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Sports Solutions

 

LHH offers talent solutions to activate the full potential for all in sports.

Supporting female footballers develop their off-pitch careers

 

Women in Football Barclays

 

LHH is proud to support Women in Football and their mission to champion female talent in a bid to bring about a change in attitudes to women working in the industry.

 

NEW! The Adecco Group joins Women in Football to empower female footballers’ careers

LHH will support WIF’s overall mission to empower women in the sports industry. The partnership will have special focus on supporting female footballers each year to undertake a new leadership and development programme designed jointly with LHH’s Sports Practice. 

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Supporting athletes prepare for their future careers outside of the sporting world

We explore how athletes can prepare for a new career outside of their sporting achievements. For many athletes facing the end of an athletic career, retiring and moving onto a new career can be a daunting prospect. With expert insight, we look at the psychological and practical factors that athletes need to address to achieving future career success. 

 

Download: Athlete career transition

 

Read our blog - planning for a career after sport

  • Sports organisations
  • Athlete solutions
  • Employer solutions
  • Unique athlete attributes
Sports organisations

Tailored programs to transform your entire workforce.

 

 How we help federations, associations, leagues, clubs, athlete unions, and mega sporting events support their athletes and employees.

Career transition support that delivers new opportunities

Tailored support inspired by the belief that every transition is an opportunity for athletes and individuals who work in the sports industry to move confidently into new careers.

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Leadership development & coaching for every key career moment

Leadership development and diversity & inclusion interventions, modular programs, and coaching designed to help individuals in the sports industry navigate their key career moments.

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Assessments and analytics that reveal actionable insights

Assessments that deliver actionable insights that are available in real time and easily applied to athlete and industry professional’s current roles and future goals.

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Upskilling, reskilling, and redeployment for a renewable workforce

Solutions to upskill, reskill, and match athletes and industry professionals with career opportunities—so they can reinvent themselves for a new world of work.

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Athlete solutions

At LHH we envision a world where athletes are recognized as an unbeatable talent.

 
Our athlete career transition programs are flexible solutions that combine our coaching expertise with innovative technology and resources.

Advisory services for sports organizations

We work with sports organizations to co-design tailored, comprehensive career transition services for their athletes and build capacity plans for their organization.

Tailored career transition programs

We provide career transition workshops, group or individual coaching, blended online and in-person learning, and leadership development programs that give athletes a competitive advantage.

Digital tools designed for athletes

We provide a tailored Athlete Attribute Assessment Tool to help athletes understand the value they can bring to organizations and a unique Athlete Career Mobility Resource Portal that includes access to webinars and upskilling courses from our sister company, General Assembly.

Employer solutions

Sourcing unbeatable talent for athlete friendly employers

 

How we support organizations looking to hire athletes

Program advisory service

We help you establish global or local athlete hiring programs that includes a needs assessment, project scope and plan, program proposal, and KPI’s.

Athlete program plan & rollout

We work with your HR team to design a tailored employee lifecycle plan for athlete employees and then train HR on the program details.

Athlete talent sourcing

We support your goals to find athlete talent by offering our exclusive LHH Digital Talent Exchange database that delivers qualified talent pools of athletes who are ready for new opportunities.

Promotion & certification

We help you promote your business as an athlete-friendly employer through an Athlete Employer Membership and certification in the global network of Athlete Employers.

Unique athlete attributes

Talent for change

 

Our research shows that athletes possess unique core attributes and transferable skills that are vital to future employers

Analytical

To succeed, athletes must be competitive analysts, critiquing their performance from every angle. Athletes proactively seek to improve themselves and those around them. This critical self-reflection drives athletes to find ways to continually push their own performance forward.

Resilient

Elite sports drives athletes to push beyond their limits with a positive mindset and teaches resilience when things don’t go according to plan. Being able to deal with losses, bounce back, and learn from failure is essential in today’s fast-paced working environment.

Passionate Ambassadors

Athletes build deep and lasting connections with their fans through their passion and performance. They present an inspiring influence that transcends beyond existing boundaries, providing companies with powerful ambassadors, influencers, and advocates.                                                                                                      

Positive Disruptors

Athletes have the confidence to disrupt the status quo by driving new initiatives and inspiring their colleagues to adopt different ways of working. In today’s business world, disruption is essential for maintaining a competitive edge.

Persuasive Communicators

Athletes develop unique communication skills to convincingly and tactfully effect change. Athletes are required to continually leverage their network and communicate persuasively, telling their story in a compelling manner.

Creative Thinkers

Creativity is pivotal in today’s sports world, when a second ahead determines winning or losing. Athletes are adept at using creative and lateral thinking to find new ways to improve—which is a skillset that more than three quarters of CEOs seek in their workforce.                                                                                                    

Business Minded

Athletes learn to operate effectively as a ‘business’, and develop the business acumen to be successful in their sporting careers. This can extend to maintaining a job alongside athletic commitments to financially manage their sports career and drive success.

Natural Publicists

Athletes are adept at building a personal brand, creating, and delivering key messages through a variety of channels, targeting their audience, conducting performance analysis, and partnering with third parties to deliver their message—all of which can create buyer demand for employers products and services.                                                                                                                   

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