Winners and finalists of the 2022 Indigenous Governance Awards talk about the importance of developing the next generation of leaders and how succession planning takes place in their organisation...
A governing body has to:
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01 Understanding governance
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02 Culture and governance
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03 Getting Started
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04 Leadership
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05 Governing the organisation
- 5.0 Governing the organisation
- 5.1 Roles, responsibilities and rights of a governing body
- 5.2 Accountability: what is it, to whom and how?
- 5.3 Decision making by the governing body
- 5.4 Governing finances and resources
- 5.5 Communicating
- 5.6 Future planning
- 5.7 Building capacity and confidence for governing bodies
- 5.8 Case Studies
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06 Rules and policies
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07 Management and staff
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08 Disputes and complaints
- 8.0 Disputes and complaints
- 8.1 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and non-Indigenous approaches
- 8.2 Core principles and skills for dispute and complaint resolution
- 8.3 Disputes and complaints about governance
- 8.4 Your members: Dealing with disputes and complaints
- 8.5 Organisations: dealing with internal disputes and complaints
- 8.6 Practical guidelines and approaches
- 8.7 Case Studies
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09 Governance for nation rebuilding
- Governance Stories
- Glossary
- Useful links
- Acknowledgements
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Governing roles | Governing responsibilities |
1. Lead | Represent all members and make sure they can participate and be heard; create vision; advocate, negotiate and maximise self-determination. |
2. Plan | Set overall direction, purpose, future strategies, goals, ethics and values. |
3. Organise | Develop polices and governance arrangements; interact with management; steer relationships, alliances and collaborations with the public and among stakeholders. |
4. Control | Ensure the organisation is accountable, legal and financially stable; hire, support and oversee the performance of the top manager; monitor overall outcomes. |
A governing body is concerned with the ‘big picture’ aspects of these roles, not the day-to-day management of the organisation.
It works more effectively when all its members have a clear commitment to and shared understanding of these roles and responsibilities, and how they work within the organisation.