Last week I visited three of the UK’s iconic sports venues on three consecutive days, to share thoughts on Playing to Win in Today’s VUCAA World.

• Tuesday May 12^th:  Twickenham, the Allianz Stadium – home of the Rugby Football Union.
• Wednesday May 13^th:  The Etihad – no need to say more.
• Thursday May 14^th:  The Theatre of Dreams – the Salford home of the No. 4 team in England.

We kicked off at Twickenham – with Bob Reeves’ / Nigel Wray’s 20 year old Foundation for Leadership in Sport – an amazing network of Sport, Business and Military leaders.

The topic was ‘Fair Play and Sportsmanship’ (now almost extinct in most areas of endeavour!).  Jonathan Duke-Evans set the scene and provided a historical context alongside his views on where we’re at today.

And I was given free rein by Bob and his team to let rip.  My theme was Playing to Win, my references were Winston Churchill, Vince Lombardi, The All Blacks, Procter & Gamble, US/UK/NZ Special Forces and Pep Guardiola!  (That’ll give you a taste of my views on the topic!)

The delegates included journalists, broadcasters, elite sportsmen, international referees, leaders from companies big and small, Army leadership professionals and academics.

A truly eclectic group.

We had fun.  Even if it may not have been very fair or sporting!!!