Toast Presidency and The Board

[jathanas]

Thank you 76woodenspooners

One of BigFooty’s all-time-favourite posters, Reykjavik , was all across the board level stuff. He once posted a list of the responsibilities of a Not-For-Profit board like that of Collingwood …

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NFP board responsibilities
Specific responsibilities of a not-for-profit (NFP) board include:

• Driving the strategic direction of the organisation
• Working with the CEO to enable the organisation to obtain the resources, funds and personnel necessary to implement the organisation's strategic objectives
• Implementing, maintaining and (as necessary) refining a system of good governance that is appropriate for the organisation
• Reviewing reports and monitoring the performance of the organisation
• Regularly reviewing the board's structure and composition, so that these are appropriate for the organisation
• Appointing – and managing the performance of – a suitable CEO
• Succession planning for the CEO

While the above points are also applicable to for-profit boards, NFP boards also face a unique range of issues, such as:

• Difficulties in defining and measuring organisational effectiveness
• Transgression of role boundaries
• The negative impact of the structural compositions of some NFP boards, including those arising from representative models
• Funding dependencies and constraints

In practice, the role of the board is to supervise an organisation's business in two broad areas:

1. Overall business performance - ensuring the organisation develops and implements strategies and supporting policies to enable it to fulfill the objectives set out in the organisation's constitution. The board delegates the day to day management of the organisation but remains accountable to the shareholders for the organisation's performance. The board monitors and supports management in an on-going way.
2. Overall compliance performance - ensuring the organisation develops and implements systems to enable it to comply with its legal and policy obligations (complying with statutes such as the Corporations Act 2001, adhering to accounting standards) and ensure the organisation's assets are protected through appropriate risk management.

http://www.companydirectors.com.au/...ctor/NFP-governance/The-role-of-the-NFP-board

Link to original post …

Side by Side with Reykjavik - RIP (re-read Rey's message to us all #108, pg 5)

Reyk, I'm ridiculously happy to see you posting! :)

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[Scodog10]

Collingwood can still play finals says new president Mark Korda


New Collingwood president Mark Korda says the club is not in crisis and can still play finals, despite its worst start to a season since 2005.
Korda has also revealed he had breakfast with Magpies’ footy boss Graham Wright on Monday morning, when he “emphasised” the club was “relying” on Wright “to run the process” surrounding coach Nathan Buckley’s future.

On making the finals, Korda said: “We hope to make finals. If we had have won (on Sunday) we would’ve been only one game out of the eight, so we still mathematically can make it … We hope so”.

The freshly-minted Magpies president has also attempted to play down the prospect of a Jeff Browne-led coup.

DEEP DIVE: PIES KICKING WOES, WHAT HAPPENS TO BUCKS

On his post-Anzac Day breakfast with Wright, Korda said: “Graham is a very, very experienced football (manager) and we all trust his experience.”

Korda denied the uncertainty over Buckley’s future was affecting the players.

“I’ve talked to Bucks and Graham Wright and we genuinely don’t believe it has an effect on the playing group,” he said.

Asked if he had a preference about Buckley staying on, Korda said: “We should say, let’s go through the process … Do I think Nathan’s a very good coach and a great person? Yes.”
Korda denied it was “crisis time” for Collingwood.

“Clearly we’d rather be better than one (win) and five (losses), but we’ve been around for 129 years and we’ve survived,” he said.

“We need to play better, we were right in the match yesterday, we were one point in front during the last quarter but we just couldn’t finish off.

“Our younger players got very tired at the end.”

Korda also said that he would catch up with potential rival, ex-Channel 9 boss Browne, over the next week or two.

THE TACKLE: WILL BUCKS GET TO REBUILD PIES?

Collingwood coach Nathan Buckley is under pressure after a 1-5 start. Picture: Michael Klein

Some influential Collingwood people including powerful player agent Craig Kelly and former Pies solicitor Francis Galbally were in Browne’s corner for the presidency, but Korda said “we finished our process on Sunday.”.

“I understand Jeff may have put up his on Monday, so the process was finished,” he said.

“If Jeff wants to be involved in the club, we’re more than happy to (talk).

“Jeff will only do what’s in the best interests of Collingwood Football Club.”

Asked if he could work with Browne, Korda said: “Everybody who loves Collingwood will work in Collingwood’s best interests.”

Korda was satisfied that he and the club were doing their part in reaching out to former player Heritier Lumumba, whose claims about racism led to the explosive report that cost Eddie McGuire his job as president.

“We’re working through that at the moment, but I think it’s fair to say that he (Lumumba) was very happy that we reached out,” he said.

“Our report talks to structural racism, that exists in the world, exists in Australia, exists in the AFL, exists in Collingwood.

“It’s fair to say most of us don’t have a very good understanding of these complex issues.

“Are we going to do something about it, absolutely.

“With Lumumba and all of our past players … we will build our processes., so reaching out is only one small step in a long journey that we’re on at the present time.”
https://www.bigfooty.com/forum/whatsapp://send?text=AFL 2021: Collingwood can still play finals says new president Mark Korda - https://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/news/afl-2021-collingwood-can-still-play-finals-says-new-president-mark-korda/news-story/363118a288cdaac346c61aac73df2766

Cheers! That makes for interesting reading and I’d only question his decision to comment on the match yesterday. He needs to stay clear of that sort of stuff.

 

[legendstatus]

I heard King Korda interviewed last week. He said he'd be focused on the finances and he'd let Graham Wright el tel focus on the list. Good for him, I thought, he knows his place.

Korda first priority was to apologies - weak as piss.

This has “New Magpies” feel about it all over again!


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[Scodog10]

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Consider those comments through the lense of him setting the agenda following a discussion with Wright. Coming out of their post ANZAC day catch up I would be surprised if the discussion didn’t hint at the list being better than our current output suggests and that most of our faults lie with the systems that allow us to maximise that talent.

 

[GreekLunatic]

Browne will challenge Korda is delusional we making finals also tell bucks if he won’t be re signed don’t draw it out

 

[76woodenspooners]

Browne will challenge Korda is delusional we making finals also tell bucks if he won’t be re signed don’t draw it out

So, here’s the problem ...

... many folks are reading articles with clickbait headings like that one above and take it to mean that Korda is some delusional idiot who thinks Collingwood will be playing finals.

He has said no such thing.

Does he think we will make finals? We don’t know, he didn’t comment about that.

Does he expect us to make finals? We don’t know, he didn’t comment about that either.

Does he hope we will make finals? Well, yes, that is something that he did comment about - he correctly said that it is mathematically possible (true: Swans made finals in 2017 from a worse position, they were 0-6) - and he quite reasonably hopes we’ll make it. Because if he didn’t hope so, he would be a defeatist loser and us fans would probably organise to make him the shortest serving President in Collingwood’s history.

 

[76woodenspooners]

Korda first priority was to apologies - weak as piss.

Nah, standard operating procedure for any new regime ...

- First step is to pay tribute to the previous regime (tick)

- second step is to air out all the dirty laundry from the previous regime (work in progress)

This has “New Magpies” feel about it all over again!

Serious questions ...

What did you expect Korda to do in his first week?

Do you think that if Browne (or anybody else) had taken over the Presidency that we would have had a different result on ANZAC day?

Folks are seriously pissed we lost on ANZAC day and they just want to vent over everybody from the President to the boot studder.

 

[Vicky Park]

Korda first priority was to apologies - weak as piss.

This has “New Magpies” feel about it all over again!


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I don’t see that as weak, more as clearing the air. Or more importantly, starting down the road to truth. Not fudging it, or spinning it, or going on the attack like Eddie would do. But saying - this is what we did, we got it wrong and now we are gonna do better. I see that as a strength.

 

[jmac70]

I don’t see that as weak, more as clearing the air. Or more importantly, starting down the road to truth. Not fudging it, or spinning it, or going on the attack like Eddie would do. But saying - this is what we did, we got it wrong and now we are gonna do better. I see that as a strength.

I agree VP. The apology should have happened a long time ago.

 

[Vicky Park]

I agree VP. The apology should have happened a long time ago.

And our club’s denial that anything is ever wrong is another of our problems. We try to maintain this fiction of being the biggest and strongest club, when in fact we’ve slipped many rungs down that ladder. It creates a culture where stuff-ups and underperforming are not faced down and dealt with. If Korda and Wright can change that we are immediately better off.

Saying that, Korda is still talking finals. Which is nonsensical. I guess that’s the reality of having angry fans and a wobbly balance sheet where membership income is still desperately needed. He has the unhappy task of keeping us on side, but not over-promising on what can’t be delivered.

 

[jmac70]

And our club’s denial that anything is ever wrong is another of our problems. We try to maintain this fiction of being the biggest and strongest club, when in fact we’ve slipped many rungs down that ladder. It creates a culture where stuff-ups and underperforming are not faced down and dealt with. If Korda and Wright can change that we are immediately better off.

Saying that, Korda is still talking finals. Which is nonsensical. I guess that’s the reality of having angry fans and a wobbly balance sheet where membership income is still desperately needed. He has the unhappy task of keeping us on side, but not over-promising on what can’t be delivered.

Agree again. Talk of finals is silly, especially now. The pressure to win this week will be immense. Korda is getting a baptism of fire!

 

[JLC]

Korda comes across as a safe pair of hands and probably what we need after Eddie. Eddie was great for the club but probably got too involved with certain things. I think a big reason we are in a bit of a mess is because of Eddie but that shouldnt discount many of his great achievements for the club.
Does Korda have an inspiring plan for the club?...............no he is a fkng accountant. I think he will be good overseeing things and hopefully help guide the club to get back on track.
Lets see how he goes until we find someone who really can inspire and add great value and at this stage we dont have that person. They are rare.

So far, I don’t mind him.

Korda seems willing to let the people in their respective positions, do their job. Graham Wright, we hired you because you are good at what you do. So do it.

I am willing to give Korda a chance to see what he can do.

 

[jmac70]

So far, I don’t mind him.

Korda seems willing to let the people in their respective positions, do their job. Graham Wright, we hired you because you are good at what you do. So do it.

I am willing to give Korda a chance to see what he can do.

Are you assuming Wright isn’t “doing it?”

 

[JLC]

Are you assuming Wright isn’t “doing it?”

Not at all. I am saying Korda sounds like he will trust people to do their roles. he won’t be micro managing

The same as what he would do for his business.

 

[jmac70]

Not at all. I am saying Korda sounds like he will trust people to do their roles. he won’t be micro managing

The same as what he would do for his business.

Certainly hope so. I’m also assuming that Wright is doing his job, and will work with Buckley to develop the list and improve.

 

[JLC]

Certainly hope so. I’m also assuming that Wright is doing his job, and will work with Buckley to develop the list and improve.

That is assuming that Wright believes Buckley is doing a good job.

I would say Wright will be comparing him to what he saw at Hawthorn ie Clarkson. Thats a pretty good benchmark.

 

[jmac70]

That is assuming that Wright believes Buckley is doing a good job.

I would say Wright will be comparing him to what he saw at Hawthorn ie Clarkson. Thats a pretty good benchmark.

I’m not sure Wright would be too thrilled about being the man to decide Buckley’s fate.

 

[stormskye]

Consider those comments through the lense of him setting the agenda following a discussion with Wright. Coming out of their post ANZAC day catch up I would be surprised if the discussion didn’t hint at the list being better than our current output suggests and that most of our faults lie with the systems that allow us to maximise that talent.

I get it’s all media talk, and he’s not publicly going to say “we aren’t playing finals”, but we all know we aren’t. I just find comments like it amusing.

 

[Scodog10]

I get it’s all media talk, and he’s not publicly going to say “we aren’t playing finals”, but we all know we aren’t. I just find comments like it amusing.

Do we? I honestly think that if Buckley came out in his next weekly presser saying we expect to play finals there are still some amongst us that would buy it if only because of their love for Buckley which has probably now reached levels that dwarf their love of Collingwood.

For example the call that prompted me to ask the question re Korda and finals had words to the effect of this to say “I’m not one of those Collingwood people drinking the Kool Aide, but our bottom 10 is terrible and we’ve lost all our depth so what more could Buckley do? We’ve lost Beams, Langdon, Treloar, Stephenson and Phillips over the past off-season who would all be best 22 right now on top of injuries to JDG, Howe and Elliott. How could anyone be as thick as Korda to suggest we’re a finals caliber team?” That’s the level of nuffie there is out there...

 

[Mike Olotripo]

Mark Korda still thinks we can make finals.

Could someone please get the Kool Aid out of his hands

 

[whiskeytown]

I see that Korda has some comical Ali about him

 

[Lefthanded]

People seem to forget that it only became a "mismanagement" because the club chose to change tack. A move from "retain the list" to "refresh the list". I'd imagine we could have retained all of Stevo, Treloar, and Phillips if we'd wanted to. It would have meant a continuation of the status quo, close but not close enough. Someone else likely would have had to fall out the other side but that's what happens at every club. So what you're saying is that he (along with the remainder of the board and the FD) oversaw the management of the "retain the list" paradigm and then the transition to the "refresh the list" under the added complication of reduced lists. Is that such a bad thing?

It's one thing to 'change tack', it's another to give the players away for peanuts or even have to pay (part of player's salary) other clubs to take them.

Several people have made good posts about how much or how little Korda would have known about our salary cap position. I've only read to end of page 9 but Scritchyscroony 's post 225 has been the most convincing for me. Korda probably only got presented with high level info but if he wasn't asking the right questions then some of the blame falls on him so I'm dubious about his appointment but we need to give him some time to see how much changes from Ed's leadership.

 

[Kappa]

Stephenson and Philips exits - as painful as they were - were handled reasonably professionally.

Treloar’s exit was not. Leaking to the media that the reason for a bloke’s forced exit was due to his partner moving to Queensland with their baby daughter - that’s a low low blow and very unprofessional. All the more so given said partner was an ex Collingwood player.

didn’t Stephenson wack the club for how they handled his departure? Is he lying?

 

[gouki88]

didn’t Stephenson wack the club for how they handled his departure? Is he lying?

My recollection is that Stephenson said we hadn't told him to look for a trade with any warning or anything, but our list management said he was told early on in the process that they were looking at moving him. Could be completely wrong, but I remember there being some conflicting stories

 

[Lefthanded]

Wow, that's a surprise. I thought he was the least likely. Good luck to him.

Also welcome Neil Wilson to the board into the vacancy created by Eddies departure.

Korda appointed Collingwood's 13th president

The board of the Collingwood Football Club is pleased to announce the appointment of Mark Korda as its 13th president

www.collingwoodfc.com.au

What do we know about Neil Wilson? https://www.collingwoodfc.com.au/club/board-and-executive includes him on the list but as of today there is not a link to a bio for him like there is for others on the list.

Graham Wright appointment (start of 2021) after success at Hawks a lot more encouraging for me than Korda appointment.

Magpies poach Graham Wright, architect of Hawks’ golden era, as footy GM in major off-field move

Magpies poach architect of Hawks’ golden era in major off-field move

www.foxsports.com.au

 

[Anzacday]

Korda right to say Magpies can make the finals: Shaw

Magpies great Tony Shaw says Nathan Buckley and his men must believe they can follow the Hawks of 2010 and still feature come September - and here’s how they can do it.

www.theage.com.au