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Making Committees More Effective
This title is part of the Learning a la Carte Series
Duration: 13 minutes
Synopsis

This program examines how to make committees more effective. Psychologist Peter Quarry interviews Damien Smith, a lawyer and Managing Director of Enterprise Care, a consulting firm that works with senior executives to improve governance and performance. They discuss the characteristics of an effective committee, inducting new members, issues for the chair and how the team must work together.

Key Learning Points
  • Characteristics of an effective committee
    1. Clear terms of reference and objectives
    2. Appropriate composition of committee
    3. Works within given timeline
    4. Good chair who leads group
  • Induction of new committee members
  • Accountability issues
  • Changes to charter need approval by 'authority giver'
  • Agendas, objectives and records
  • Functions of the chair
Recommended Audiences
  • Executives
  • Managers
Distributed in the following format(s)
  • DVD
Available in the following language(s)
  • English
Media Type
 Video Recording
Presentation Style
  • Interview
STOCK CODE
LALC79
ISBN
9781921635182
Published
Melbourne Australia
Filming location
Melbourne Australia
Release year
2010
Copyright owner
ClickView
Publisher
Seven Dimensions