BoardFocus supports boards to set the tone from the top, fostering inspired leadership and leading governance practice that elevates compliance to meaningful contribution, obligation to value creation, and organisational oversight to partners in positive change.
Boards that function effectively are more likely to deliver better outcomes for a range of key stakeholders than those that aren’t. Obvious, maybe, but often overlooked.
Tailored and aligned to the organisation’s future strategy and business context we work with you to determine how the board can maximise its contribution to future success in partnership with management.
The process itself is designed to engage and build alignment. It starts by creating buy-in: Why are we doing this? We create a safe place for participants to look in the mirror. We want to get the ‘difficult’ questions, issues and risk that can impact performance on the table.
We focus on outcomes and effectiveness, not just review of where we are today, supporting the board to make use of and implement the practical recommendations (not just shelfware).
We go beyond compliance, governance and process to impact board competence and behaviours to unlock their capacity to truly add add strategic value to their organisation.
OUR PROVEN APPROACH
FOCUSED INSIGHTS
With extensive experience working with public, private, government and NFPs, across multiple sectors and geographies, we understand the nuances that exist in each board. We focus on the dynamics of the board, the people around the board table, their unique culture, prevailing market conditions, and the skills and experience they bring to the group. With a highly practical approach, we ensure feedback is understood and accepted – it is our genuine aim that our recommendations are put into use, not onto a shelf.
DRAWING ON RIGOROUS RESEARCH
Our methodology is fair, thorough, insightful and accurate. We thoroughly test assumptions. Building on our preliminary findings we seek to enhance them with our methodology. Our approach is shaped by our personal experiences and research, and draws on the great body of published research which is continuously updated to recognise the changing societal and regulatory landscape.
KEPT IN CONFIDENCE
We consider our Board Effectiveness Reviews to be an extraordinary privilege. We treat each board member with the utmost attention, respect and honour. The responses we capture are kept in confidence.
FIT FOR YOU
One-size does not fit all. Boards and individual directors cannot be compared to a “market norm.” In partnership we seek to understand what competencies are necessary to execute the organisation’s strategy, in the short and long, ensuring highly sensitive to the unique conditions of the board, the organisation and its context. We then customise the most effective evaluation strategy and questions need to conduct our Board Effectiveness Review.
TO BRING OUT YOUR BEST
We are here to assist the board to get the best from themselves both individually and collectively.
TIMING & DELIVERY
Whether a Board Effectiveness Review, Strategic Planning or Risk Appetite facilitation, Skills Assessment, Coaching or interactive workshop, the focus is on providing practical guidance for improvement and opportunities for growth. Deliverables may include reports to the board, individual and group behavioural feedback, templates for processes and policy development or structural recommendations.
A plan and timeline will be developed in consultation with the Chair, Company Secretary, Chair of the Governance Committee and/or other key personnel. The focus is on delivering an outcome that will be customised to your needs and context, drawing on world leading practice.
FOLLOW-UP & ONGOING SUPPORT
Our team will work with you to design the best approach for sharing the results of interventions with you and your board. The approach is professional, providing a blueprint for action
that is customised, practical and relevant to the current context.
Our Services
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