Being either a short term or a long term effective leader is much more difficult today than in the past - why? Because of speed and complexity. These two factors require Adaptability and a Strategic Framework in which to operate.

 

Bailey recently experienced the dual challenges of speed and complexity and has a passion to pass on these learnings to the next generation who have a passion for leadership. Bailey understands the importance of business economic performance - revenue - and has a laser-like focus on facilitating Business Development and building relationships. He desires to pass on best practices and tricks of the trade which he and others have learned over time.

Bailey and Associates has been formed to leverage his following experiences in:

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• The privilege of being a part of creating a peak performance organization (Dallas Cowboys 1970 - 1989)

• Creating from concept to execution of a global enterprise (NFL World League)

• Providing interim commissioner leadership for a U.S. College Conference in transition (Big East Athletic Conference)

• Leading an organization (Miami Dolphins, Dolphin Stadium and Dolphin Enterprises)

• Developing a global mindset acumen with the Global Sport Ecosystem and The Center for the Future of Sport

• Executive recruiting, management assessment and organizational design (Russell Reynolds Associates, Heidrick and Struggles, RSR Partners)

• Coaching, Mentoring, Leadership Transition (Canadian Olympic Committee)

• Multiple board memberships, including for-profit and non-profit enterprises

• Leadership consulting for individuals and organizations

• Serving on multiple boards

 

With more than thirty years of operating and management experience, Joe has served as the CEO of the Miami Dolphins, Dolphin Stadium, Dolphin Enterprises; Deputy Commissioner of the National Thoroughbred Racing association; head of the NFL/World League; COO of the Dallas Cowboys and Acting Commissioner of the Big East Athletic Conference.

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He has 25 years of advisory work including more than 600 client engagements for private, public, non-profit entities as partner of three global executive recruiting and management assessment firms.  Significant international experience and cultural mindset have contributed to the creation of the Global Sport Ecosystem TM,   the Peak Performance Organization TM , The Balanced Effective Leader TM , and a host of white papers addressing the intersection of sport, education and business as a powerful global movement.

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Joe graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and completed Harvard's Advanced Management Program.  He has been a member of Duke's Fuqua Center of Leadership and Ethics Advisory Board, a member of the  U.S. Olympic Committee's Diversity and Inclusion Committee, and a member of the board of the U.K.-based Beyond Sport Advisory Board.  He also served as a special advisor to the Canadian Olympic Committee and the Boston Consulting Group.

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Presently, Joe serves as the President of SDTL (Eagle DX), a for-profit research and testing lab powered by science.  He also is the Founder and President of The Center for the Future of Sports.

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Joe also has a wide range of personal interests including public affairs, adventure travel, reading, wildlife conservation, golf, geology, global socio-economic-political trends and, of course, giving career advice and mentoring aspiring leaders. He lives in Scottsdale, Arizona with his spouse, Charlotte, an accomplished business executive and photographer: charlotterushbailey.com.