The Road to Nowhere – Inefficiencies of Committees

Working in a role where for ten plus years I oversaw almost 200 Committees and personally managed a couple more, I was able to get a good understanding of what does and doesn’t make a committee work.

Clubs don’t need hundreds of ingredients to be successful, but rather it can be narrowed down to five key factors that all successful clubs have including: -

·      Good Governance;

·      A Sound Financial Model;

·      Excellent Leadership;

·      Good People, Culture and Practices; and

·      An Innovative Mindset.

Unfortunately, it was all too familiar having the old and stagnant committees which was not only dealing inadequately with today’s issues – their performance (or lack of) was scaring good people away from having any involvement, robbing the club of a bright future.

Choosing the right committee people should focus on persons who: -

·      Having the Time to Contribute;

·      Having the Skills to Contribute;

·      Team Players;

·      Fill a vacancy or missing skill set (i.e. finance); and

·      Bringing diversity and multiple viewpoints for consideration.

Once the committee is established, sharpening your focus as a collective is critical and initially should focus on:-

·      Leadership / Strategic Direction;

·      Reporting / Transparency;

·      Creating a Culture to Flourish;

·      Operational (dependant on the organisations staffing); and

·      Appointing Committee Portfolios.

Some Portfolios relevant to most grass roots clubs would include: -

·      On field;

·      Finance;

·      Commercial Operations /Fundraising / Sponsorship;

·      Events;

·      Community; and everyone’s favourite

·      Health & Safety / Risk Management.

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