The Committee Room

Before you can govern well, you need the right people around the table. But most committees are structured the way they are because that's what the constitution says, or because that's how it's always been done. Neither is a good enough reason.

In this episode Kate H and Kate M tackle committee composition from the ground up — the three committee models and when each one makes sense, why seven to nine members is the sweet spot, why odd numbers matter, what genuine diversity of perspective actually looks like, and why a committee where everyone agrees is a warning sign, not a success.

Show notes and free resources at The Committee Room

It's 8pm on a Tuesday. You're in a community hall that smells of burned coffee and the meeting was supposed to start an hour ago. If that sounds familiar, this podcast is for you.

Kate Hartwig and Kate McPhee are governance consultants who've spent decades helping volunteer committees stop doing things the hard way. In this first episode they explain what governance actually is, why it matters, and why it doesn't have to be as painful as it usually is. Six words that change everything: doing the right things, and doing things right.

Full show notes at The Committee Room