What’s the biggest enabler or inhibitor of action? People! The best plans in the world won’t work if you can’t get people organised, onside and cooperating. Kristine has been on committees and boards since she was the Safety Officer of her SCUBA club at age 15. She’s seen it all: brawls, in-fighting, white-anting, renegades and sabotage. It’s given her a kitbag of tools, and a deep understanding of the importance of structure, culture and the right documentation.

If your culture’s not right, you need to ask who’s setting the agenda. 

Organisations don’t change from the ground up. You might not have a ‘head in the sand’ corporate board, a dysfunctional community committee, or non-profit directors who are too operational, but most groups can do with a tune-up.