
Matthew Cook
@matthewcook1986
GM of the Rugby Department @leedsrhinos / Former Pro Rugby Player @WidnesRL @CTRLFC @LondonBroncosRL @hullkrofficial @OfficialBullsRL / My views are my own
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I’ll be forever grateful for the opportunity I’ve had working, learning & making history with such amazing people @RLWC2021, thanks Jon Dutton Dean Hardman. Sad this chapter is nearly over, but WOW I’m so excited for the next chapter with Leeds Rhinos therhinos.co.uk/2022/11/25/coo…

Matthew Cook @RLWC2021 Dean Hardman Leeds Rhinos Thank you. Best wishes for your new challenge Matt 👊🏻


“I had to apply because Leeds are one of the biggest clubs in world rugby league. I got my application in, sat down with Gary Hetherington and Rohan Smith, and got the job. Hopefully I’ll be here for a long time.” - Matthew Cook on his dream move 🦏 leeds-live.co.uk/sport/rugby-le…

Wk7 #OUB329 leaders are always under pressure to adapt their identity due to the turbulent environment they inhabit. Quinn Mills (2015) suggests utilising one of the following three leadership roles to navigate the turbulence: administrator, manager, or leader Kristina Risley

In Wk8 of #OUB329 I learnt about Blanchard et al. (1985) situational leadership model and how leadership requires a leader to be able to adjust their leadership style in response to being confronted with different situations Kristina Risley

Wk9 taught me that collaborative leadership can be characterised by 3 main traits: 1) collaborative problem solving/decision making, 2) leadership of the process, not of the people, 3) an open process (David Chrislip, 2002) Kristina Risley #OUB329 #collaboration #leadership

Wk10 of #OUB329 discussed how nurturing a #relational approach to #leadership acknowledges that traditional hierarchies are less dominant in an interconnected networked world, and instead focuses on the networks and interactions between people. Kristina Risley #HappyNewYear

Difficult conversations are often part and parcel of #leadership and life. However, Wk11 of B329 Leadership explored #constructivedissent and taught me that if a disagreement is expressed constructively it can lead to positive outcomes rather than negative ones. Kristina Risley

Wk12 of #OUB329 I learned a key step to achieve #positivesum outcomes is that teams or organisations will need to be willing to make compromises when #collaborating as their aims may not be entirely compatible with each other Kristina Risley #leadership

Wk14 of #OUB329 explains that a key aspect of #placebased leadership is that it’s approaches are usually participative and democratic due to the decision-making being so close to people’s homes and places of work. Kristina Risley #leadership

A huge thank you to Leeds Rhinos General Manager, Matthew Cook, for joining us today as our guest speaker at the In Touch Dementia support group🙌 We all loved hearing about Matt's career in Rugby League, especially his new role with the Rhinos🦏


Here's how ex-Bulls and Tigers star Matt Cook became key figure behind scenes at Rhinos yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/sport/rugby-le… Matthew Cook YEP Sport Leeds Rhinos

TEAM NEWS | Tony Smith has announced his squad for this afternoon's Harry Jepson OBE Memorial Trophy clash with Hunslet RLFC. Get down to South Leeds Stadium to see the next generation of Rhinos in action!


‘Where there is power, there is resistance.’ Foucault’s (1998, p. 95). Wk15 of #OUB329 introduced #resistance leadership and tought me about Fleming and Spicer’s ‘4 faces of power and resistance’ framework Kristina Risley #leadership

Wk16 of #OUB329 touched on how the #purpose of a group or organisation can shape its leadership practices. However, organisations can experience difficulties when there isn’t harmony between their professed purpose and values and their practices. Kristina Risley #leadership

Wk17 focused on #leadershipwork for #socialchange which is about building the capacity & leveraging the power needed to disrupt the status quo (Parés et al., 2017). Its key the perspective of disadvantaged groups that such disruption will affect is taken Kristina Risley #OUB329

Good luck to the Leeds Rhinos Foundation #PDRL team today. #TeamRhinos

📺 The latest episode of '𝗕𝗼𝘅 𝟮', in partnership with Best Western GB is out now Jamie Jones-Buchanan chats to Leeds Rhinos General Manager Matt Cook about his transition from a 15 year playing career into the management side of the game
