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Leadership and Governance in YMCA: Bringing Values to Life

Explore the essence of leadership and governance through the stories and values of YMCA. Learn about good governance elements, transparency, risk management, and shared leadership reflecting on biblical verses and real-world practices for sustainable success.

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Leadership and Governance in YMCA: Bringing Values to Life

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  1. Asia and Pacific Alliance of YMCAs 18th General AssemblyLeadership and Governance Ron Mell Chief Executive officer YMCA Australia

  2. Today’s Agenda • A foundation for governance • YMCA Perth’s story • Elements of good governance • Table discussion • Panel discussion • Summary

  3. Basis of good leadership and governance Proverbs 11:14 Where no counsel is, the people fall, but in the multitude of counsellors, there is safety.

  4. Basis of good leadership and governance Matthew 20:25-28 So Jesus called them all together and said, “You know that the rulers of the heathen have power over them and the leaders have complete authority. This however is not the way it shall be among you. If one of you wants to be great, he must be the servant of the rest; and if one of you wants to be first, he must be your slave – like the Son of Man, who did come to be served, but to serve and to give his life to redeem many people.”

  5. Basis of good leadership and governance John 13 I am telling you the truth; no slave is greater than his master and no messenger is greater than the one who sent him. Now that you know this truth, how happy you will be if you put it into practice!

  6. My Journey with YMCA Perth • Community impact (Mission goals) • Expansion of geographical location • Regional and remote programs • The numbers

  7. YMCA Perth Full Time Staff

  8. Revenue V Employee expense

  9. Elements of success • A strong values base • Developed a Code of Conduct for staff and Board • Demonstrated this to staff by example • Assess conduct of Board meetings through regular meeting assessment • Leadership must demonstrate living the values

  10. Divorced from ethics, leadership is reduced to management and politics to mere technique. James MacGregor Burns

  11. Elements of success 2. Commitment to the mission and strategic direction Can you pass the Aussie Barbeque Test? 3 minutes !!

  12. Elements of success 3. Transparency and reporting • Accurate and timely monthly financial reporting • Publication of financial results • Publication of impact on community • Go to www.ymcaperth.org.au • Develop peer network to discuss problems • Develop relationships to make transparency easier • Be honest! (With yourself and others)

  13. Elements of success 4. Strong risk management • Through a governance structure • Identify, assess and prioritise risk

  14. Elements of success • Shared leadership Board – GS – Senior management

  15. Membership Governance Committee Board Finance & Audit Committee Senior Management Team CEO/GS Risk Committee Special Project Teams Special project committees

  16. Elements of success 6. Recruitment to Board and senior staff positions • Recruitment should not remain static • Recruit according to skills needed. • Ensure constitution enforces change

  17. Revenue V Employee expense

  18. Gender equality is more than a goal in itself. It is a precondition for meeting the challenge of reducing poverty, promoting sustainable development and building good governance. Kofi Annan

  19. Elements of success • A strong values base • Commitment to the mission and strategic direction • Transparency & reporting • Strong risk management • Shared leadership • Recruitment to Board and senior staff positions

  20. Table discussion 20 minutes • Elect a chair person • Elect a writer • Discuss the topics on the template provided • Prepare a question for the panel. • Please make sure a summary of your discussion is written on the form for collection.

  21. Panel Discussion • Helen McEwan • Treasurer, World Alliance • Chartered Accountant & Business Advisor • Albert Ching • General Secretary YMCA of Singapore

  22. Summary

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