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An article by Greg Baum, chief sports columnist and associate editor

On the release of Make Your Mark (Wilkinson Press).

(https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/leading-from-the-back-20190531-p51t98.html)

"Leading from the Back"

As soon as the Hawthorn players boarded their bus for a pre-season camp at Phillip Island in 1994, the driver began to screen an X-rated movie. Sitting in the very back seat, ruckman Steve Lawrence squirmed. "Even when averting my eyes, the sound effects left little to the imagination," says Lawrence. Their destination was two hours away.

Lawrence was 24, well established, a premiership player, but circumspect still in that group of big names and vast personalities. "But I knew I had to do something," he says. The march down the bus, accompanied by a chorus of "whhhhoooo", took forever. "My knees felt weak and my mouth dry from nervousness (as) I wondered what to do," he says.

Steve has much to share about leadership, faith and mission, and how you can transform a school, a community or a family from good to great, helping it to be true to its identity, mission and values. Five Smooth Stones (2010) and Make Your Mark (2019) are two books where he shares his experience for you. And, just released in time for Father's Day, is Raising Fathers. Fathering from the Frontline: 12 Men's Stories (2020), Steve being one of the contributors.

Working closely with leadership teams and individuals who lead in Catholic institutions, Steve's group mentoring and one-to-one coaching aims to provide personalised support and guidance which develops leadership capacity and deepens personal integration.