Fun, Failure, and Fulfillment: A Case-Study Approach to Informal Athlete Leadership in Minor League Baseball

2019 ◽  
Vol 33 (3) ◽  
pp. 177-188
Author(s):  
Philip D. Imholte ◽  
Jedediah E. Blanton ◽  
Michelle M. McAlarnen
Keyword(s):  
Leadership Development ◽  
Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis ◽  
Single Case ◽  
Working Environment ◽  
Minor League Baseball ◽  
Study Approach ◽  
Minor League ◽  
Athlete Leadership ◽  
Formal Leadership ◽  
Leadership Research

The purpose of this study was to crystalize a single case of informal athlete leadership in Minor League Baseball (MiLB) during the 2015 season. Teammates and coaches of a Class A MiLB team voted for the highlighted participant as the best athlete leader on the team. The first author conducted 8 individual semistructured interviews with the participant, 2 coaches, and 5 teammates. Using interpretative phenomenological analysis and open-ended prompts based on leadership and athlete literature, the first author learned about the highlighted participant’s emergence as a leader on a team without formal leadership titles. Findings revealed 4 main themes: navigating personal on-the-field failure, fulfilling others’ expectations, helping teammates manage emotions, and fostering a fun working environment. Findings also indicated 1 foundational theme, having a philosophy, that grounded the 4 main themes. Implications for athlete leadership development and future directions for athlete leadership research are discussed.

scholarly journals Action learning: ripples within and beyond the set

2017 ◽  
Vol 30 (2) ◽  
pp. 138-147 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert James Warwick ◽  
Adam Palmer ◽  
Janet McCray
Keyword(s):  
Leadership Development ◽  
Single Case ◽  
Action Learning ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Practical Action ◽  
Study Approach ◽  
Single Person ◽  
The Individual ◽  
The Impact

Purpose This paper aims to explore the impact of action learning (AL) on an individual and an organisation, particularly the process by which each affected the other. The organisation is a UK National Health Service (NHS) Trust that includes two hospitals. Design/methodology/approach This is a single person case study involving a clinician, but the voice of an author can also be heard. It involves the experience of the individual as they experience AL as part of a leadership development programme leading to a postgraduate certificate. The authors explain their caution of the case study approach and in doing so offer their thoughts in how this paper could be read and impact on practice. Findings The authors show a process whereby an AL set participant moves from being confident about their project to one of uncertainty as the impact of the project ripples throughout the organisation. Through this process of unsettlement, the individual’s unnoticed assumptions are explored in ways that enable practical action to be taken. In doing so, the individual’s leadership and identity developed. Research limitations/implications This is a single person case study in one organisation, thus affecting wider generalisation. Originality/value This single case study contributes to the debate on critical AL and the use of AL in the NHS.

Reverse mentoring becomes a two-way street: case study of a mentoring project for IT competence

2014 ◽  
Vol 28 (3) ◽  
pp. 13-16 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jane Burdett
Keyword(s):  
Leadership Development ◽  
Knowledge Creation ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Single Case ◽  
Relationship Building ◽  
Project Leader ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Study Approach ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to report on the experiences of a large Australian Government department in the successful trialling of a formal reverse mentoring project for developing information technology (IT) competence in executives. Design/methodology/approach – A case study approach was used to collect data from interviews with the organization’s project leader. Data were also sourced from relevant internal documents and appropriate literature. Findings – The results suggest that formal reverse mentoring projects can have additional reciprocal benefits for both parties such as leadership development, knowledge creation and relationship building. Furthermore, it emerged that clear procedures, effective structures and time spent on participant preparation contributed to the project’s success. Research limitations/implications – Findings from a single case study may not be generalizable to all contexts. Practical implications – This paper provides guidance to trainers and leaders in the planning and delivery of an innovative reverse mentoring project for IT competence and beyond. Originality/value – This paper contributes to an understanding of leadership development through mentoring and offers practical assistance to leaders, managers and trainers.

Athlete Leadership as a Shared Process: Using a Social-Network Approach to Examine Athlete Leadership in Competitive Female Youth Soccer Teams

2019 ◽  
Vol 33 (3) ◽  
pp. 189-202 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ashley M. Duguay ◽  
Todd M. Loughead ◽  
James M. Cook
Keyword(s):  
Social Network ◽  
Quadratic Assignment ◽  
Female Youth ◽  
Youth Soccer ◽  
Athlete Leadership ◽  
Soccer Teams ◽  
Social Network Approach ◽  
Multiple Levels ◽  
Formal Leadership ◽  
Leadership Research

The present study sought to address 2 limitations of previous athlete-leadership research: (a) Researchers have predominantly examined the shared nature of athlete leadership using aggregated approaches, which has limited our ability to examine differences in the degree of sharedness between teams, and (b) the limited availability of research related to dyadic predictors (i.e., qualities of the relation between 2 individuals) of athlete leadership. Therefore, social-network analysis was used to examine athlete leadership across multiple levels (i.e., individual, dyadic, and network) in 4 competitive female youth soccer teams (N = 68). Findings demonstrated differences in the degree to which athlete leadership was shared between the teams. Furthermore, multiple-regression quadratic-assignment procedures showed that skill nomination and formal leadership status were significant predictors of how often participants reported looking to their teammates for leadership.

scholarly journals Succession Planning and Leadership Development in a Faculty of Health Sciences

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (11) ◽  
pp. 101
Author(s):  
Bethuel Sibongiseni Ngcamu
Keyword(s):  
Leadership Development ◽  
Succession Planning ◽  
Business Processes ◽  
Single Case ◽  
Health Sciences ◽  
Business Systems ◽  
Roles And Responsibilities ◽  
Study Approach ◽  
Human Resource Department ◽  
The University

BACKGROUND: The challenges in the Faculty of Health Sciences in universities are unique and complex. These dynamic faculties require decisive and strong leadership, smooth systems and business processes, succession plans and development opportunities. These challenges in these faculties are exacerbated by the fact that the roles and responsibilities of the Heads of Departments are multifaceted. Those who are heading them are not acclimatising to the responsibilities because of the lack of support to develop and succeed in their positions. This study therefor seeks to determine challenges faced by the HoDs in the Faculty of Health Sciences, and the succession plans, competences and development programmes that are in place to develop future leadership talent in a university in South Africa. METHODS: A single case study approach was employed whereby qualitative in-depth interviews were conducted with nine HoDs and a faculty dean as well as the observation and document analysis. The grounded theory as an inductive process was used to categorise and code data where themes and trends emerged from the data. RESULTS: Four major themes emerged from the data: The university, faculty and departments within the faculty did not have succession plans while the strategic positions were occupied by post-retirees. The Faculty did not have competent employees who could ascend to academic leadership positions in the faculty. There was limited growth in the Faculty due to the absence of the developmental programmes. There was a plethora of challenges including the shortage of office equipment, absence of the mentoring programmes, structural fragmentation and inefficiencies in the Human Resource Department (HRD). CONCLUSIONS: A pervasive crisis was observed in this particular Faculty of Health Sciences during the turbulent times in universities. It is crucial for the HoDs to receive quality support from the administrative departments such as HRD in order for them to achieve the departmental objectives. The HoDs’ leadership capabilities and effectiveness can be enhanced by mainstreaming the human resources business systems, development, mentoring and coaching, as well as the implementation of well-coordinated succession plans.

scholarly journals Experience-Based Leadership Development and Professional Sport Organizations

2018 ◽  
Vol 32 (2) ◽  
pp. 123-134 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephen Frawley ◽  
Daniel Favaloro ◽  
Nico Schulenkorf
Keyword(s):  
Leadership Development ◽  
Sport Management ◽  
Leadership Education ◽  
Professional Sport ◽  
Competitive Sport ◽  
Sport Organizations ◽  
Study Approach ◽  
Development Framework ◽  
Sport Industry ◽  
Formal Leadership

In recent years, there has been a significant interest around leadership development practices within the field of management. Leadership development is particularly important within the highly competitive sport industry, where leadership performance is under constant and ever-increasing scrutiny. For sport organizations, strong leadership can be a source of significant competitive advantage, and hence, increased focus on leadership and investment into the development of talent has occurred. However, there has been a surprising lack of scholarly research into leadership and the associated processes within the sport management field, particularly from an Australian perspective. This paper addresses this gap as it examines the nature of experience-based leadership development practices within three of Australia’s leading professional sport organizations. Following a qualitative multicase study approach, the thematic analysis of 15 in-depth semistructured interviews with members of the senior executive of each case organization suggested that the national sport organizations placed significant emphasis on experience-based opportunities as a way of developing their workforce. Via the adoption of McCall’s experience-based leadership development framework, four main themes emerged: the importance of experience-based opportunities for leadership development; leadership development through involvement and exposure to experiences; networking opportunities gained from experienced-based exposure; and the relationship between on-the-job experience and formal leadership education. These findings extend our knowledge of current leadership development and practices implemented in national sport organizations and highlight the importance of effective leadership within highly competitive sport markets. Based on these findings, implications are provided for current practice illustrating the benefits that an experience-based approach to leadership development within sport organizations can have.

scholarly journals Where have all the followers gone?

Leadership ◽  
2020 ◽  
pp. 174271502098322
Author(s):  
Steve Kempster ◽  
Doris Schedlitzki ◽  
Gareth Edwards
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Leadership Development ◽  
Social Constructions ◽  
Leadership Studies ◽  
Short Article ◽  
Mba Students ◽  
Executive Mba ◽  
Leadership Research ◽  
Do So

In this short article, we explore and problematise the axiomatic assumption of follower in the field of leadership studies notably the leader–follower axiom as the essential foundation of much leadership theorising. We do so, firstly by drawing on our experiences of exploring followership conceptually, and secondly, by reviewing conversations with executive MBA students. From these sources, we argue that the absence of identifications with followership offers a challenge to leadership assumptions around the socio-materiality of followers and their relations with leaders within organisational contexts. This leads us to questions like: what if follower identifications do not typically exist or are rejected in everyday organisational working contexts – despite discursive labelling of individuals as followers or following practices? Would or should leadership research and its examination of leader–follower dynamics fundamentally change and in what ways? We explore these questions and suggest very different orientations that might appear with regards to notions of the leadership relationship, leading and following dynamics, practice-based attention to leadership and perhaps very different approaches to leadership development. Such a (re)appraisal of the leadership lexicon may move notions of follower identification out of social constructions of organisational leadership and towards social media (Facebook, Twitter and Instagram) – where the phenomenon of being a follower is ever present, but is redefined as a phenomenon of vicarious fantasy associated with interest, curiosity and entertainment.

Hook of Hamate Fractures in Major and Minor League Baseball Players

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joseph Sheridan ◽  
Daniel Sheridan ◽  
Donald Sheridan
Keyword(s):  
Baseball Players ◽  
Minor League Baseball ◽  
Minor League ◽  
Hook Of Hamate

Evaluation of practice: The single case study approach

1991 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jane Riddoch ◽  
Sheila Lennon
Keyword(s):  
Single Case ◽  
Single Case Study ◽  
Case Study Approach ◽  
Study Approach

scholarly journals Quality Counts: Critical Features for Neophyte Professional Development

2008 ◽  
Vol 22 (4) ◽  
pp. 491-506 ◽  
Author(s):  
Charlotte Woodcock ◽  
Hugh Richards ◽  
Angus Mugford
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis ◽  
Journal Writing ◽  
Learning Experiences ◽  
Phenomenological Analysis ◽  
Working Environment ◽  
Sport Psychologist

The aim of the study was to examine and reflect on the learning experiences of a neophyte sport psychologist. Over a 9-week applied internship the first author kept a reflective diary that followed Boud’s (2001) three elements of journal writing. Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (Smith & Osborn, 2003) of the data identified 11 themes from the diary, 8 of which were contextualized in 3 self-narrative accounts, including the working environment, anxiety, confidence, being a performer, being a learner, relationships, feedback and practical content. Reflecting on these incidents the neophyte’s supervisor offers another perspective, and along with the narrative accounts, furthers our understanding of important factors, and indicates recommendations to ensure quality training for professional development.

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