10 Best Decisions a Leader can make
The 10 Best Decisions a Leader Can Make by Bill Farrell. Many of the following items sound obvious but are important for leaders to be...
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David Bartlett
- Jan 17, 2013
- 2 min
Rethink your default leadership reactions
When I was young one of my mother’s favourite expressions was “If in doubt, don’t!” In leadership there are many occasions when you are...
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David Bartlett
- Nov 29, 2012
- 2 min
Do I need to be Super Human to be a Leader?
Just because you don’t manage staff, doesn’t mean you can’t be a leader… Think about the people that you have worked with who don’t...
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Paul Campey
- Nov 29, 2012
- 1 min
Internal Controls
It’s an old issue, but a key problem for many schools and NFPs is in their financial systems and in particular the state of their...
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David Bartlett
- Nov 26, 2012
- 4 min
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....
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David Bartlett
- Oct 18, 2012
- 3 min
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...
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David Bartlett
- Oct 2, 2012
- 5 min
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...
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David Bartlett
- Oct 2, 2012
- 2 min
Leadership traits that will wreck your career
Most of us live with flaws in our leadership. Good leaders learn to surround themselves with people who can supplement and complement...
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Paul Campey
- Aug 23, 2012
- 2 min
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...
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David Bartlett
- Jul 24, 2012
- 1 min
Top 20 leadership tips
From Ron Edmonston – Graced Again – Top 20 leadership tips: Build people – People are your greatest asset as a leader. Grow personally –...
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David Bartlett
- May 30, 2012
- 2 min
Meaningful Conversations
Went to a conference recently and heard a presentation by Carolyn Bryant of ThinkFeelKnow Australia on meaningful conversations. Thought...
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David Bartlett
- May 29, 2012
- 3 min
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...
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David Bartlett
- May 10, 2012
- 2 min
Humble leadership
Developing humility on your leadership is an important core leadership attribute if you are trying to build a sustainable leadership...
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David Bartlett
- Apr 1, 2012
- 2 min
7 tips for effective meetings
It’s very tempting to do away with meetings altogether – having sat in many ineffective meetings I thought it might be useful to provide...
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David Bartlett
- Mar 14, 2012
- 2 min
Moving beyond teamwork to collaboration
There is lot written about the need for staff to work as teams in healthy organisations. Teamwork is only a small part of an overall...
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David Bartlett
- Mar 9, 2012
- 3 min
The Shaping of an effective leader – book review
The Shaping of an Effective Leader: “Our understanding of leadership does not come to us all at once. It takes time. In our...
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David Bartlett
- Feb 13, 2012
- 4 min
How vulnerable is your leadership?
There are literally thousands of books written about leadership styles, techniques and principles. The top leadership qualities that are...
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David Bartlett
- Sep 22, 2011
- 1 min
Finding New Board Members
Resolve and The Bursars Forum recently surveyed more than 1000 subscribers to our lists and the results had many interesting findings....
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David Bartlett
- May 19, 2011
- 2 min
Generational change in Non Profit organisations
The generational handover of the nonprofit sector — one organisation at a time — is well underway. Take a look around any conference and...
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David Bartlett
- Mar 7, 2011
- 1 min
When customers are moral owners too
One of the most common questions we get asked when working with Boards in Community Governance training relates to the difference between...
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