


Paying Club Directors
ArticlesClub Governance Training – Paying Club Directors
Article by Warren Tapp
I have seen a variety of remuneration arrangements for club Boards. Many pay their directors no fee at all while some pay them all and some pay the Chair and not the rest of the Board.

Club Directors and Risk Management
ArticlesRisk Management and Club Directors,
Article by Warren Tapp.
What is Risk Management?
It is the anticipation of events that can cause harm to your club and the proactive steps to minimise those risks.

Clubs and Boards War Stories
ArticlesHere are some Horror Stories in Clubs I have Witnessed
Article by Warren Tapp

What Does the Future Look Like for Your Club?
ArticlesA lot of Club Boards have Strategic Planning meetings but often nothing changes. How long since your Board asked this question: “what does the future look like for our club?”

Club Cyber Security Risk: Do You Have a Program?
ArticlesSurveys have found that the biggest worry today for Directors of public companies in Australia is cyber security. That is the risk that someone could hack into your databases of your staff or club members details or your financial records and use that information against your club.

Don’t Leave it All Up to the Club Manager
ArticlesSo often Club Managers say to us that “the Board of Directors just leave everything up to me and I wish they would not”.
While the Manager is the Public Officer as far as the regulators are concerned, it does not mean they are responsible for everything. The law is very clear about the accountability of Club Directors or Committee members, you are all responsible too.

Avoid Conflicts of Interest
ArticlesAll Club Directors or Committee members must avoid any conflict of interest in their decisions for the Club. What does this mean? It means you can take part in any Board/Committee decision that you might benefit from. The hardest part is recognizing you actually have a conflict of interest.

Read Your Club Constitution
ArticlesAll Club Committee members should read their Club Constitution, preferably as part of their induction on to the Board. As the document is the set of rules that apply to how your Club entity itself operates.
