Rural communities need you in the room. How ready are you to be there?
Take the quick governance-readiness quiz. Fourteen questions, about four minutes and you'll walk away with a tailored plan for your next step, whether that's your first committee or a national board.
Free. Your result delivered the moment you finish.
What you'll get
No pass or fail. Just a clear read on where you stand.
In about four minutes you'll know where you stand today and what to focus on next.
- Your governance readiness tier, the moment you finish
- A tailored plan for your next step
- A clear read on the skills that matter in the rooms you want to be in
Who it's for
For rural leaders who want to be good in the rooms where decisions get made
The quiz meets you where you are and shows you the next step.
- You're weighing up your first committee or board
- You've years of experience and want a framework behind it
- You're aiming for a state or national board
How it works
Three steps, about four minutes
Answer 14 quick questions
About how you work around a table, from chairing a meeting to handling a disagreement.
See your tier straight away
Foundation, Developing or Ready, with what it means for you.
Get your plan in your inbox
A tailored next step, matched to where you are now.
Free. Your result the moment you finish.
Why it matters
Rural Australia needs its leaders in the room
Better, more efficient decisions get made when rural Australians are in the room.
Boards, committees and advisory panels shape what happens in our towns and regions. The people who live there should be at those tables.
Knowing where you stand is the first step to getting there.
Built by someone who's been in those rooms
Julia Spicer OAM
The quiz draws on the governance work of Julia Spicer OAM, co-founder of The Connection Table.
Julia has trained thousands of rural leaders across Australia over 25 years. She is an AICD graduate, former Deputy Chair of Australia's Economic Accelerator, a Goondiwindi Regional Councillor and a former Chair of Motherland Australia.
The questions follow the three modules she teaches in the Connected Leadership Certification, so your result points to the skills that matter most at the table.
The network behind it
Rural leaders are getting seats at the table
Across regional, rural and remote Australia, our members are moving from the sidelines into the rooms where decisions are made.
Leaders from across regional, rural and remote Australia following, learning and connecting
Shared with our network, from local committees to national advisory panels
Leaders investing in their development, their network and landing roles as a result
Find out where you stand
Four minutes. A clear score. A plan for your next step.
The national network for regional, rural and remote Australian leaders.
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