Principle 2: The Team
Aligned sport through collaborative governance
Across a sport, boards should work together to govern collaboratively and create alignment to maximise efficient use of resources and implement whole-of-sport plans.
| Standard | 2021 Avg | 2022 Avg | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2.1 | The board develops and publishes a strategy for engaging with, and listening to, the organisation’s members and stakeholders (including boards of their member; bodies) | 2.9 | 2.8 |
| 2.2 | The board identifies and implements opportunities to meet with and collaborate regularly with the boards of their member bodies | 3.4 | 3.4 |
| 2.3 | The organisation proactively engages, communicates and collaborates with its members, ensuring accountability and transparency | 3.5 | 3.7 |
- All Standards measuring Principle 2 maintained strong scores from 2021 to 2022 with Standard 2.3 the second highest scoring across all standards.
- There was a 21% reduction in NSOs and NSODs which reported a score of 4 from 2021 to 2022 for Standard 2.1. This is in line with a clarification of the interpretation of the Standard and is therefore considered a correction that provides a more accurate representation of the current state of maturity of this standard across NSOs and NSODs.
- The results of Principle 2 indicate that the majority of NSOs and NSODs have existing mechanisms to communicate and engage with member bodies, but that these mechanisms are not driven by a stakeholder engagement plan.
SPOTLIGHT ON VOLLEYBALL
Volleyball Australia committed to an update of their national engagement plan, following a series of stakeholder consultation meetings with members. One key area of discussion was the previous board practice of meeting with members only once a year at the AGM. Under the new plan the board and its members meet at least five times a year, reviewing different aspects of the strategic plan at each meeting. These regular forums build trust and transparency and provide a two-way forum to understand challenges the sport is facing, decision-making processes and joint areas of focus for the sport.
This increased collaboration with members contributed to Volleyball Australia achieving a maturity score of 4 on Standard 2.1, up from 2 in 2021.