1. Bob Nicholson
My Leader

2. How did you start out?
Created NHL Hockey for Kids aged 10 and under at the Oak Bay Rec Center
This program is now the foundation for hockey programs across Canada and is used in 50 countries around the world.

3. Inspirations and Mentors
Dad, Grant Nicholson
Murray Costello, first ever president of Hockey Canada

4. Personal Life
Need a supportive family
Positives and Negatives

5. What is the pinnacle of your career so far?
Winning gold in Salt Lake City (First men’s Olympic Gold Medal)
Winning double gold medals in Vancouver in 2010 (Women’s and Men’s Hockey)

6. What is your proudest moment?
Sledge Hockey gold medal in (Torino)

7. What mountain would you die on?
Players first
Safe and fun environment

8. Challenges Difficult decisions are not always what other people want
Forced to keep up to the world
around you
Everything you do has a legal slant
to it

9. Overcoming Challenges
Build lots of bridges
Continue to grow and expand
Have good partnerships

10. Building a “team” Identify the strengths of people around you
Have a clear vision
Make sure that everyone
feels important and has a sense
of belonging

11. Do you see yourself as a good leader?
“It’s not how I see myself, it is how others see me”
Make time for self evaluation

12. Leadership Style Inclusive Make fast, accurate decisions
Give clear direction
Working toward a common goal

13. Qualities of a good leader
Build personal relationships
Deal with conflicts in a fair way
Getting everyone on board
Hold people accountable
Have a team approach
Create a clear vision
Use the strengths of the people around you

14. What legacy will you leave?
Strong financial side of hockey operations
Great partners (Nationally and internationally)
Strong Youth Hockey Programs

15. “No one person is a great leader by himself, they have to be influenced and supported by their team”