Navigating your future on

an uneven playing field

Farah Rangikoepa Palmer

Waikato; Ngāti Maniapoto

Te Kunenga Ki Pūrehuroa

Stories reveal the deep

architecture of culture

Ko Hineahuone, Ko Hinetitama, Ko HinenuitepōKi te whai ao, ki te ao marama e

“… ‘wayfinding’, … it's not just sails and knots, it's seeing

where you're going in your mind. Knowing where you are by

knowing where you've been.”

inspire

resilienceconfidence

network

learn

influence

Whāia te iti kahurangi - ki te tūohu koe, me he maunga teitei

Pursue excellence –

should you stumble, let it

be to a lofty mountain

Knowing where you were, where

you are and where you are

going?

Changing course ...

… on an uneven playing field

• … if indeed the sporting world was a level playing field as often purported “… then the workplace of the SportsWorld would be

comprised of trained professionals from different race and ethnicities, cultures, genders, religion, sexualities, national

origin, age, and ability status mixing together equally”• (Smith & Hattery, 2011, p. 107).

Wayfinding - Navigating by the stars

what are your guiding values/passions?

What values do you navigate by?

Tino rangatiratanga Fairness

Whakapapa Whenua/Taiao

Whanaungatanga Respect

Poutamatanga Manaakitanga

Taumatatanga Bravery

Kotahitanga Determination

Kaitiakitanga Agile/organic

Māori Leadership what is the future we seek?

– All Māori thriving as Māori

– Flourishing whānau

– Forward looking and globally connected iwi

– Strong & vibrant te reo Māori, tikanga, and marae

– A booming Māori economy

– A regenerated natural environment

– Rebalanced constitutional arrangements in Aotearoa NZ

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Māori wellbeing through sport leadership

Listen to wise ‘others’ pushing

us to venture beyond the reef

TAKE THAT SPACE – Negotiate obstacles

by playing to your strengths

Focus

on the

future

Ehara taku toa I te toa takitahi; Engari, he toa takatini

FORM A MAUL – Collective mobilisation toward a goal

How do we mobilise?

Work alongside others with

similar vision/values and

complimentary strengths

RUCKS (breakdowns) HAPPEN –

Be Resilient, Regroup, Recalibrate

PASS IT BACK – be seen, role model, mentor, support, coach,

sponsor, get involved and engaged

Kick it Forward

Influence by

transforming

systems,

structures, society

through bold

policies,

processes and

practices

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Values Norms

THROUGH

SPORT?

Stories Rituals

BeliefsAssumptions

LanguageMaterial

Symbols

Shared stories

Shared Rituals

Shared language

THE RUGBY WAY

• Te Pou Maioha

– Be Welcoming

• Te Pou Ihiihi

– Be Passionate

• Te Pou Hiranga

– Be Our Best

• Te Pou Tika

– Play Fair

Shared

Symbols

Shared

responsibility

Leadership

Participation

Participation

Value

Visibility

Successful wayfinding depends on everybody on the waka having

alertness of the mind, wakefulness in the heart, being attuned in

the spirit, and grounded in the belly.(Spiller, Barclay-Kerr & Panoho, 2015; p. 7)

inspire

resilience

confidence

network

learn

influence