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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.
As GBAS engages with Club General Managers and Club Boards around the country, it is evident however 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 and how improvements can be made.
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:
Colin Carter
Thinking Anew About Governance: Pathways to a Stronger Future (30 mins)
Drawing on decades of coal-face experience in the corporate and sporting world, Colin's keynote address will focus on how changes to our governance practices can strengthen club performance and enhance golf industry sustainability.
Ray Cronin
The Key Traits of Strategic Leaders (30 mins)
Ray is the founder of Club Benchmarking and a global authority on great Club governance. Ray will share with us his insights from over 1,000 board rooms in the USA, identifying the key traits of great board members and the role that capital planning plays in strategic leadership of the modern-day golf club.
Nick Barnett
Golf Club Governance State of Play in 2025 – What's changed? (30 mins)
Nick is the CEO of corporate research firm BoardSurveys. Nick will share the key findings from our recently conducted club governance survey, highlighting the changing challenges within Australian clubs. The presentation will also detail the level of alignment present between Boards and Management.
Margot Foster AM
Co-presenting with Nick Barnett, Margot will help with the interpretation of our 2025 survey results and report, providing practical ready-made solutions and processes that address the issues identified in the research. These examples will illustrate that Club Board’s can navigate their way to better governance structures.
Louise Mahler
The value of physical presence, approach, and delivery in leadership (30 mins)
Using learnings from her most recent book: Gravitas, Lousie will unpack essential speaking skills, strategies and techniques that leaders can use to communicate effectively. By approaching voice through an understanding of the whole body, Louise explains how your state of mind determines the way you hold your body, how your feelings resonate through your voice and how this sequence ultimately influences the efficacy of your communication. She will explain the most common ways people react to nerves or excitement, as well as how those listening respond to your voice and gestures – and how to use these to communicate more powerfully.
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