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Drawing on the wellbeing, leadership and performance principles of elite sport, the Institute’s team of experts and consultants, blend cutting edge theory with vocational reality to deliver engaging, memorable and effective learning experiences and programmes.
We believe that the best leaders have a life-long commitment to personal growth; they seek out opportunities to expand their skillset and constantly strive to positively impact those around them.
Learning never stops.
THE COURSES OF THE LMA INSTITUTE PROVIDE VOCATIONALLY RELEVANT, HIGHLY ENGAGING LEARNING EXPERIENCES AND ARE VITAL FOR INDIVIDUALS WANTING TO BRIDGE THE GAP AHEAD OF THE NEXT STEPS IN THEIR CAREERS.
Martin
O’Neill OBE LMA Chair
The LMA Institute of Leadership and High Performance, established in 2012, is the LMA’s commitment to the ongoing personal and professional development of its members, the managers and coaches, in professional men’s and women’s football in England.
Based at St. George’s Park, the National Football Centre, the LMA Institute team delivers an extensive programme of activities guided by the LMA Learning Model (see page 50), an holistic, theoretically-grounded framework for personal growth.
Our Commitment: The LMA is committed to the principle of equal access for all to its programmes and support services. We believe in the core principles of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion and aim to embed those principles in everything we do.
Academically accredited and assessed, vocationally relevant qualifications.
• The LMA Post Graduate Award in Strategic Leadership: in partnership with the University of Liverpool
• The LMA Diploma in Applied Football Management: in partnership with the University of Liverpool
Officially accredited interactive events and experiences, delivered face-to-face and online, supporting ongoing learning and fostering communities of practice.
• LMA Online Short Courses: 6 module, 12 week, online learning programmes focused on targeted subjects: LMA Perform, LMA Lead, LMA Coach, LMA Mentor
• LMA Annual Conference: the LMA’s flagship leadership event welcoming 300 delegates for a series of keynote talks and insight sessions
• LMA Masterclasses: full day, facilitator-led, interactive face-to-face learning events
• LMA Webinars: 1 hour, online talks and Q&As with elite coaches, performance experts, global leaders and innovative thinkers
• LMA Performance Experiences: carefully crafted, small group, immersive experiences at internationally recognized sport and performance facilities
Engaging individuals with experts and consultants based on their personal needs. Focused on behaviour change and maximizing individual potential.
• LMA Leaders: a 12 month, guided personal growth programme for high potential individuals, lead by the team of LMA Leaders Coaches
• LMA Mentors: structured access to the LMA’s accredited team of football and leadership mentors, supporting individuals with the day-to-day challenges of elite level leadership
• Career Guidance: an extensive programme of persona career development support
• Personal Growth: access to the LMA’s team of performance psychologists and coaches, focused on self-awareness and skill development
• Health and Wellbeing: a world-class provision of physical health, mental health and wellbeing support dedicated to facilitating flourishing and thriving
A extensive library of accessible and relevant insights to watch, listen and read, delivered by the LMA’s content team.
• The Manager Magazine: the LMA’s quarterly performance journal with insights from leadership and wellbeing experts combined with career experiences and stories from leaders from football, elite sport and other industries
• The LMA Guides: a set of carefully curated ‘guides’ to specific vocationally relevant subjects
• The LMA Platform: a fully-functioning, password-protected, searchable online content library, home to all of the LMA’s content
• Personal Development Resources: an ever-expanding library of downloadable, selfdirected personal growth resources
The LMA Institute was first established to serve the professional and personal development needs of its members, the managers past and present, of the top 2 leagues in England women’s professional football and the top 4 leagues in England men’s professional football. Membership of the LMA is for life, and we are proud to represent managers working all over the world.
Many of our members are some of the most recognisable names in world sport and are true icons of football. But whether just starting out on their leadership journey or having just been inducted into the LMA Hall of Fame choosing to be a football manager is to choose a profession like no other.
The best managers are committed, dedicated and passionate experts in teams and performance. They build the skills to consistently deliver results in a sport that is relentless, unforgiving and complex.
They thrive on the challenge
They innovate.
They inspire.
They care.
The LMA is its members.
The LMA Institute is anchored by a set of ‘Foundational Beliefs’ drawn from the science and realities of elite performance:
Be fit to perform
Physical and mental health and wellbeing are the cornerstone of performance and flourishing
Leadership is a team game
Teams are complex, psychologically and socially dynamic; the best leaders are in service of their teams, inspiring and empowering collective performance
Be a leader who coaches and cares
Be passionate about nurturing the talent around you and genuinely care for people as individuals
Be yourself but don’t do it on your own
The best leaders are self-aware, authentic, and emotionally intelligent. They surround themselves with good people and a strong support network
Practice makes permanent
Elite performance comes from a commitment to continuous improvement. Be curious, be restless. Learning never stops.
Through its unique position in elite sport performance, the LMA Institute offers a compelling blend of points of difference that ensure our programmes deliver impact and outcomes:
Iconic leadership insights:
Unrivalled access to insights from the LMA members as well as iconic leaders and elite level performs from football, sport, business and the military
World-class experts:
A team of carefully selected facilitators, lecturers and consultants delivering outstanding programmes, grounded in elite sport
Incredible experiences:
Brilliantly designed learning experiences using world-renowned sporting venues and facilities, delivered in style by a first class event support team
Flexible approach:
We aim to serve client needs in a flexible, collaborative and creative way, meeting aims and objectives in a cost-effective way
FOR ANY PROFESSIONAL, THE LMA COURSES ARE A MUST, ALLOWING YOU TO WORK ON YOUR LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT SKILLS WITH AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE REAL WORLD CHALLENGES YOU WILL FACE.
The LMA Institute is guided by the cutting-edge principles of adult learning. We aim to deliver:
More than lectures – sessions are purposely interactive, facilitated to encourage exploration and the sharing of experiences
Theory meets reality – underpinned by research and theory all sessions must land in the real world
Appropriate use of technology – a blended approach to learning with technology supporting and guiding the provision
Communities of practice – understanding the value of shared learning experiences and social connectedness
Improvement focus – beyond knowledge exchange an emphasis on individual and collective behaviour change and performance improvement
Learning support – ongoing support via one-to-one coaching and additional learning resources
Chris Powell MBE LMA Member
The LMA Institute of Leadership and High Performance takes and structured and systematic approach to building its corporate programmes.
Understand
Provide a bespoke proposal to meet your needs
Undertaking a pre-delivery insight session to understand additional context High quality
Who: Leadership teams, departmental teams, or corporate clients
What: Two-day in-person residential
Where: St. George’s Park (Hilton Hotel and National Football Centre)
Why: Memorable learning and engagement experience
Participants: 15-40
Price: £37,500 + VAT (based on 20 people)
A unique learning and development experience at St. George’s Park, the home of English Football and the League Managers Association.
The St George’s Park residential is a tailored, high performance and leadership experience designed to support teams within a corporate organisation. Our carefully designed residential provides an opportunity to bring together leaders, departments, or clients to develop as a team at an elite performance environment. The structure of the residential includes sessions influenced by our unique Perform and Lead short courses designed and delivered for LMA Members by industry leading facilitators, along with an opportunity to explore St. George’s Park and the National Football Centre, and enjoy exclusive entertainment and insights at the High Performance Dinner and Q&A.
Programme Detail:
11:00am - Arrival and bag drop at Hilton Hotel St. George’s Park 11:30am - ‘Leading with Purpose’ session
1:00pm - Lunch
2:00pm - Tour of St. George’s Park with ‘Inside a High-Performance Environment’ 3:00pm - Q&A
3:15pm - ‘Creating an Elite Performance Lifestyle’ session 4:45pm - Close and hotel check in
5:00pm - Leisure time and use of hotel facilities
6:30pm - Drinks reception
7:00pm - Dinner with an ‘Insights from the Top’ Q&A from two LMA Members 10:00pm - Close
LMA Delivers (all LMA tasks)
• Comprehensive LMA event management
ST GEORGE’S PARK IS A PLACE OF LEARNING, A PLACE WHERE BEST PRACTICE CAN BE SHARED, SOMEWHERE YOU CAN PREPARE AND REST. YOU CAN BUILD SOMETHING, BUT IT’S UP TO THE PEOPLE WHO USE IT TO DEFINE AND SHAPE THE PLACE.
Sir Gareth Southgate OBE LMA Member
Academic Certification: LMA Certified
• Direct venue and F&B liaison
• Provision of a tailoured shortlist for all supporting personnel
• Direct facilitator, LMA Member, and sporting icon liaison
• Attendee management
Provision of pre-event information
• Production of event resources
Who: Leadership teams, departmental teams, or corporate clients
What:
Full day immersive high-performance experience
Where: Previously delivered at Allianz Twickenham, Emirates Stadium, Etihad Stadium, Fulham Pier, London Stadium, Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
Why: Memorable learning and engagement experience
Participants: 25-80 guests
Price: Starting from £75,000 +VAT
Academic Certification: LMA Certified
An interactive full day learning experience designed within the context of professional sport and high-performance environments to align with leadership and performance themes.
Through the LMA’s network within professional football and other professional sports, we have access to a number of stadiums and high performance environments that can host a unique learning experience for leadership teams, departmental teams and corporate clients. Utilising different areas within the stadium, we have created a structured learning experience that is led by industry leading facilitators from the LMA’s exclusive network. Our comprehensive event management will also ensure that all requirements are met, including venue sourcing, logistics, guest management, brand and design, production, and on-hand event day management.
Previous examples of conference speakers provided by the LMA include:
1. Stadium function room - Introduction
Explanation of the framework of the day ahead delivered by familiar face from your company
2. Boardroom - Purpose and Direction
• 1 x LMA expert facilitator to lead session
• Why change is required, the vision, and the mission
3. Changing Room - Identity and Cohesion
• 1 x LMA expert facilitator to lead session
Real life application, importance of identity, the identity of your company, and envisioning the future
4. Media Room - Leading through Change
• 1 x LMA expert facilitator to lead session
• Influencing and motivation, empowering teams, and coaching and performance
5. Dugout – Your Leadership
• 1 x LMA expert facilitator
• Leadership principles, making the change, and engaging and delivering
6. Stadium function room – Applications of Principles
Applying the lessons from the day to your company and your current way of operating
7. Dinner and Q&A with an LMA Member or sporting icon - Lived Experience
• 1 x LMA Member or sporting icon with a professional broadcast host
• Application of principles in a sporting setting
LMA Delivers (all LMA tasks)
• Comprehensive LMA event management
• Direct venue and F&B liaison
• Direct facilitator, LMA Member, sporting icon, and host liaison
• Itinerary design and communication
• Attendee management
Provision of pre-event information and event resources including documents and administration
• Production and distribution of post-event resources
Who: Businesses or networks
What:
Half day or full day in person
Where:
St. George’s Park or other unique and sporting venues
Why: Opportunity to engage a wider audience or network
Participants: TBD by purchaser, venue and the LMA
Price: Starting from £35,000 +VAT
Academic Certification: LMA Certified
The LMA can create, design, and support your conference through our network of Members, sporting icons, unique venues, production companies, and overall experience of bespoke event management.
Through the LMA’s extensive and deep rooted network of contacts within professional football, wellbeing, psychology, and professional education, we can access carefully selected industry leading guests and speakers who can provide unique insights and expertise tailoured to the focus of your event. Our comprehensive event management ensures that all requirements are met, including venue sourcing, logistics, guest management, brand and design, production, and on-hand event day management.
Programme Detail:
Previous examples of conference speakers provided by the LMA include:
• Sir Steve Redgrave CBE – 5 x time Olympic gold medalist
• Petra Velzeboer – Mental health expert, author, and CEO of PVL
• Dr. Sabrina Cohen – Hatton KFSM – Firefighter, psychologist, and author
• Oliver Patrick – Personal performance and wellbeing expert
• Rebecca Levett – Professional sports psychologist and wellbeing expert
• Dr. Hannah Critchlow – Neuroscientist, writer, and broadcaster
• Nikki Doucet – Women’s Professional Leagues Ltd. Chief Executive
• Dr. Jessamy Hibberd – Chartered clinical psychologist, author, and speaker
• Ellis Watson – Former CEO and leadership and management speaker
• Stuart Pearce MBE – Former England captain and motivational speaker
• Major General Zac Stenning OBE – Royal Military Academy Sandhurst Commandant and leadership speaker
LMA Delivers (all LMA tasks)
• Comprehensive LMA event management
• Venue sourcing and liaison
• Running order and logistics planning
• Attendee management
• Accommodation and transport liaison
• LMA Talent liaison management
Brand and design creation and support
• AV and production planning
• Content capture
YOU CANT’T EVER ALLOW YOURSELF TO BECOME COMPLACENT. IF YOU EVER THINK YOU’VE CRACKED IT YOU’LL COME UNSTUCK .
Chris Wilder LMA Member
Who:
Leadership teams, departmental teams, or corporate clients
What: half day or full day, in person or online
Where: Your office, St. George’s Park, or unique and sporting venues
Why: Considered interactive learning opportunities
Participants: TBD by purchaser, venue and the LMA
Price: Starting from £7,500 +VAT
Academic Certification: LMA Certified
A dedicated experience for corporate teams delivering unique insights through an engaging format.
LMA Masterclasses provide attendees with a bespoke learning experience led by an expert facilitator accessed through the exclusive LMA network, alongside a hosted Q&A with an LMA Member or sporting icon. Your carefully selected expert facilitator will ensure that the programme is tailor-made to suit your performance or leadership objectives, whilst the LMA Member will also support the focus of the day by providing insights from their professional experiences. Each subject is sourced from the LMA Personal Development Model which is central to the structure of the LMA Institute of Leadership and High Performance – a department of the LMA specifically designed to provide qualifications, CPD, and 1-to-1 support to Members in the professional game.
Programme Detail:
Previous Masterclasses have included the following topics:
1. High Performing Teams
(Gama Aviation – Roy Keane, Tim Foster MBE, Dr. Phil Hopley)
2. Mental Wellbeing (Indeed – Paul Merson, Dr. Jennifer Lace)
3. Motivation and commitment (Santander Universities – Oliver Patrick, Clare Tomlinson, Michael Dawson, Rachel Yankey OBE)
4. Healthy Lifestyle (Nike – Dr. Jennifer Lace)
LMA Delivers (all LMA tasks)
• Comprehensive LMA event management
Provision of a tailoured shortlist for all supporting personnel
• Direct facilitator, LMA Member/sporting icon, and host liaison
Provision of pre-event information
• Attendee management
• Direct venue and F&B liaison
• Production of event resources
YOU NEED INSTINCT AS A MANAGER, BUT YOU NEED EXPERIENCE TO BACK UP THE INSTINCT.
Fabio Capello
Former England National Team Manager
Who: Professionals who would like to understand wellness and performance better
What: Fortnightly 12week, 6-module programme
Where: Online or in-person
Why: Deeper and considered learning opportunities
Participants: Up to 40 people
Price:
£1,200 +VAT per person
Academic Certification: LMA Certified
A fortnightly 12-week, 6-module programme focusing on mental health and wellbeing performance.
LMA Perform is an online programme focused specifically on core aspects of mental health, performance management, and resilience that form the basis of surviving and thriving as a leader. This programme is intended to be practically useful, challenging, and accessible, providing interactive content that blends cutting edge research with expert delivery from our practitioners. Perform has been carefully created by the LMA team of sports psychologists and consultants within the LMA network to provide an exclusive step-by-step programme that will allow you to gain knowledge, self-awareness, skills, and influence over your personal performance.
Modules:
1. Understanding your mental health & wellbeing: An overview for each of the modules and a clear understanding of topic links to mental health and the importance of overall wellbeing
2. The Brain & Body: Applications for Life: Exploring psycho neurology to help you recognise and regulate a healthy body and mind
3. Recognising Stress & Burnout: Enables you to recognise stress and reduce the likelihood of burnout
4. Change & Emotional Regulation: Provision of practical methods to regulate emotions, feelings, and behaviours in times of stress or change
5. Gold Mark Resilience: Understanding the vital component for building a long, meaningful, and successful career within your industry
6. Deep Beneath Performance: Identify your core beliefs and values to develop a wellness action plan that will ground you in the future
LMA Delivers:
• Programme scheduling and setup
• Expert facilitator booking and liaison
Provision of pre-course information
• Workbook creation and distribution
• Hosting and delivering online sessions
• Delivering session interactivity and engagement
• Allocated drop-in sessions
• Provision of session recordings
WE ARE ALL EVOLVING AND PUSHING THE BOUNDARIES TO SEE HOW WE CAN GET TO THE NEXT LEVEL . Sam Allardyce LMA Member
Who: Professionals who would like to understand leadership and high performance
What: Fortnightly 12week, 6-module programme
Where: Online or in-person
Why: Deeper and considered learning opportunities
Participants: Up to 40 people
Price:
£1,200 +VAT per person
Academic Certification: LMA Certified
A fortnightly 12-week, 6-module programme focusing on leadership and high performance.
LMA Lead is an online programme focused specifically on core aspects of leadership, building connections, effective communication strategies and developing individuals. This programme is intended to be practically useful, challenging, and accessible, providing interactive content that blends cutting edge research with expert delivery from our practitioners. Lead has been carefully created by the LMA team of sports psychologists and consultants within the LMA network to provide an exclusive step-by-step programme that will allow you to gain knowledge, self-awareness, skills, and influence over your personal performance.
Modules:
1. Lead With Purpose: Leadership is a team game. Module one will explore the psychology of groups and how to craft a group’s identity.
1. Understanding Your Leadership: Module two consider the continuum of leadership approaches, from transaction to transformation and examines their applicability and effectiveness in real-life contexts.
1. High Performing Teams: Building Connections: Helping you to build high performance teams
1. Effective Communication Strategies: It’s not just what you say but to whom, how and when you say it that matters
1. Developing Individuals: Maximising the potential of every individual in a team and understanding their basic psychological needs
1. Leading In Uncertainty: Identifying opportunities for growth when leading through times of challenge and change
LMA Delivers:
Programme scheduling and setup
• Expert facilitator booking and liaison
Provision of pre-course information
• Workbook creation and distribution
• Hosting and delivering online sessions
• Delivering session interactivity and engagement
• Allocated drop-in sessions
Provision of session recordings
Who: Businesses or networks
What: Half day or full day in person
Where:
St. George’s Park or other unique and sporting venues
Why: Opportunity to engage a wider audience or network
Participants: Individuals in leadership roles
Price:
£4,500 +VAT per person
Academic Certification: LMA Certified
The LMA Postgraduate Award in Strategic Leadership is a two–module, masters-level, academically accredited, leadership development programme that is delivered and administered by the LMA’s Institute of Leadership and High Performance alongside the University of Liverpool.
The Postgraduate Award combines knowledge and experience from the academic, sporting, and business worlds, therefore providing an overarching and unique perspective of theory, experience and best practice. The programme is individualised and bespoke, making it suitable for anyone on their leadership journey who is looking to enhance their leadership and strategic oversight or making a career transition. Previous participants have benefited from the programme by making the change from manager to leader, operations to director, or merely gaining a better understanding of their existing role and impact.
Programme Detail:
Module 1 - Leadership
• 3 x 1-day in-person workshops
Based at St. George’s Park or alternative venue
4 x 1-hour pre-recorded lecturecasts
Hosted on the LMA Online Platform and available to view in your own time
• 3 x 2-hour online drop-in sessions
Hosted on zoom by course leaders
• 3 x assessments throughout the module
Module 2 – Strategy & Governance
3 x 1-day in-person workshops
Based at St. George’s Park or alternative venue
• 4 x 1-hour pre-recorded lecturecasts
Hosted on the LMA Online Platform and available to view in your own time
• 3 x 2-hour online drop-in sessions
Hosted on zoom by course leaders
• 2 x assessments throughout the module
LMA Delivers:
• Comprehensive LMA event management
• Venue sourcing and liaison
• Running order and logistics planning
Attendee management
• Accommodation and transport liaison
• LMA Talent liaison management
• Brand and design creation and support
AV and production planning
• Content capture
I HAVE ONLY ONE UNDERSTANDING OF DEVELOPMENT AND OF MAKING SUCCESS, AND THAT’S BY GOING STEP BY STEP.
Jürgen Klopp LMA Member
Who: Leadership teams, departmental teams, or corporate clients
What: Bespoke profile appearances
Where: Online or in-person
Why: Engaging entertainment or learning experiences
Participants: TBD
Price: Starting from £6,500 + VAT
Academic Certification: LMA Certified
A Q&A or learning experience with an LMA Member, sporting icon, or expert facilitator that can be organised to benefit corporate audiences in numerous formats.
Through partnering with the LMA, your brand will have access to over 680 LMA Members, over 100 sporting personalities and over 70 LMA experts and facilitators. LMA Ambassador Appearances provide significant profile, insight and experiences to a wide range of audiences and can be used in a number of ways to benefit your organisation.
Ambassador Appearance Example Scenarios:
• Attendance at private, public or online events Q&A delivery across a wide range of themes
• Coaching sessions
• Meet and greet experiences
• Community engagement
• Core business activity: PR / prize giveaway / business development
Staff development: conferencing / off-site meeting / webinar
• Client entertainment: match screening / private dining / football coaching LMA Delivers (all LMA tasks)
• Bespoke shortlisting of ambassadors to suit occasion
LMA Member/sporting icon/facilitator booking and briefing
• Direct liaison for LMA Member/sporting icon/facilitator on the day
• Support with content creation
• Production of supporting materials
• Support with imagery and video capture
Who:
C-suite exec leaders
What:
In-person, round table themed discussion with dinner
Where:
Various venues
Why:
Opportunity to engage with likeminded leaders
Participants: Up to 15
Price: £21,500 +VAT
Academic Certification: LMA Certified
Leadership Round Tables provide a designated group the opportunity to engage and network with one another whilst discussing leadership principles in a relaxed, informal setting.
The Leadership Round Tables are a facilitated discussion by an LMA Leadership expert for small intimate group discussions to converse over shared experiences in positions of Leadership. To compliment the conversations, two Senior LMA Members will join the group, referring to years of experience leading teams whilst facing constant scrutiny and pressure from external factors. The Round Tables are a fantastic opporuntinity to engage in important leadership conversations in a relaxed dinner environment, with access to industry leading experts.
Previous round tables:
• Purpose: To provide an opportunity for executive level partners to engage and discuss challenges and opportunities as a leader
• Theme: Mental health & resilience, leading through change, creating psychological safety in a group
• Participants: 12 c-suite executive leaders, LMA Members Roberto Martinez, Chris Hughton & Brendan Rodgers, 1 LMA Leadership expert
Who: All areas of a corporate organisation
What: 45-60 minute engaging session
Where: Online
Why: Interactive learning to a large audience
Participants: Up to 500 people
LMA Delivers:
Comprehensive LMA event management
• Provision of a tailored shortlist for all supporting personnel
• Direct facilitator, LMA Member/sporting icon, and host liaison
Provision of pre-event information
• Attendee management
• Direct venue and F&B liaison
• Production of event resources
• Pre-session setup and organisation
Content delivery
Price: £6,500 +VAT
Academic Certification: N/A
An LMA Webinar can be delivered for 45-90 minutes and is a great opportunity to reach a wider audience over a short period of time. An LMA Webinar can either be in a presentation format with an LMA expert or a Q&A with an LMA Member to discuss their lived experiences of leadership and high performance.
LMA Webinars provide a unique platform that allows LMA corporate partners to reach and engage with a wider audience, whether that be customers, clients or colleagues. An LMA Webinar is often incorporated into a wider learning and development programme to compliment in-person activities but can also be utilised to look at a specific topic or subject.
The LMA delivers:
• Dare to Care, (Cadbury, Dr Jennifer Lace)
• Thriving in a Changing World, (Castrol, Steve Johnson)
• Lifestyle Management, (Nike, Oli Patrick)
• Effective Communication, (Santander, Dr Hannah Critchlow)
• Lessons from the Olympics, (LMA, Jon Norfolk MBE)
• Venue: London Hotel LMA Delivers:
• Team Management, (Brentford FC Thomas Frank & Phil Giles
• Comprehensive LMA event management
Provision of a tailoured shortlist for all supporting personnel
• Direct facilitator, LMA Member/sporting icon, and host liaison
• Provision of pre-event information
• Attendee management
• Direct venue and F&B liaison
Production of event resources
Who: Leadership teams, departmental teams, or corporate clients
What:
Online easy to access podcast recordings
Where: Online independent platform
Why: Practical learning and development tool for a wide audience
Participants: Company wide audience
Price: £55,000 +VAT (10 podcast episodes)
Academic Certification: LMA Certified
An LMA Podcast Series is a useful tool to support your colleagues or customers with both personal and professional development across a number of leadership and performance topics.
The LMA Podcast Series is an easily accessible tool that is designed to support both personal and professional development by delivering key discussions around performance and leadership in an easy-to-use format. Using the LMA’s extensive network of expert facilitators, we are able to plan, design, record, and share a complete podcast series independently that can be passed onto your colleagues and customers or as far as international contacts. As part of the final product, we can include direct recording links, overviews, and biogs for our supporting facilitators within one shareable asset for simple access.
Previous examples of conference speakers provided by the LMA include:
• Self-Awareness and Profiling
Hosted by Dr. Peter Olusoga with guest Pete Lindsay
• Personal Identity
Hosted by Dr. Peter Olusoga with guest Jessamy Hibberd
• Personal Development – Growth and Mentoring
Hosted by Dr. Phil Hopley with guest Dr. Cherrie Daley
• Commitment and Motivation
Hosted by Jeremy Snape with guest Rebecca Levett
• Managing Pressure and Stress through Recovery
Hosted by Dr. Phil Hopley with guest Dr. Rob Archer
• Understanding Leadership
Hosted by Jeremy Snape with guest Pieter Kruger
• Team Purpose and Identity
Hosted by Jeremy Snape with guest Professor Matt Slater
• Empathy and Psychological Safety
Hosted by Dr. Peter Olusoga with guest Dr. Jennifer Lace
• Team Dynamics and Communication
Hosted by Dr. Phil Hopley with guest Dr. Hannah Critchlow
• Moving Forwards – Change and Innovation
Dr. Peter Olusoga with guest David Horrocks
LMA Delivers (all LMA tasks)
• Comprehensive project management
• LMA expert facilitator booking, briefing, and liaison
• Script writing
• Facilitation of podcast recordings
• Post recording reviews and edits
Branding and design production
• Production and sharing of final asset
Who: Businesses or networks
What: Quarterly mail out publication
Where: Nationwide / International
Why: Brand and product visibility to a valuable audience
Participants: 30,000 +
Price: varies depending on options
Academic Certification: N/A
The LMA Manager Magazine is the LMA’s quarterly leadership and personal performance publication providing engaging and practical insights from thought-leaders, subject experts, coaches and icons from other sports and LMA members.
Now in its 17th year, and celebrating its 60th edition, the Manager Magazine has become a trusted friend to everyone in football and the LMA’s commercial partners. Its quarterly delivery of brilliant insights across both print and electronic publication reaches a readership of over 30,000 per edition including all LMA and LCA members, domestic and international club and game stakeholders and decision-makers, and senior leaders and teams at all the LMA’s partners. The Manager offers a range of engaging commercial opportunities for partners and the opportunity to communicate products and services to an extremely valuable audience.
Manager Magazine commercial options:
• Full page adverts
• Editorial and PR pieces
• Senior executive profiles
• Section and feature sponsorships
• Marketing creatives – inserts, wraps etc
• Bespoke branded copies
LMA Delivers:
• Quarterly publication
• All editorial content
Marketing and PR pogrammes
The LMA Commercial and Institute teams are ready to chat with you, working from the ground up to create a programme that suits your business objectives:
• Jim Souter jim.souter@leaguemanagers.com Strategy & Operations Director
• Nick Allsop nick.allsop@leaguemanagers.com Commercial Director
• Adam Tarrant adam.tarrant@leaguemanagers.com Business Development
• Emma Benton emma.benton@leaguemanagers.com Partnerships & Events Manager
• Luke Johnson luke.johnson@leaguemanagers.com Partnerships Manager
The LMA Institute Leadership and High Performance is guided by the LMA’s Personal Development Model: ‘You -Your Team- The Game -The Industry – an holistic overview of the skills and competencies required to lead and perform at the top of football.
The LMA’s model is however, designed to be adaptable across any performance environment and industry with much of approach easily transferred to any individual or team that commits to improvement.
The LMA Institute of Leadership and High Performance is further supported by a number of other more specific theoretical models:
1. The Mental Health Continuum – grounding in positive psychology and focused on thriving and flourishing
2. The LMA Performance Lifestyle Wheel– an holistic overview of the physical, mental and lifestyle factors that make up a performance lifestyle
3. The LMA Career Development Model – an LMA bespoke model grounded in the association’s nique insights in to career development
4. The LMA 4P’s of Leadership – the LMA’s bespoke and progressive leadership framework blending the science of leadership with the realities of elite sport teams
You
Your
A commitment to a life-long approach to understanding the game, teams and individuals is at the heart of coaching experience.
The ongoing acquisition of professional skills increases your effectiveness and your potential.
Relevant experience impacts professional judgement and demonstrates your commitment to the profession.
Knowledge. Skills. Experience.
Support. Selfawareness. Health.
Elite level coaching can be challenging and isolating. Ensuring you have your own strong support network is a foundation for success.
How well you understand yourself, values, ambitions, behaviours, motivations and strengths. Selfawareness is key to turning ambition into reality.
Mental and Physical health is the foundation for both wellbeing and performance. Individuals perform better when they are physically healthy, feel positive about themselves, those around them, and the environment they are in. PURPOSE
• Creating Collective Purpose
• Strategy & Planning In Context PEOPLE
• High Performing Teams & Connections
• High Performng Teams & Optimal Environments
• Effective Communication Strategies
• Effective Communication Skills
• The Power Of Difference
• Developing Individuals
• Building Mentally Tough Teams
• Collaborate, Innovate, Delegate
• Performance Management, Data & Decisions
• Periodisation & Planning
• Improving People
• Leading In Uncertainty
PERSONAL
• Understanding Leadership
• Your Foundations: Understanding Self
• Emotional Intelligence
• Managing Yourself: Emotions And Behaviour
• Managing Yourself: Resilience, Support & Wellbeing
The LMA engages with many of the leading academics and industry experts in leadership, sports performance, wellbeing and personal development.