Leading Organisational Culture is a key governance responsibility for Boards and Management Committees. Organisational culture is a cornerstone of a successful organisation, and governing bodies need to be setting the tone from the top. While Vision and Purpose guide...
Whilst ALL Board members have a shared responsibility for the financial health of any organisation they govern, the Treasurer has a particularly key role in ensuring the Board's effective financial oversight of their organisation. And while the Treasurer may work...
The role of the not-for-profit Board Secretary is probably the busiest of all the not-for-profit Board roles, and an effective Secretary is critical to the success of any not-for-profit organisation. The Secretary is essentially the formal administrative contact point...
In the dynamic environment of a not-for-profit Board room, the role of the Board Chair is pivotal, and those taking on this key role need to have the time and the ability to be able to fulfil some really important functions in order to support the Board to operate at...
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....
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...
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....
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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