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Mistakes Boards make with BIG Decisions
Over a career of more than 40 years there has been ample opportunity to be involved in the making of some BIG decisions at Board level,...

David Bartlett
Nov 20, 20244 min read
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Board Retreats - Why have them?
A Board Retreat is one of those things that is so beneficial to an organisation, it’s Board and also to individual Board Members. Yet...

Paul Campey
Sep 5, 20242 min read
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Is your Board really accountable ?
The Australian Charities and Not for Profit Commission standards include the following standard "Accountability to members": " A charity...

David Bartlett
Aug 8, 20242 min read
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About Board Meetings – Frequency and Duration
A question we are often asked at Resolve is how often should we meet as a Board and for how long? In a survey of Christian Schools from...

Paul Campey
Jul 24, 20243 min read
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Characteristics of an ideal Board Chair
When your Board is looking for its next board chair, reflect and consider the character of the people around the Board table and resist...

David Bartlett
Jul 5, 20242 min read
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Moving your Board toward Strategic Mode
Boards, in our experience, find it naturally easier to default to operational mode than strategic mode in terms of the focus of their...

David Bartlett
Jul 3, 20242 min read
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Addressing Board Dysfunction
Board dysfunction can be a tricky topic - most of us can identify it but how do we fix it ? At Resolve we have summarised the following...

David Bartlett
Apr 11, 20242 min read
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12 Principles for Developing Policy
During a career spanning more than 30 years working across the schooling sectors, I’ve come across more than my fair share of good, bad...

David Bartlett
Dec 13, 20226 min read
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Authentic Conversations
The Problem All organisations have a culture that is impacted actively or inactively by the behaviours of people in the organisation, and...

David Bartlett
Sep 22, 20212 min read
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School Board Meeting Operations
A small, but key group of volunteers in any school are the members of the School Board. While Board Members are often seen as the...

Paul Campey
Mar 26, 20214 min read
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Seeking God’s will in board meetings
One of the challenges for boards of Christian organisations, whether they be churches, Christian schools or some other type of Christian...

Paul Campey
Feb 2, 20215 min read
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When Governance Breaks!
The Problem Over a career of almost 30 years in the Not for Profit (NFP) sector working with Schools, Churches and charities of all...

David Bartlett
Nov 7, 20195 min read
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Paul Campey
Apr 6, 20170 min read
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Governance – Role of the Chair
It is easy to underestimate the importance of the role of the Board Chair beyond simply making sure that the Board sticks to the agenda....

Paul Campey
Aug 30, 20151 min read
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7 strategies for more productive non-profit board meetings
In a recent article by Joe Garecht from thefundraisingauthority.com seven strategies are offered to make board meetings more productive...

David Bartlett
Feb 27, 20151 min read
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Board Member training and professional development
The world has changed forever, and will continue to change at a dizzying pace in the area of Information and Communication Technology....

David Bartlett
Nov 26, 20124 min read
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The danger of “Mission Drift”
“Change before you have to.” Jack Welch The generational handover of the sector — one not for profit organisation at a time — is well...

David Bartlett
Oct 18, 20123 min read
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Finishing well – having a board member exit strategy
As Not for Profit consultants we have had the opportunity to be involved in a volunteer capacity to serve as a director on a number of...

David Bartlett
Oct 2, 20125 min read
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Board Skills Matrix
One of the fastest emerging issues we see around Australia is that of Board renewal. For most organisations, gone are the days of having...

Paul Campey
Aug 22, 20122 min read
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The faceless board – reconnecting to your community
At times of governance crisis (sudden departure of a CEO, major change in direction, significant parent discontent etc.) a criticism...

David Bartlett
May 29, 20123 min read
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