TIME FOR A LITTLE GOVERNANCE
SPRING CLEANING
Completion of the Governance
Fundamentals e-learning course invites
clubs to review and perhaps clean-up
their governance system.
A clean-up won’t happen on its own but it
will happen… as a result of conversations
between board members and managers.
Here’s seven useful governance questions
that the e-learning module may prompt:
1. How can we as a board and
management be doing this better?
2. How much board time are we
spending in monitoring operations,
or discussing operational matters
compared to dealing with issues of
policy and planning the club’s future?
3. How are (or: Are) our sub-
committees helping our board do its
(real board) work?
4. Are our policies sufficiently
established to guide and empower
management and staff to operate the
club?
Boards are the informed voice and agent
of the members. Members should expect
boards to have a robust governance
system and a focus on the future needs of
the club.
The Governance Fundamentals course
is a great chance to do some Spring
cleaning.
There are lots of governance resources
ready to adapt to your club. The course
is designed for boards and managers, is
$49.50 to register and takes around an
hour to complete.
Go to: www.golf.org.au/clubsupport
5. How can we plan the year to
ensure our board fulfils its range of
governance responsibilities?
6. How will we know if we’re getting
better?
7. What steps should we be taking
now to get quality people to join our
board in future?
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