Lead From the Side

CEO of Sport NZ & High Performance NZ Raelene Castle Revisited

Spencer Kassimir Season 1 Episode 2

This week we chat about the trials and tribulations of leadership in an in-depth interview with Raelene Castle, CEO of Sport New Zealand & High Performance Sport New Zealand. Previously, Castle was the CEO Rugby Australia, the NRL club Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs, and Netball New Zealand.

Raelene discusses what she’s been up to, how to attract and retain talent, how she got started and how she’s responded to public criticism throughout her various executive roles in both Australia and New Zealand.

0:40 - What's new with Raelene?
1:50 - How to retain/attract talent with more sports for competition
3:05 - Raelene'e start
4:50 - AUS/NZ Netball partnership, and dissolution (6:00)
7:15 - Netball's unique identity
9:15 - Her time in the NRL
11:05 - Her response to public criticism
12:45 - Cultural innovation in the domestic violence space at the club
14:20 - Her time at Rugby Australia
15:30 - Going home to NZ
17:15 - Toughest hurdle to overcome
18:45 - Advice she would have wanted sooner

  • Time stamps are approximate

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