I am a big believer in the importance of good leadership being critical to effective governance and management within our not-for-profit organisations - or any organisation for that matter. But all too often I see organisations where this is not necessarily the case....
Blogs & pods
Leadership10 things you need to know about not-for-profit governance – Part Six
Following on from the previous blog in my series of the 10 things you need to know about not-for-profit governance - about Succession Planning - this week we are going to explore the sixth area: People and Culture. Organisational culture encompasses the way we treat...
Building Capability: Who’s Steering This Ship?
The line between the Governance functions and the Management functions of an organisation, and the associated separation of duties between the Board and the Chief Executive Officer (CEO), can often be an area that causes tensions within an organisation's leadership....
A Bit About Me: What’s The Deciding Factor?
What makes an organisation decide to engage me to come in and work with them? A bit like when I wrote recently about who might be my typical client, there's not really a one-size-fits all answer to that question...rather it is a range of issues, a variety of...
A Bit About Me: 30+ years at the coalface of not-for-profits
I have always tried to live by the philosophy that you should strive to lead by example. So in my 30+ years of personal involvement with not-for-profits, whether I have been the President, the Secretary, or an ordinary board member, I have always tried to take the...
Succession Planning and Board Development: Podcast
It's that time of year again when many of our not-for-profits are looking ahead to their Annual General Meetings and the election of their board members. Good succession planning is critical to getting the right people on your board and setting your organisation up...
Good Governance: The role of Leadership in Good Governance
What is the role of leadership in good governance? Is it important? Does it even matter? If we think about governance as: ‘the systems and processes within an organisation that ensure its Purpose, Values, Vision and Mission remain at the heart of everything it does,...
Aligning Strategy with Purpose: Podcast
The value that not-for-profits add to the world is rooted in their Purpose. But so many seem to lose sight of that, in the busyness of the day-to-day. Bruce and I talk about keeping your Purpose at the centre of your work, and explore how you can better align your...
The importance of celebrating the year past: Podcast
How to look for even the littlest of things that gave us a win during 2021.
Developing Your Committee
We recognise the importance of professional development in the workplace to keep staff up to date with industry requirements, enthused about the work they do, and inspired to do new and exciting things. But often we overlook the importance of doing this with members...
Succession Planning
I have had a number of queries about succession planning recently, so I thought it was timely to revisit this topic. Start by thinking about the mix of skills your committee needs, compared with those you currently have around the table. For example, do you need to...
‘Women on Boards’
‘Women on Boards’ (WOB) is an organisation that works to support women from all over Australia to be selected for board positions across the country. WOB began in 2001 as an informal network of business women, and in 2006 was formally established as a company with...
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