Western Sydney University Student Leaders' Conference

Committee Coaching - Presented by Michael Connelly, CPR Group

Session 1

0:00 Introduction 08:32 Quiz 1 13:52 A journey of learning 20:55 What you told us 21:45 What we’ll cover 22:19 Roadblocks 25:17 The Handover / People First 28:12 Happy Volunteers 29:26 What does Governance mean 32:00 Governance Systems 33:42 Thinkers and Doers and separating the roles 39:53 Breakout time and Quiz 2 43:04 How clubs are structured 46:55 The purpose of a constitution 47:17 Liability 49:30 What you need to remember to be an effective leader of a club 50:52 Liability case studies, the separation between the role and the behaviour 53:04 Review your constitution 54:10 What is a system 55:45 Constitution highlights

Session 2

00:00 Introduction 01:34 Why we have meetings 10:20 Making decisions 11:44 Different types of meetings 12:00 Voting at meetings 13:58 Frequency of meetings 17:05 Engaging with members 19:45 Introduction to the roles 21:43 Role of the President 24:10 Role of the Secretary 25:39 Role of the Treasurer 28:57 Role of the Vice President 31:18 Value of meetings 35:55 How many people should be in your meeting? 37:49 How do we have the best meetings? 38:19 Preparing the agenda 42:28 Formal motions 47:29 Standing orders 49:05 Quorum 50:05 In camera 50:43 Minutes 53:04 Quiz 3 and breakout time

Session 3

00:00 Introduction 01:56 Time management / be proactive 08:56 P & PC Balance 10:43 Say ‘no’ 12:50 Decide what to do 14:36 The art of delegation 17:26 Volunteer participation and engagement 19:08 Why do people volunteer? 22:22 How to get more volunteers 32:26 All you have to do is start

Questions

00:00 Introduction 00:30 How can I connect with people over COVID? 05:12 What are the actions you can take to break the ice? 08:54 How would you deal with resistance to change? 13:00 Making friends over COVID 15:03 People first 18:52 How to make connections without being intrusive? 21:48 Motivation, not manipulation