Darren Peters
Darren Peters talks to the Leadership Whisperer Darren Peters has had an amazing career in sports leadership, business coaching and university lecturer.  He has held some prestigious roles in sports CEO Australia Paralympic Committee, chef de mission of Athens Games , CEO Rowing Australia, GM at Surf Life saving.  He know lectures on what it […]

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May 10, 2021

Darren Peters talks to the Leadership Whisperer

Darren Peters has had an amazing career in sports leadership, business coaching and university lecturer.  He has held some prestigious roles in sports CEO Australia Paralympic Committee, chef de mission of Athens Games , CEO Rowing Australia, GM at Surf Life saving.  He know lectures on what it takes to in sports management at Torrens University.

He is also a high performance athlete beach sprinter and understands what it takes to make an elite sportman.

Darren’s insight into what is leadership?

Leadership is a evolution theory.  Tribes of people getting somthing done. Aspiration to some and a burden to others. Group of behaviours. Social label in a role. Socially tantalising, it can be lonely places. Its a lot of things.  Primarily you have to encourage people to get things done.

Listen to this episode to find out more about what Darren thinks about leadership.

Darren’s recommended reading list 

  1. Gods of Management by Charles Handy
  2. The Sports Gene by David Epstein

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