What's in 'Foundations for working well'

The activities in this module will guide your organisation in ensuring that it has all the key elements needed for working well:

  • knowing what you are trying to do, and why: clear and common purpose
  • ensuring openness and responsiveness: an ethical culture
  • having a good management structure: viable and sound governance
  • working within your means: sustainable resources
  • having the appropriate equipment and systems: sound and efficient infrastructure
  • having people who can get things done: skilled and competent personnel
  • being able to change and develop: the capacity to review and make improvements

What this module will give you

Completing this module will give you:

  • an updated statement of purpose
  • a framework for developing an ethical culture and practice within the organisation
  • an updated constitution
  • an infrastructure and resources plan
  • a plan for ongoing improvement for the organisation

Activities

  • Activity 1: Developing a purpose statement
  • Activity 2: How 'ethical' are we?
  • Activity 3: Checking governance
  • Activity 4: Resources and infrastructure
  • Activity 5: Reviewing and planning improvements

Resources

tools

  • Infrastructure and resources planner
  • Constitutional check
  • Working better module activity planner
  • Purpose statement: Review
  • Ethical organisation

info sheets

  • Ethical organisation: Principles
  • Purpose of organisation
  • Getting started with Working Better modules
  • Incorporated organisations: Overview