About Darrell
Darrell Hair is a former International Cricket Council Elite Cricket Umpire and an Australian icon known for his ethics and his uncompromising dedication to the spirit of the game. He was a full umpire for 10 years which included 78 Test matches and 139 One Day Internationals.
Darrell is the Managing Director of Management Consultants and has recently left posts as the Executive Officer of the NSW Cricket Umpires and Scorers Association, and NSW State Director of Umpiring. Darrell has management experience in transport industry, is an expert workplace negotiator, has experience in sales management and “below the line” marketing. As Director of Baseball NSW, with a portfolio of game promotion and umpiring, Darrell has plenty of experience managing sporting organisations.
Darrell is a Certified Practitioner of Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) and Australian Sports Commission Accredited Trainer. He has assisted with development of the International Cricket Council’s Associate Member Panel. Darrell’s training and one-to-one coaching of panel members has taken many to the elite level with several going on to umpire international cricket. Darrell coaches umpires in Sydney Grade and Country NSW cricket, teaching many technical skills like concentration, communication skills, dealing with people under pressure, assertiveness skills, building resilience and team building.
Darrell specialises in leadership and people development, motivational events, and coaching people to realise their potential. He is a well-respected speaker on business ethics and values and has made regular presentations on Integrity and Resilience to the New South Wales Police Strategic Leadership Program.
In his second book ‘In the Best Interests of the Game’ Darrell tells his side of accounts in some of international cricket’s greatest controversies.
Darrell will speak to managers and public sector leaders on the importance of integrity and resilience. Darrell draws on his own experiences in international cricket and how he used his experiences to develop programming to help others build resilience to recover from setbacks in careers and private lives.
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