Welcome to the Club Industry Governance & Leadership Forum.
This event will position your club at the forefront of best practice governance processes amongst Australian golf clubs
Melbourne :
Wednesday 12 th June, Yarra Yarra Golf Club, 3.30pm – 6.30pm [SOLD OUT]
Sydney:
Thursday 13 th June, The Lakes Golf Club 3.30pm – 6.30 pm [SOLD OUT]
2024
Proudly supported by: Golf Australia, Golf Management Australia, Board Surveys, Club Benchmarking, GolfNSW & Boardroom Excellence Australia
Club Industry Governance & Leadership Forum
The golf club industry continues to be presented with favourable opportunities. The extent however to which these opportunities can materially impact long term club sustainability will be singularly determined by the quality of governance and decision making evident within golf club Boardrooms across the country.
As GBAS engages with Club General Managers and Club Boards around the country, it is evident that there is varying levels of quality as governance processes are executed. Having observed first-hand how good, consistent, governance processes can impact both short and long-term club outcomes, and drive quality planning processes, this event again shines a focused light on club governance.
Our goal is to keep great governance at the forefront of industry discussion, this driving better outcomes for all and cementing club sustainability.
Club leaders, as both directors and club managers, will gather again to hear from a number of governance and leadership experts who will zero in on our challenges and provide well referenced solutions.
An update to our 2024 Governance Report will be released, this report detailing the current governance state of play. The report also identifies recent club Board turnover levels and the contrasting views held by Club Managers and Club Directors on current governance performance, stability and alignment both being key pillars of good governance.
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Agenda:
Keynote Address:
John Wylie AC
The Importance of Good Governance in Sport (30 mins)
John’s address will focus on the importance of good governance in sport, Illustrating how golf club board room thinking should indeed try to mirror the practices evident in corporate board rooms around Australia.
Ray Cronin
Governance at Great Clubs (30 mins)
Ray is the founder of Club Benchmarking and an authority on Club governance in the USA. Ray will share with us his learnings from over 1,000 board rooms in the USA, and the mistakes typically being made. Ray will share his top 5 most effective governance practices evident in some of the world's great clubs.
Nick Barnett
Golf Club Governance State of Play – Is it good or not so good? (30 mins)
Nick is the CEO of corporate research firm BoardSurveys. Nick will share with us the findings from the recently conducted governance research within Australian clubs, contextualised with wider Australian and Not For Profit Board Governance benchmarks. The presentation will also detail the level of alignment present between Boards and Management.
Margot Foster AM
Governance in the trenches (20 mins)
Margot’s presentation will focus on how to effectively get governance practices changed and how Club Board’s can navigate their way to better governance structures.
Gregg Patterson
The importance of good governance from a Club leaders perspective (30 mins)
As a club manager of over 30 years, Gregg will share with us the importance of good governance from a Club management perspective. Sharing his key learnings over time, Gregg will detail his top 5 most critical governance practices that enable Club Managers to thrive.
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