Leadership al Femminile – Le donne sanno vincere! stands for “Female Leadership – Women know how to win!” and is an initiative by CONI, the Italian National Olympic Committee.
This project had the purpose of stimulating the participation and involvement of women in sport both on and off the playing field.
Brief outline of the initiative
An agreement with the School of Sport has been made to schedule three separate seminars to give women who have different roles in the world of sport (athletes, former athletes, technicians, volunteers in sports, managers of associations , managers of competitive teams, etc …), the opportunity to deepen their knowledge of the new regulatory framework and encourage the presence of women at the top of sport and its governance. Therefore it gave life to a seminar on the importance of participation and involvement of women in the world of sport. An orientation and training initiative with the aim of stimulating the presence of women in decision-making roles.
The seminars took place in Rome: 19 March 2019, Naples: 23 May 2019 and Milan: 12 September. They were informative and aimed at encouraging and consolidating the potential for leadership in favour of women who have the requisites and the desire to run for leadership positions.
CONI aims to have 33% of all positions on the council board of the 44 federations fulfilled by women in the 2020 elections.
Duration
1 day
Frequency
Once
Funding
Funded by the National Italian Olympic Committee
Budget
N/A
Key elements
Target
Women only
Country of origin
Italy
Country/Region of implementation
Italy
Number of participants
150 to 200 per seminar
Core objective of the Programme
☒ Women empowerment (identifying barriers and working on strengths, creating a community)
☒ Supporting organizational change (strategy for developing diversity, implementation of specific policies, support to change makers)
☐ Allies buy-in and support (mentors, men championing)
☐ External Scrutiny (Pledge board, Indicators, celebration of success…)
☐ Other => Please specify:
Actions implemented
☐ Internal Diversity & Inclusion Strategy for a safe workplace with equal rights
☐ Commitment of men - please specify: 20% men included in the program
☒ Personal development training
☐ Role model highlighted
☐ Networking (women network, men network or mixed)
☐ Mentoring (unique or mixed gender, please specify)
☒ Coaching (ability to inspire and grow people/Foster emulation/ Being influential)
☐ Events (sharing with other companies) - please specify:
☐ Other - please specify:
Format
☐ Online e-learning Module
☐ Online seminar
☐ Workshops
☒ Conference
☐ Self-Assessment tool
☐ Consolidated educational/training programme
☐ Other, please specify:
Identified Key Success Factors
- Quality and expertise of the speakers
Transferable bites/elements
Testimonials
Source of information: Press Article + Online documentation
An initiative selected as a case study of the SWinG library of leadership development initiatives.
