Welcome to the Emerging Leaders in Governance Program Online Materials
On the right hand side you will find all the key documents for the program. Below, you will find all the workshop readings, preparation and reflection activities. If you have any questions, please phone (0413 565 338) or email (alicia@alyceum.com.au) Alicia Curtis.
Unconventions - Complimentary Access
As a ELGP participant this year, you are given complimentary access to the two Unconventions this year. They will be held on 30th March at 8am - 12pm and 17th August at 3pm - 8pm.
** Please note Site Visits information to come soon.
Workshop: Emerging Leaders in Governance Program Launch
Date: 27 January Venue: Southcare Central, corner of Pether rd and Bickley Crescent, Manning
About this Workshop
Meet Community Partners and Alumni at a breakfast launch of the program. You'll be invited to share 30 seconds about who you are and why you applied for the program.
** You will also have your photo taken with a professional photographer in the morning for your profile photo for all the ELGP collateral.
Get to know the Community Partners
Take a moment to look through the list of Community Partners - have you heard of any of them? Do you know what they do? Throughout the program, you will have the opportunity to interact with many of the Community Partner and it would be beneficial for you to know a little about them when you meet and chat with them.
Program Launch: Reading
- What’s in it for me? The highs and lows of joining a community Board
- Good Governance Principles and Guidance for Not-for-Profit Organisations
Program Launch: Workshop Reflections
Preparation
What are your intentions for completing the program?
You will be asked to share 30 seconds about who you are and your interest in Boards and the community sector at the breakfast launch.
Workshop Reflections
What were your first impressions of the program, Community Partners and the participants?
What commitments are you making to make the most of this program?
Workshop: Program Overview and Sector Overview
Date: 3 February Venue: Southcare Central, corner of Pether Rd and Bickley Crescent, Manning
About this Workshop
Let's go through the program, clarify expectations, roles, responsibilities and timeframes. You will also get to meet some key senior leaders of the Aged Care and Community NFP Sector as we have a discussion about the state of the NFP sector.
Guests include Debra Zanella, CEO, Ruah, Jane Chilcott, CEO, Linkwest, Corina Martin, CEO, Aboriginal Family Legal Services and Mark Glasson, CEO, Anglicare.
Sector Overview: Reading
Recommended Reading and Useful Links
Sector Overview: Workshop Reflections
Preparation
What do you know about the aged care and community sector?
How big is it?
How many people are employed?
How many board members are needed?
What are the most pressing issues for the aged care and community sector?
After the reading, reflect on the questions that you have about the NFP sector for our guest experts.
Workshop Reflections
What were the issues, challenges and priorities you knew about and which ones didn’t you know about?
What skills, knowledge and networks could you bring to a board that would be useful with the current challenges and priorities facing the NFP sector?
What draws you in to contribute to the NFP sector at a Board level?
Saturday Site Visits
Date: 6 February Venue: various
It is encouraged to carpool during the Site Visits as often there may be limited parking at facilities. It's also a great way to get to know your fellow participants! As it's a busy schedule, you may want to bring your own lunch too.
Site Visits: Workshop Reflections
Preparation
Have you visited an aged care home, public housing or youth centre before?
What do you expect to hear, see and feel?
Write down your key assumptions about what you expect?
What are you really wanting to explore today?
Clarify the questions you have of the staff that work in aged care and community organisations.
Workshop Reflections
What did you observe?
What stood out to you? What did you find surprising?
What did you notice about yourself during the site visits? How did you feel?
What new ideas and perspectives were generated?
What assumptions were confirmed and what deviated from what you expected to see?
Workshop: About NFP Boards in the Not-For-Profit Sector
Date: 10 February Venue: Southcare Central, corner of Pether Rd and Bickley Crescent, Manning
About this Workshop
This workshop explores the NFP landscape and what types of board roles are available. We will go through the key roles of a board director and assess where your strengths lie. We also explore your current networks and how you can utilise networking and mentoring to get your first board role.
About NFP Boards: Reading
Essential Reading
- An overview of the Community Sector - Our Community
- Networking and Mentoring: How it can help you in your Board role
- Mentoring and Board Observations Briefing
- Workshop Resource - Defining your Why
- Workshop Resource - Key Board Roles
Recommended Reading
- Pro Bono Australia
- Third Sector
- A Key Guide Principle for Networking Events
- 20 questions to ask other leaders
- What should I look for in a mentor?
- TED Talk: Dan Pallotta - The way we think about charity is wrong
- HBR’s Mentoring Demystified
- 15 Questions for your Business Networking Success
Board Responsibilities: Workshop Reflections
Preparation
Why do you want to serve on a board?
What would be your ideal community board role?
What networks can you pull on to start actively pursuing a board role?
Reflect on your most effective mentoring and networking experiences. What made them so?
Who do you ask for considered feedback? How often? Consider how readily you take on this feedback from others.
Workshop Reflections
What did you learn about the NFP sector? Or what surprised you?
How will you utilise mentoring and networking as part of your strategy to secure a board position?
Workshop: Legal Duties - Board Roles and Responsibilities
Date: 17 February Venue: Southcare Central, corner of Pether Rd and Bickley Crescent, Manning
Board Responsibilities: Reading
Essential Reading
Recommended Reading
- WA State Government’s Women on Boards
- Diversifying Boards - Your Cultural Advantage
- Not-for-Profit Law
- Eyes Wide Open, Chapter 11
Board Responsibilities: Workshop Reflections
Preparation
What do you know about the roles and responsibilities of board members and what further questions do you have?
Think about the variety of stakeholders involved in your role as a board member.
Workshop Reflections
Do you feel comfortable committing to the roles and responsibilities of a board member? If not, which areas do you commit to doing further research about?
What skills, knowledge and networks could you bring to the roles and responsibilities of a board member?
Weekend Leadership Retreat
Date: 19-21 February Venue: Anapana Ridge, Lesmurdie
About the Retreat
The Leadership Retreat engages you in their own personal transformational change. Self awareness is an integral key factor in leadership success and includes confidence, self management, motivation, empathy and social skills. This retreat focuses on deepening their self knowledge, heightening their emotional intelligence and engaging in high performing mindsets.
It's also an opportunity to get to know the other participants in your program and develop strong bonds as you seek and accept Board positions, your ELGP network will also be here to support you.
**Again, it might be an opportunity to carpool with others to get to and from the venue.
Leadership Retreat Agenda
Aims of the Retreat:
- Deepen your own personal and leadership self awareness by identifying and understanding your own personal values, strengths and leadership philosophy.
- Develop friendships with your fellow participants to create a supportive network when finding, applying and serving on Boards.
- Confirm project teams and topics and establish project scope, roles and deadlines.
Retreat Agenda
11 – 12.30pm: Making and Managing Commitments
Anapana Ridge, Lesmurdie
Arrival: Friday, from 6.30 - 7.30pm
Departure: Sunday, 2.00pm
Things to Bring:
- Journal and Program File
- A book that has inspired you (about leadership, the human spirit or about giving back)
- Your Character Strengths Survey list
Leadership Retreat: Reading
Essential Reading - Leadership
- Key Insights from The Extraordinary Leader White Paper
- Developing Strengths or Weaknesses White Paper
Emotional Intelligence
Recommended Reading
Leadership Retreat: Workshop Reflections
Workshop Reflections
What did you notice about yourself during the weekend?
Journalling prompts:
- I learned…
- I re-learnt …
- I discovered ….
- I noticed that…
- I appreciated…
- I was surprised….
- I plan to…
Workshop: Board Pathways and your Board Value Proposition
Date: 3 March Venue: Southcare Central, corner Bickley cres and Pether rd, Manning
About this Workshop
This workshop is an exploration and discussion about finding and preparing for a Board position. We will also go through the media challenge and how to submit a media release.
Board Value Proposition: Reading
Essential Reading
- AICD Finding Your Feet
- AICD Selling yourself
- Workshop Resource - Board Value Proposition
- Workshop Resource - Board Resume - Prepare for 21 April workshop review
Recommended
- Eyes Wide Open, Chapter 1 - 5
- Finding a community group Board that’s right for you
- 8 signs you're ready to join a board
Board Value Proposition: Workshop Reflections
Preparation
What type of organisation do I aspire to contribute to in a board capacity?
Is it a service delivery organisation or an awareness/advocacy organisation?
Is it a small or large organisation?
What issue/s does it focus on?
Bring your local newspaper or an industry publication to the workshop.
Workshop Reflections
What aspects are most important to you in joining an organisation?
Workshop: Financial Duties
Date: 10 March Venue: Southcare Central, corner of Pether Rd and Bickley Crescent, Manning
About this Workshop
This workshop will explore your financial duties as a board director
Financial Duties: Reading
Essential Reading
ELGP Workshop Slides 10 March 2021
Recommended Reading
Financial Duties: Workshop Reflections
Preparation
How would you rate your board financial literacy?
Workshop Reflections
What did you learn?
What did you already know and what were your gaps?
What further learning could you do to improve your financial literacy?
Workshop: Networking Night
Date: 17 March Venue: TBC
About this Workshop
The networking night gives you an opportunity to further network with the community partners - both senior management and board members.
Networking Night: Workshop Reflections
Preparation
Reflect on the questions you have for Community Partners, CEOs and Board members.
Workshop Reflections
What did you gain from the networking night? Who can you follow up?
Workshop: Strategy and Risk
Date: 24 March Venue: Southcare Central, corner of Pether Rd and Bickley Crescent, Manning
About this Workshop
This workshop is exploring the role of strategy and risk on boards.
Strategy and Risk: Reading
Essential Reading
Recommended Reading
- Focus, Impact and Changing the World
- Earning the right to scale
- What is your business model?
- Finding your funding model
Strategy and Risk: Workshop Reflections
Preparation
What external influences do you think would influence the current strategies of NFP organisations?
What risks do you think would be relevant for NFP organisations?
What personal evaluations could you undertake on a board?
Workshop Reflections
What did you learn?
What surprised you?
What further learning could you do?
Extra Resources
HBR Article: Strategic Leadership
REMINDER: ELGP Portfolio - Due 28 April
1. What was the value of attending the mentoring session and Board observation? What did you learn?
2. What was the value of keeping your self awareness journal and completing the self awareness activities? You may add reflections from your journal. You do not need to include your self awareness journal.
3. What was the value of creating your Board Resume? What did you learn?
4. What was the value of your collaborative project? What did you learn?
Please name your portfolio - ELGPPortfolio_YourName and email it to the Program Facilitator
Workshop: Due Diligence and Board Traineeships
Date: 31 March Venue: Southcare Central, corner of Pether Rd and Bickley Crescent, Manning
About this Workshop
This workshop explores the due diligence that you would commit before applying, interviewing or joining a board. We explore what documents to review and how to assess board and organisational culture.
The Board Traineeships were a result of the Engaging Young Leaders on Aged Care and Community Boards program. Swancare initiated the first Board Traineeship in 2013 and since then, many other organisations have provided similar Traineeships.
Due Diligence and Board Traineeship: Reading
Essential Reading
- ELGP Group Project - Board Trainees and Traineeships
- ELGP Group Project - Trainee Board Director Program
Due Diligence and Board Traineeship: Workshop Reflections
Preparation
Would you consider a board traineeship? Why, why not?
Research the organisations that provide traineeships - which would be a best fit for you.
Workshop Reflections
What is the next best step for me after this program?
What types of organisations
Workshop: CEO/Director Panel
Date: 7 April Venue: Southcare Central
About this Workshop
A panel session with CEOs and Board Directors to ask them about their journey onto Community Boards.
CEO/Board Director Panel:Workshop Reflections
What questions do you still have about how people get onto boards, what due diligence they would do before accepting a position or how they provide value once on a Board?
Workshop Reflections
What did you learn?
What surprised you?
What did you notice about yourself while listening to the panel?
Please ask family and friends wishing to attend the Graduation to RSVP at Eventbrite - https://graduation2019.eventbrite.com.au
Workshop: Board Case Studies - Creating Change
Date: 14 April Venue: Southcare Central, corner of Pether Rd and Bickley Crescent, Manning
About this Workshop
This workshop explores the internal and external challenges to creating change in the board room. We will explore our personal abilities to change, adapt and be challenged as well as the broader challenges to creating change in the community.
Personal and Social Change: Reading
Essential Reading
Personal and Social Change: Workshop Reflections
Preparation
What organisations do you see as creating impact for society?
Workshop Reflections
Who are the systems thinkers/leaders that you know?
Saturday Workshop: Board Dynamics, Meetings Structures and Leadership roles
Date: 17 April Venue: Southcare Central, corner of Pether Rd and Bickley Crescent, Manning
About this Workshop
Explore the norms of Board meetings, leadership roles and board structures.
Saturday Session: Reading
Essential Reading
Recommended Reading and Useful Links
- Decision Making Video
- Institute of Community Directors
- Deloitte Not for profit
- ICDA’s Policy Bank
- Eyes Wide Open, Chapter 6 - 13
Saturday Session: Workshop Reflections
Preparation
What’s your assumptions about how boards work?
What have you noticed or experienced before about how boards work effectively?
Workshop Reflections
Reflect on the most important behaviours of boards and board members?
How important is age diversity on Boards?
Think about the different skills, experiences and networks that you might bring to a board.
Workshop: Team Project Culmination and Graduation Planning
Date: 21 April Venue: Southcare Central, corner of Pether Rd and Bickley Crescent, Manning
About this Workshop
This workshop brings your team project to a close, giving you chance to share your learnings with the broader group. We will develop the agenda for your Graduation - topics, messages and speakers.
Team Project Debriefing Questions
What went well? Why?
How did your team utilise your individual strengths?
What was supposed to happen? What did happen? Why was there a difference?
What project constraints or challenges did you face? How did you overcome them?
Did the team meet often and work productively together?
Was there another approach to reach your goals more efficiently and effectively?
Was your goal always clear?
Was your communication to each other always clear?
How could you do better next time?
John Townsend says “Psychologists call this capacity the observing ego and it is very helpful part of your mind. In self-observation, you dispassionately monitor your behaviours, words, emotions and attitudes. It is as if you are watching yourself from a distance, as a character in a movie” What did you observe about yourself during the group project?
Workshop: Graduation Rehearsals and Vox Pops Recording
Date: 28 April Venue: Southcare Central, corner of Pether Rd and Bickley Crescent, Manning
This workshop will review your board resumes and rehearse graduation presentations - all speakers will pair up with participants to have an opportunity to run through their presentation before rehearsing in front of the whole ELGP group.
This workshop will also capture your thoughts and memories of the program on video with individual interviews. See below for questions.
Graduation Rehearsals and Vox Pops: Workshop Reflections
Preparation
For our video recording, you will be asked three questions:
1. What was the most valuable thing you learnt?
2. Greatest benefit of a young board member.
3. Favourite memory/biggest surprise.
Keep your answers short but meaningful. Think about an experience that you can share succinctly that might be different to other participants.
Workshop: Graduation (Celebration Time!)
Date: 5 May Venue: Southcare Central, corner of Pether Rd and Bickley Crescent, Manning
Graduation: Workshop Reflections
Preparation
Be present in the moment this week, celebrate your commitment and hard work over the last few months and enjoy!
Workshop Reflections
How did it feel to graduate from the program?
What does it mean to be a graduate of the ELGP?
How will you be an ambassador for the program?
Final Program Survey
Please complete the Final Program Survey by next Wednesday. (Don't delay - do it now!)
Workshop: Celebration, Debrief and Next Steps
Date: 12 May Venue: Southcare Central, corner of Pether Rd and Bickley Crescent, Manning
Enjoy a relaxing meal with fellow participants to debrief the Graduation and the program.
Debrief Time: Workshop Reflections
Preparation
Final reflection questions!
What do you know now that you didn’t know before?
How has this project been helpful to you?
How will your use the experience of this program to shape your future?
Workshop Reflections
How will you keep in touch?
What are your next steps?
Final Program Survey
Please complete the Final Program Survey. (Don't delay - do it now!)
