You think you know how it all works, and then you get into governance!

Chairing numerous boards has given me wide ranging experience to draw on when supporting others. I won’t give generic advice about best practice, but will guide you as to what works best for your organisation to meet your strategic goals.

I specialise in:

• Government/regulatory sector, not-for-profit and healthcare governance
• Coaching and mentoring new directors (either new to governance, or to the board)
• Coaching and mentoring the chair
• Supporting new board formation, the shift to a new entity structure or boards managing rapid growth of services
• Conflict resolution, board culture and interpersonal dynamics (drawing on 20 years of working in mental health and wellbeing)

It might also be helpful to discuss:

• The CE-Chair relationship
• Strategic planning
• Senior leadership skills for executive director roles
• Board evaluation (including a focus on the chair)
• Full board training needs including facilitation with a bicultural approach to working in partnership with te tiriti o waitangi
• How to bring diversity to the board table
• The purpose and function of sub-committees
• Risk mitigation and quality assurance