Episode 34: Good governance in practice: compliant committees of management

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In this month’s podcast we talk about the important role of the committee of management in registered organisations and branches. Committees of management need to invest time into nurturing a positive culture to challenge ideas, foster respectful relationships and ensure that they are best serving the interests of members.

Episode highlights

3:55: Committee members held to a high standard of conduct
6:55: Good governance basics
8:15: Why officers should ask questions
10:40: Avoiding ‘groupthink’
17: 00: Conflict vs tension
21:15: How to get help

Downloads and links

Episode 34 transcript
Episode 33: Managing conflicts of interest
Episode 13: Good governance in practice: holding meetings
Conducting meetings fact sheet
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ROCpod is the official podcast of the Registered Organisations Commission. It is copyright to the Commonwealth of Australia. The opinions expressed in ROCpod are the opinions of the particular speaker and not necessarily the opinions of the Registered Organisations Commission. This information is general and is not intended to be comprehensive, it is designed to assist in gaining an understanding of the relevant provisions of the legislation, the ROC and its work. The ROC is not able to provide legal or accounting advice. For further information please see the materials on our website www.roc.gov.au or contact us at regorgs@roc.gov.au