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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 –...

David Bartlett
Jul 24, 20121 min read
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Meaningful Conversations
Went to a conference recently and heard a presentation by Carolyn Bryant of ThinkFeelKnow Australia on meaningful conversations. Thought...

David Bartlett
May 30, 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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Humble leadership
Developing humility on your leadership is an important core leadership attribute if you are trying to build a sustainable leadership...

David Bartlett
May 10, 20122 min read
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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...

David Bartlett
Apr 1, 20122 min read
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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...

David Bartlett
Mar 14, 20122 min read
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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...

David Bartlett
Mar 9, 20123 min read
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How vulnerable is your leadership?
There are literally thousands of books written about leadership styles, techniques and principles. The top leadership qualities that are...

David Bartlett
Feb 13, 20124 min read
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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....

David Bartlett
Sep 22, 20111 min read
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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...

David Bartlett
May 19, 20112 min read
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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...

David Bartlett
Mar 7, 20111 min read
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Book Review: Community Governance – A Framework for Building Healthy Non Profit Organisations
This little book set itself the audacious task of proposing a new governance framework built around the core relationships within and...

David Bartlett
Jan 5, 20113 min read
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Reviewing your Constitution
The very mention of the Constitution in a board meeting is usually met with dread. It typically means either that a conflict has risen to...

David Bartlett
Jun 7, 20104 min read
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Do not ruin an apology with an excuse
It is amazing how much difference such a short phrase can make in resolving conflict. How sad, then, when often it is unsaid and the...

David Bartlett
Jun 2, 20102 min read
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Employment Policies
It’s no longer a one way street! Policies and procedures can form part of the employment contract. Not for profits and decision maker’s...

David Bartlett
May 26, 20103 min read
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Conflict Resolution
Do you have anyone in your life who drives you nuts? Maybe it is a child, a spouse, a friend a co worker or a parent. Well, if you are...

David Bartlett
May 26, 20107 min read
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Noses in but Fingers Out !
Adapted from an article from Strive http://www.strive.com Anyone else on the board could have guessed that Peter would be the one to ask...

David Bartlett
May 26, 20102 min read
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Characteristics of Effective Boards
Dr Robert Andringa has worked with thousands of not for profit boards around the world. He has summarised 12 characteristics of effective...

David Bartlett
May 26, 20109 min read
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Turning Crisis into Opportunity
Jim Collins, the author of the management books Built to Last and Good to Great (both highly recommended by Resolve!) has been in the...

David Bartlett
May 3, 20102 min read
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Schools at risk of Fraud
Schools deal with millions of dollars each year, whether they be Government, Independent or Systemic and they often rely on a high degree...

David Bartlett
May 3, 20101 min read
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