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Navigating the Maze: Key Governance Practices for Complex Structures
One of the most rewarding – and challenging – features of Australia’s not-for-profit sector is its diversity. With that diversity comes a...
David Bartlett
Aug 5, 20253 min read


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


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


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


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


Calling More Board Members
It has been an issue for quite some time for many schools to find sufficient, high quality Board members who are passionate about the...
Paul Campey
Jul 18, 20243 min read


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


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


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


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


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


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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