SNZ Review - Swimming New Zealand

Section 3 – Learnings from other Sports
3.2 THE MOWBRAY REPORT
In 2011/12 Sport NZ commissioned an external evaluation by Gryphon Governance Consultants (the
seven sports in New Zealand. The report focussed primarily on implementation effectiveness – “have the
of the change projects were driven by a desire from within the organisation itself to improve while others
or other similar types of issues.
The underlying rationale for the sports undertaking changes was to improve and strengthen the development
and delivery of their sport throughout New Zealand. The review found that to a greater or lesser degree all
the sports reviewed had achieved their aims.
1 Any change process must both engage with and engage all those involved in every facet of the sport,
toilets. The engagement of the sports population in the process of change is critical.
2 Structural changes within an organisation are not enough. There must be a corresponding behavioural and
cultural change as well. Without these elements, structural changes alone will not succeed in producing
better outcomes.
process. These two attributes are also critical to behavioural and cultural change. If the leadership of an
organisation is not viewed by its members as credible and trustworthy, the sport may as well not embark
on any change process, as it will not succeed.
executive) of the organisation. One of many ways to become credible and earn trust is to be honest and
transparent in all communications and dealings with members, stakeholders, etc.
of what has been promised is not the key issue; rather, leadership loses credibility when nobody fronts up
in place to deal with the problem.
7 It is imperative that the organisation has an agreed core purpose and a clear view of what a sustainable
stakeholders will help to minimise disagreement on what the organisation should be doing.
change processes should be accompanied by a resource planning and allocation document. Organisations
plans and outcomes. Sports should be free to move funding between different areas without restriction,
so long as the agreed plans and outcomes are being achieved.
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SWIMMING IN NEW ZEALAND – Growing a Cornerstone Sport