The decorated coach offered plenty of advice to aspiring leaders.
Dame Lisa extended her individual dominance to the K4 boat in 2023.
Dame Lisa takes the honours for the third time, matching rower Rob Waddell and shot putter Dame Val Adams.
The 30 finalists across six categories have been announced for this year's ceremony.
The nominations include representatives from 27 sports.
Proud father Sean has delivered another iconic reaction to his daughter's latest achievement.
The Sevens captain and World Cup winner was honoured for her services to both union codes.
The Waihi Beach resident had doubts he could make it to Auckland due to Cyclone Gabrielle's impact.
The 21-year-old's heroics at the Beijing Winter Olympics made her the clear winner at Spark Arena.
