Performance Management & the Role of the Board (Interactive)
Date: 18 Aug 2026
Tuesday 18 August | 1:00–4:00PM AEST | Online
Presented by Community Directors | $185 Member Price
Good performance management helps staff grow, keeps everyone on track, and supports a positive, productive workplace. This workshop will help board members understand their role in overseeing how staff performance is managed, supporting the CEO/General Manager, and what to do when things aren’t going well. It focuses on practical ways boards can make sure fair, consistent, and effective systems are in place.
At this training, you'll learn:
- The board’s role in managing staff
- How to build a fair and supportive performance culture that encourages improvement and accountability
- How to respond early and fairly when staff aren’t meeting expectations
- How to support the CEO to manage performance issues
- The policies, roles, and reporting processes needed for effective people management.
This 3-hour online session costs $185 (member price) and will be held Tuesday, 18 August 2026 from 1:00pm to 4:00pm. This session is not recorded. Live attendance is required.
Key details
Date: Tuesday, 18 August 2026
Time: 1:00pm-4:00pm AEST
Location: Online
Member price: $185
Non-member price: $245
This training is designed for board and committee members, senior staff, and leaders of not-for-profit and community organisations who are involved in governance, management, or strategic decision-making.
Melbourne, Sydney, Hobart, Canberra, Brisbane: 1pm to 4pm
Adelaide, Darwin: 12.30pm to 3.30pm
Perth: 11am to 2pm
This session is not recorded
(live broadcast only. No recording is available for this session)
Yes. We will share a copy of the slides will all who register for this session.
Your presenter
Jon Staley | Trainer, governance and community leadership
BA (Hons), DipEd, Certificate IV (Training and Assessment), Dip Gov, FICDA
Jon has a background as a teacher, trainer, social entrepreneur, filmmaker and writer. He began his career teaching at Melbourne's Northland Secondary College, where in 2000 he was awarded the Peter Clarke Teaching for Reconciliation Award based on his work with the Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal community at the school.
Meet Jon.
What people say...
"Really well structured, with movement between whole-group and small-group discussions—easy to interact and learn from others."
"I love the analogy of the tree for explaining outcomes and impacts. Annabel was a wonderful facilitator."
"I feel that this course covered the essential information in a way that was in-depth enough to actually use it immediately, which was great."
"Data, data, data—and the places you should go to get it. It was excellently facilitated and suited the wide range of people in the room. Annabel did a brilliant job!"
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