players' desire to operate within an integrated, 18 inclusive, and trusting environment, and a variety of suggestions are forwarded for how this 19 can be achieved. To promote thriving in a professional sport that requires emotion and 20 passion to succeed on the pitch, it appears that rugby union organizations must appeal to the 21 sensitivities and welfare of players' off it. 22

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Driving and sustaining culture change in professional sport performance teams: A grounded theory

Cited by 28 publications

References 27 publications

Career development and transitions of athletes: the International Society of Sport Psychology Position Stand Revisited

Career development and transitions of athletes: the International Society of Sport Psychology Position Stand Revisited

The Birth of the Stars: A Participatory and Appreciative Action and Reflection Investigation into the Leadership and Development of a New Superleague Netball Club

Sports performers' perspectives on facilitating thriving in professional rugby contexts

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