Articles on strategic, organisational and governance topics relevant to boards, CEOs and senior leadership teams of community businesses (Not-For-Profits).

Topics covered include governance (board roles, charters, reviews, renewal and The Australian Governance System), strategic planning, leadership, change management, mergers and amalgamations, remuneration, and aged care and health care.

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Australian Strategic Services · May 2019

Embedding a governance culture

How aged care boards can move from compliance to a lived governance culture in the wake of the Royal Commission.

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Australian Strategic Services · Sep 2014

Experts advise on viability and sustainability

No organisation wants to be faced with closure, and no community wants to lose its local aged care facility, yet that is exactly where many aged care providers could find themselves if they fail to adapt, leading experts tell Australian Ageing Agenda.

Victor Harcourt · Apr 2013

Getting Hitched

First published in the Australian Ageing Agenda Magazine, March-April 2013. Reprinted with permission. Merger and acquisition activity has stepped up as aged services get serious about their futures, writes Victor Harcourt.

Michael Goldsworthy · Apr 2013

Alcheringa Group…the journey continues

First published in the Leading Age Services Australia, Victoria publication LASA Voice, Autumn Edition, issue 1, 2013. Reprinted with permission. At the 2012 State Congress, a session was held on sustainable models of aged care for rural and regional areas.

Australian Strategic Services · Feb 2013

Survivor: Season one for aged care

First published in Australian Ageing Agenda, September-October 2012. Reprinted with permission. It is coming up to crunch-time for aged care. With the much-discussed new paradigm almost upon us, CEOs, boards and senior management teams need to get strategic, writes Keryn Curtis.

Michael Goldsworthy · Sep 2011

To Pay or Not To Pay

First published in Australian Ageing Agenda, July-August 2008. Reprinted with permission. Board remuneration is a tricky conundrum for many not-for-profit organisations. Michael Goldsworthy shares a framework that all directors considering this option need to consider.

Michael Goldsworthy · Feb 2011

Developing Effective Leadership

This article was originally published in Better Boards Quarterly, February 2011. Reprinted with permission. There are a growing number of Not for Profit board members, chief executive officers and senior managers keen to enhance their leadership skills.