Making Your Committee More Effective




Management Committees vary widely with respect to their internal dynamics, the organisations they manage and the challenges they face.

Unsurprisingly, the factors that then limit a Committee’s effectiveness and the approaches that can help to improve how it works can vary widely.

In this section you will find tools to help you review

In many cases, very specific support is required. We have therefore constantly sign-posted you on to where you can find further information, resources and support as you work to increase the effectiveness of your Management Committee or committees with whom you are working.

Why increase your Committee’s effectiveness?

A more effective Management Committee is able to maximise the organisation’s capacity to achieve its mission and objectives.

A more effective Management Committee becomes…

  • able to maximise the organisation’s capacity to achieve its mission and objectives.
  • capable of forward planning and sustaining the organisation
  • efficient in carrying out its duties
  • better at retaining and recruiting committee members
  • better able to represent the organisation.

Whether your Management Committee appears to be operating relatively smoothly or is already rife with difficulties, it is still worthwhile taking time to review how effectively your Management Committee is able to carry out its role and responsibilities and identifying opportunities for development.

Looking for a specific topic?

You can also use ‘What’s in this section?’ to jump straight to recommendations on how to improve particular areas of practice and suggestions of tools and practices that can be applied to increase your effectiveness.

Remember! The advice, recommendations and tools in this section will always need to be tailored to your particular Management Committee and organisation.

 

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