{"id":23082,"date":"2024-01-04T10:49:34","date_gmt":"2024-01-04T10:49:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leadersinsport.com\/sport-business\/?post_type=vlog&#038;p=23082"},"modified":"2024-01-05T09:41:59","modified_gmt":"2024-01-05T09:41:59","slug":"leaders-in-focus-commonwealth-games-federation-ceo-katie-sadleir","status":"publish","type":"vlog","link":"https:\/\/leadersinsport.com\/sport-business\/videos\/leaders-in-focus-commonwealth-games-federation-ceo-katie-sadleir\/","title":{"rendered":"Leaders in Focus: Commonwealth Games Federation CEO Katie Sadleir"},"content":{"rendered":"<!-- blocks\/hero-editorial -->\n<!-- inc\/hero-editorial -->\n<div class=\"hero es-hero__editorial hero--var-1\" role=\"banner\">\n\t<div class=\"hero__image\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/leadersinsport.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/01\/GettyImages-1413456735-scaled.jpg);\">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"hero__overlay grad-overlay content-bottom\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hero__content\">\n                    \n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hero__content__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t                            <p class=\"es-label es-label--md\">\n                                4 Jan 2024                            <\/p>\n                        \t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leadersinsport.com\/sport-business\/videos\" class=\"theme-dark hero__back-link back-link es-label es-label--sm\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"icon icon--md icon--arrow-left\"><\/span>Videos<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"hero__title\">Leaders in Focus: Commonwealth Games Federation CEO Katie Sadleir<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n        \n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n    <section class=\"es-section theme-light hero__sidebar-wrapper container\">\n        <div class=\"hero__sidebar\">\n                            <div class=\"category-list\">\n                  <div class=\"es-label es-label--sm\">Category<\/div>\n                  <a href=\"https:\/\/leadersinsport.com\/sport-business\/category\/equality-diversity-inclusion\/\" rel=\"tag\">Equality, Diversity &amp; 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With no replacement yet in place, she offers a status report.<\/p>\n<p>Sadleir also reveals the leadership attributes she prizes the most and explains the critical importance of effective stakeholder management, as well as recalling her experiences working in sport in New Zealand and at World Rugby.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>On the conversational agenda:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>01:01 &#8211; Reviewing 2023 for the Commonwealth Games<\/li>\n<li>01:53 &#8211; Dealing with the cancellation of the 2026 Commonwealth Games<\/li>\n<li>06:22 &#8211; Stakeholder management in leadership<\/li>\n<li>08:54 &#8211; Dealing with Royalty<\/li>\n<li>10:20 &#8211; Solutions for the 2026 Games<\/li>\n<li>13:12 &#8211; Balancing tradition with modernity at the Commonwealth<\/li>\n<li>16:03 &#8211; Expanding the Commonwealth Games outside of Australia and the UK<\/li>\n<li>20:53 &#8211; The Commonwealth movement and its impact on the future of the Games<\/li>\n<li>25:48 &#8211; Reflecting on being a powerful women leader in sport<\/li>\n<li>28:32 &#8211; Desirable attributes in a leader<\/li>\n<li>32:27 &#8211; Mapping out the next steps for the Games<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>You can also listen to the podcast version below, and subscribe today on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/gb\/podcast\/leaders-sport-business-podcast\/id1126762453\">Apple<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/music.amazon.co.uk\/podcasts\/2479cb82-ffc9-49bd-847c-c25a75416d8d\/leaders-sport-business-podcast\">Amazon<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/2bmUlpixbMfrRGdEs6FKWz\">Spotify<\/a>\u00a0or your chosen podcast platform.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Blubrry Podcast Player\" src=\"https:\/\/player.blubrry.com\/id\/128227124?cache=1704372192#darkOrLight-Light&amp;shownotes-ffffff&amp;download-ffffff&amp;subscribe-ffffff&amp;share-ffffff&amp;shownotesBackground-444444&amp;downloadBackground-003366&amp;subscribeBackground-fb8c00&amp;shareBackground-1976d2\" width=\"100%\" height=\"150px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Previous editions from Leaders in Focus:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/leadersinsport.com\/sport-business\/videos\/leaders-in-focus-in-conversation-with-alex-green\/\">\u00a0Amazon\u2019s European sports chief, Alex Green<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/leadersinsport.com\/sport-business\/videos\/leaders-in-focus-alan-gilpin-world-rugby\/\">In conversation with Alan Gilpin, CEO, World Rugby<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/leadersinsport.com\/sport-business\/videos\/leaders-in-focus-victoire-cogevina-souki-mercury-13\/\">Victoire Cogevina Souki, Mercury\/13\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/p>\n                                <\/div>\n                            \n                            \n                            \n                                                    <\/div>\n                                        <div class=\"col visibly-hidden col--flex-align-right\">\n                                            <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Katie Sadleir discusses the future hosts and shape of the Commonwealth Games, following the Australian state of Victoria\u2019s shock decision last July to withdraw as host of the 2026 edition. 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