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