Roots of influence

“..How would it be if your employees put as much energy into their work as they do their sport or hobby?” That was the simple question that led Liz Morrison to set up Sporting Tactics in 1988. Her belief was that by using the inspiration and stimulus of sporting parallels, the motivation for change and continual learning in individuals, teams and organisations could be built. As she developed an understanding of experiential learning and complex change the importance of developing creativity and engaging with diversity became part of the approach.

The path that has led us to here includes the following areas of experience and learning highlights.

Commercial Experience

Our facilitators appropriate high level commercial experience, gained in blue chip organisations and National Government. They have covered a range of industries, from Health & Pharmaceuticals, Food, Leisure and Manufacturing through to the public participation, modernisation & IT programmes in Government.

Action Research and ‘Presence’

Systems Thinking, Action Research and now ‘Presence’ are new ways of thinking about learning, which helps people break out of the mould of habitual behaviours. These new approaches enable a seeing of the whole – a much bigger picture, and the individual’s connection to it. Because these whole systems are dynamic, awareness of them enables an insight to what is emerging…

Complexity and Scenario Planning

There is an increasing awareness in management of the relevance to Complexity Theory, and with it the importance of tracking emergence. The discipline of Scenario Planning, developed within Shell to its significant advantage, is a strategic approach which we are incorporating. It combines analysis of a market situation, awareness of parallel emerging trends and creative facilitation of a range of solutions in order that the organisation can plan more effectively...

Coaching with Integrity

Our coaches are usually accredited members of the ICF (International Coach Federation) which is the largest not-for-profit coaching organisation in the world and has the most rigorous credentialing programme. Membership and accreditation demonstrates our commitment to the profession's highest standards of professional coaching competency.

Using NLP and Metaphor

The techniques of NLP and use of symbolic metaphor can be highly effective tools when used by experienced master practitioners. Most of our associates have included trainings with the original developers, in particular Robert Dilts and Judy Delozier, as part of their own path. More recently we have become aware of how story telling and the use of metaphor are powerful ways to express and shape our realities, and can be used to explore options for the future.

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