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Strewth……Pressure is ramping up for Australian government as they splurge $5 billion on consultancy services.

July 24, 2017 ·

Could they not have looked at an internal resource to complete this work? With that sort of money, they could have built a new hospital or even an airport!

- Andrew

Why are there so few top British tennis players?

July 21, 2017 ·

Well, that’s Wimbledon over for another year and once again I find myself wondering why we have so very few British world class tennis players? Tennis is a relatively inexpensive sport – the kit need not be expensive and hiring a court in a local park doesn’t break the bank, and is open to everyone. So, it should be the same as football in terms of accessibility with young exciting players coming through the ranks? Ah, but …… I hear you say ……to progress in tennis you need expensive lessons, coaching, and to attend training camps etc etc. Well, even if we accept this to be the case, there are plenty parents willing to pay for tennis lessons and coaching. So, if the appetite is there and the talent is there ………what’s going wrong? Where are our young, exciting tennis prospects for the future?

Much has been written previously about the lessons business can learn from sport in a variety of different areas. Perhaps, this is one occasion where sport can learn from business? I meet many people on Future Leader and Fast Track schemes in industry and consulting where high performing individuals are identified and offered a structured training and coaching programme to be the future leaders in a business. The Lawn Tennis Association strikes me as an organisation with many resources at its disposal and must have future talent development programmes in place ….but where’s the success? Time for tennis to follow the lead from industry if we’re hoping for more Wimbledon champions in the years ahead!

- Catriona