Tools and Templates
Chapter 1 - Understanding Governance
- Resource 1.1 What can we do?–Footy–playing the governance game
- Resource 1.2 Snapshot—Differences and similarities between community and corporate governance
- Resource 1.3 What can we do?—Encouraging women to be active members
- Resource 1.4 Different models of Indigenous governance
- Resource 1.5 What can we do?—Strengthening community governance
- Resource 1.6 What can we do?—Mapping community assets for governance
- Resource 1.7 Snapshot—Comparative table of incorporation legislation (ORIC)
- Resource 1.8 Snapshot—Incorporation legislation websites
- Resource 1.9 What can we do?—Organisational governance
- Resource 1.10 Tips—Top 16 healthy corporations tips
- Resource 1.11 Quiz
Chapter 2 - Culture and Governance
- Resource 2.1 Tips—Embedding cultural values in your organisation
- Resource 2.2 Different models of Indigenous governance
- Resource 2.3 Template—Our culture scan
- Resource 2.4 What can we do?—Cultural legitimacy
- Resource 2.5 Snapshot—Preparing a vision and a preamble
- Resource 2.6 What can we do?—Evaluating governance
- Resource 2.7 Tool—Stakeholder analysis
- Resource 2.8 Template—Our governance stakeholder influence
- Resource 2.9 Quiz
Chapter 3 - Getting started on building your governance
- Resource 3.1 What can we do?—Seven steps to evaluation
- Resource 3.2 Check-up—Quick governance health check-up
- Resource 3.3 Tips—Top 10 tips for rebuilding governance
- Resource 3.4 Template—Governance development and action plan
- Resource 3.5 Tool—Mapping your governance history
- Resource 3.6 Tips—Mapping governance assets—the process
- Resource 3.7 What can we do?—Evaluating your governance
- Resource 3.8 Quiz
Chapter 4 - Your governing body and leadership
- Resource 4.1 Check list—The qualities of good leaders
- Resource 4.2 Check-up—Your leadership health
- Resource 4.3 Check list—Roles of an Indigenous governing body
- Resource 4.4 What can we do?—Decision making processes
- Resource 4.5 Check-up—Governing body decision making processes
- Resource 4.6 Check-up—Good capacity building practices for leaders
- Resource 4.7 What can we do?—Capacity development practice for leaders
- Resource 4.8 Tips—Policies to promote effective governance in governing bodies
- Resource 4.9 Check-up—Re-evaluating your leadership succession
- Resource 4.10 Check list—Good practices for succession planning in an organisation
- Resource 4.11 What can we do?—Strategies for succession planning
- Resource 4.12 What can we do?—Building independence and managing growth
- Resource 4.13 Tips—Creating a stable governance environment and strengthening leadership
- Resource 4.15 Quiz
Chapter 5 - The business of governing organisations
- Resource 5.1 Tips—Good practices for managing money
- Resource 5.2 What can we do?—Good practices for governing bodies
- Resource 5.3 Snapshot—Developing a visual language for the money story
- Resource 5.4 Check-up—Are your processes accountable?
- Resource 5.5 Template—Meeting agenda
- Resource 5.6 Sample model resolutions
- Resource 5.7 Template—Procedure for decision making
- Resource 5.8 Template—Progress report on actions
- Resource 5.9 Template—Sample minutes
- Resource 5.10 Template—SWOT analysis
- Resource 5.11 Template—Governance development and action plan
- Resource 5.12 Check-up—How do we manage change?
- Resource 5.13 What can we do?—Future planning
- Resource 5.14 Quiz
Chapter 6 - Governance rules and policies
- Resource 6.1 What can we do?—Cultural legitimacy in governance rules and policies
- Resource 6.2 Check-up—Our governance policies and rules
- Resource 6.3 What can we do?—Steps to develop effective policies
- Resource 6.4 Template—A policy
- Resource 6.5 Tips—The benefits of having governance policies
- Resource 6.6 Quiz
Chapter 7 - Management and staff
- Resource 7.1 What can we do?—Footy—playing the governance game
- Resource 7.2 Check-up—Signs of management problems in your organisation
- Resource 7.3 What can we do?—Staff capacity building
- Resource 7.4 Tips—Attracting and retaining staff
- Resource 7.5 Quiz
Chapter 8 - Dealing with disputes and complaints
- Resource 8.1 Tool—Conflict analysis
- Resource 8.2 Tips—Managing controversy or disputes in meetings
- Resource 8.3 Tips—Managing issue-based conflict
- Resource 8.4 Tips—Managing personality-based conflict
- Resource 8.5 Tool—Solving the dispute as a group
- Resource 8.6 Quiz
Chapter 9 - Networks and relationships
- Resource 9.1 What can we do?—Networking
- Resource 9.2 Template—Monitoring our governance environment
- Resource 9.3 Template—Our governance stakeholder influence
- Resource 9.4 Template—Our culture scan
- Resource 9.5 Tips—Mapping your governance assets
- Resource 9.6 Tips—Improving consultation
- Resource 9.7 Tips—How to balance different interests
- Resource 9.8 Tool—Stakeholder analysis
- Resource 9.9 Tips—Managing and maintaining relationships with professionals
- Resource 9.10 Quiz