Performance Management & the Role of the Board (Interactive)
Date: 17 Jun 2027
Thursday 17 June | 1:00–4:00PM AEST | Online
Presented by Community Directors | $189 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 $189 (member price) and will be held Thursday, 17 June 2027 from 1:00pm to 4:00pm. This session is not recorded. Live attendance is required.
Key details
Date: Thursday, 17 June 2027
Time: 1:00pm-4:00pm AEST
Location: Online
Member price: $189
Non-member price: $249
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
Nina Laitala | Training lead
B Music, M Education (Music), Dip Gov, FICDA
Nina excels in strategic and change management, particularly in bringing diverse stakeholders along for the journey. Her agile management style and unwavering energy and commitment enable her to build strong teams that thrive under challenging situations. Nina is a passionate advocate for ensuring all people, particularly those from marginalised communities, have accessible platforms, opportunities and spaces where they can be heard and supported to create positive change in the world.
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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