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• strategic policy and evaluation skills• cross cultural awareness.Leadership needs to be nurtured. Leaders require training and support to help themfulfil their responsibilities. Box 11.5.11 provides examples of IndigenousGovernance Awards applicants’ approaches to developing leaders’ skills.Box 11.5.11 Leadership developmentDerbarl Yerrigan Health Service provides leadership training for key Indigenous staffmembers, including modules in leadership styles, initiative, management structuresand communication.Kooljaman at Cape Leveque (Bardina Pty Ltd) takes new board members tofunctions, workshops and conferences, and experts are brought into board meetings todevelop knowledge of specific issues.South West Aboriginal Land and Sea Council (SWALSC) has employed consultantsto carry out a governance audit, to identify specific requirements for a governancetraining program. It is also developing a governance toolkit that can be used by allNoongar organisations.West Australian Indigenous Tourism Operators Committee (WAITOC) providestraining as well as matching new board members with experienced members until theyfeel confident to participate on their own. The Chair conducts a skills audit at eachquarterly board meeting to identify areas for improvement.More information on these and other successful Indigenous organisations can be found on theReconciliation Australia website at: www.reconciliation.org.au/igawardsSource: IGA 2006.Sustained leadership requires succession planning, so new people can take overfrom current leaders over time. The preliminary findings of the IndigenousCommunity Governance Project noted that succession of leadership is oftenneglected to the detriment of communities and their organisations (Hunt andSmith 2006, p. 4). This is a particular issue for some Indigenous communities,where a small pool of current leaders face growing demands on their time andresources. Box 11.5.12 provides examples of Indigenous Governance Awardsapplicants’ approaches to succession planning.11.60 OVERCOMINGINDIGENOUSDISADVANTAGE 2007

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